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Blane Warrene

Blane Warrene Blane is a writer and researcher focusing on Apple and Open Source technologies. Prior to this, he helped found a commercial software and consulting venture, and worked in the financial services sector as a director of technology and in varying technical roles. Blane maintains Open Sourcery: SitePoint's Open Source Blog.

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Blane Warrene has written 14 articles for SitePoint with an average reader rating of 8.4.

Most recent articles written by Blane

Secure your Server with iptables	19-Apr-2005 rating: 8.9
Navigating Open Source Licensing	09-Mar-2005 rating: 8.5
2004 - Open Source Year in Review	28-Jan-2005 rating: 8.5
The Apple Xserve - an Introduction	10-Jan-2005 rating: 8.7
Hardening Apache - A Conversation with the Author	03-Nov-2004 rating: 7.5
MySQL 3 to 4 Migration in the Real World	29-Sep-2004 rating: 6.4
Interview - Rob Kasunic, US Copyright Office	20-Aug-2004 rating: 6.5
Securing Your Apache 2 Server with SSL	02-Aug-2004 rating: 8.7
Investigating Firebird with Helen Borrie, Project Lead	29-Jun-2004 rating: 9.3
Use Webmin for Linux Administration, Parts 1 and 2	08-Jun-2004 rating: 8.5
Blane has written 14 articles in total. Show all articles.

