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When you want to show people how to accomplish something on their computers, nothing works better than video. Here are four good open source screencast recording applications that cover a range of users’ needs.

Drush, a Drupal command-line shell, makes a Drupal administrator’s job easy. It lets you perform internal cleanup, do a fresh Drupal install, install and enable modules, or create users, without the aid of a GUI.

ht://Dig lets you keep track of the text on a single website or a group of sites. Controlling your own search engine for your website gives you control over the detail of how the search works, and you can search across multiple sub-sites, or not, as you prefer. Here’s how to create a personal search engine for your personal domain.

Linux installation is pretty simple – answer a few questions, then click Start and wait. But what if you could eliminate a lot of the waiting? That’s the promise of Clonezilla Server Edition, which can help you install servers with less effort, and the same, or better, results.

With Xymon, you can monitor the health of thousands of servers and applications, and the network connectivity among them. Xymon has some interesting advantages for administrators over alternatives like Nagios and Big Brother.

With the statistical survey application LimeSurvey, you can create surveys in a matter of minutes. LimeSurvey supports multiple choice, lists, and text questions, and integrates with a database of your choice to record responses and let you analyze the results.

Even a Sith Lord should find a lot to like in jEdit, a programmer’s editor that offers a combination of simplicity, speed, and features. Even if you’re already expert in Vim or gEdit, it’s worth your while to give jEdit a try.

The iText library lets you manipulate PDF files in Java. It’s fantastic for situations where you need to produce PDFs in large numbers, or from dynamic real-time information. This introduction will help you get started with iText.

Last month saw the release of CentOS 6. The move from 5 to 6 establishes the foundation for this community-run enterprise Linux distribution for the next five years. CentOS brings a new kernel, new versions of key server components, and improved virtualization support.

Nagios lets you monitor your entire infrastructure so you can detect and repair problems before they halt business. Because it uses a plugin architecture, you can easily extend Nagios to do just what you want. Here are some great plugins that make this useful tool even more indispensable.