From the vault:This article first appeared in issue #1 (October 2000). You'll also find this article on our 10-year anniversary Archive DVD included in issue #120 (November 2010).

With any operating system it is important to ensure that users remain in control of their files and directories and are prevented from tampering with those belonging to other users, or the system. This is what the Linux permissions system is all about, as Jono Bacon explains.

Move replaces Windows Live Spaces, adds 7 million users to WordPress.

Federal Communications Commission follows The White House's lead.

Drupal announces what they hope to be the final alpha build of version 7.x.

Charly takes the name of the “My Traceroute” tool very literally. The journey is the reward for this alternative TTL-measuring utility.

'Crane' allows MySQL data integration in Hadoop.

Email archiving involves more than just backing up your email directories. It is also a question of classifying the email and making it easier for users to find their way around overfilled email folders.

Keep track of your job when you’re not in the office.