All blog posts from Blane

Software Freedom Day - September 10	09-Sep-2005
MySQL Archive Engine - Data Retention	09-Sep-2005
SUSE 10 Coming Soon from Novell/OpenSUSE	09-Sep-2005
Maturing Development and Management Tools	01-Sep-2005
Microsoft's Linux Lab?	30-Aug-2005
Shell Scripting Recipes	29-Aug-2005
Use Stunnel to Secure POP, IMAP and SMTP	24-Aug-2005
Bill in US Congress to Overhaul Patent Law	24-Aug-2005
Reach out and touch with Google	23-Aug-2005
MySQL at Ten Years	14-Aug-2005
Open Source Patent Commons	10-Aug-2005
GPL 3 Expected in 2007	10-Aug-2005
Leo Laporte on Open Source	29-Jul-2005
Open Source Becoming More Than Software	28-Jul-2005
Caution: Online Publishing is Permanent	27-Jul-2005
Securing an RSS Feed	21-Jul-2005
New Webmin Release Worth a Look	20-Jul-2005
Open Source Projects Benefit from Book Sales	14-Jul-2005
BBC Promotes Open Source to the Masses	12-Jul-2005
Open Source Accounting	12-Jul-2005
Google Toolbar for Firefox et al	08-Jul-2005
MySQL Clustering and Security	05-Jul-2005
Tighten Security with DShield	28-Jun-2005
Securing MySQL (and other databases)	28-Jun-2005
Google Payments?	23-Jun-2005
Intro Glossary to Linux Distributions	20-Jun-2005
OpenBSD versus Linux, Gentoo meets Microsoft	17-Jun-2005
OpenSolaris Open for Business	14-Jun-2005
Nokia to Use Safari Components for Mobile Browser	13-Jun-2005
Get Serious with MySQL 5	09-Jun-2005
MySQL Tools Go Native on OS X	08-Jun-2005
Safari Veers Toward Open Source	08-Jun-2005
Apple on Intel is Official	06-Jun-2005
Thunderbird and Podcasting	03-Jun-2005
Free Directory Services in Fedora	03-Jun-2005
Managing Open Source Installation and Updates	26-May-2005
Open Source Commercialization Redux	24-May-2005
Request for Comments - CAN-SPAM Act	18-May-2005
DNS Techniques, network troubleshooting and more	17-May-2005
Staying Current on MySQL	16-May-2005
A Fresh Look at Open Source	12-May-2005
PHP 5 and more for OS X	26-Apr-2005
MySQL 5 Closing in on Gold	24-Apr-2005
MySQL Visual Database Migration Tool	20-Apr-2005
Tackling iptables	19-Apr-2005
WebBase Picks up Where Google Left Off	15-Apr-2005
IBM Looks to Contribute to Firefox	14-Apr-2005
See Your Web Site on a Mac	08-Apr-2005
Postfix Performance Tuning Techniques	07-Apr-2005
Digging Deeper into QMail	03-Apr-2005
Creative Commons Software for Licensing	31-Mar-2005
Replacing rsync with unison	28-Mar-2005
Guide to MySQL 5 Stored Procedures	24-Mar-2005
PayPal Soliciting Script Requests from Developers	23-Mar-2005
Wrestling with Regular Expressions	23-Mar-2005
Web Applications for Machines?	21-Mar-2005
Thunderbird Anti-Phishing Tools	18-Mar-2005
Safari's Debug Menu	16-Mar-2005
The Powers Behind the Internet	15-Mar-2005
Apache Performance Testing	13-Mar-2005
Concern Over Firefox Reviewer Resources	12-Mar-2005
Open Source Licensing	09-Mar-2005
Write Great Code	03-Mar-2005
Can ICANN Steal Your Domain?	28-Feb-2005
Running Apache on Windows	27-Feb-2005
Sender Policy Framework - Option to Battle Spam	25-Feb-2005
Review: Linux Server Security	22-Feb-2005
Linux System Administrator's Schedule	20-Feb-2005
Measure System Security Redux	17-Feb-2005
Measure System Security	16-Feb-2005
Change the Default Password Please	14-Feb-2005
PostgreSQL 8.01 on Mac OS X	08-Feb-2005
Build Your Own RPMs	07-Feb-2005
Alien Package Converter for Linux	07-Feb-2005
Open Source Legal Resource	02-Feb-2005
2004 - Open Source Year in Review	28-Jan-2005
United Nations Joins Open Source	25-Jan-2005
X11 on Mac OS X From the Experts	23-Jan-2005
PostgreSQL 8 Officially Released	20-Jan-2005
Preventing Blog Comment Spam	19-Jan-2005
Some Favorite Open Source Utilities	19-Jan-2005
Pervasive Software Joins Database Race	14-Jan-2005
Revisiting Tidy	12-Jan-2005
Apple Xserve - An Introduction	10-Jan-2005
Powerful Open Source Web Editor (IDE)	09-Jan-2005
ICANN Domain Fees and Strategic Plan	07-Jan-2005
The Care and Feeding of Open Source Software	04-Jan-2005
Building a Better Web Browser	03-Jan-2005
Server Side Spam Control	31-Dec-2004
Anti-Phishing Toolbar	30-Dec-2004
From FTP to sFTP with MindTerm	30-Dec-2004
PHP5 and MySQL E-Commerce	27-Dec-2004
What Makes a Good Open Source Product	23-Dec-2004
Public Money, Private Code	22-Dec-2004
Momentum for Firefox	13-Dec-2004
Planning for Disaster	09-Dec-2004
Keeping FreeBSD Updated	09-Dec-2004
Windows on Mac and Office on Linux	07-Dec-2004
2005: New GNU General Public License Coming	25-Nov-2004
SysAdmin Manifesto	20-Nov-2004
Developing for Mobile Devices (Open and Proprietary)	18-Nov-2004
Web Log Software Matrix	15-Nov-2004
W3C Documents the Architecture of the Web	12-Nov-2004
New ICANN Policy Affects Domain Transfers	11-Nov-2004
Koders.com -- Open Source Developer's Search Engine	08-Nov-2004
Getting Started: Apache mod_rewrite Methods	05-Nov-2004
Tony Mobily Talks About Hardening Apache	03-Nov-2004
Messaging Anti Abuse Working Group	02-Nov-2004
Men in Black Security Guides	29-Oct-2004
Scalable Vector Graphics	28-Oct-2004
Open Source Licensing Breakdown	26-Oct-2004
Portable Linux Virtual Machines	24-Oct-2004
High Performance MySQL	21-Oct-2004
SSH In-Depth	19-Oct-2004
Wikis Galore	17-Oct-2004
Hodge Podge of Links	14-Oct-2004
Test for Web Server Vulnerability	14-Oct-2004
Using Sudo to Manage Administrators	09-Oct-2004
Blog Software Breakdown	08-Oct-2004
Taming MySQL Administration	06-Oct-2004
GUI for Man pages on Mac OS X	05-Oct-2004
VMWare Workstation 4.5.2	03-Oct-2004
September Wrapup	30-Sep-2004
MySQL Migrations and More..	29-Sep-2004
Open Source Cobalt Destinations	28-Sep-2004
Run Your Own Spider	27-Sep-2004
W3C's Jigsaw Web Server	24-Sep-2004
Free Sybase Enterprise Database	18-Sep-2004
Open Source Coming of Age	14-Sep-2004
Checking for Rootkits	11-Sep-2004
Subversion Tips for CVS Users	10-Sep-2004
International Review of Open Source Policies	08-Sep-2004
Finding Installed Perl Modules	02-Sep-2004
Backing Up Using Expect and Rsync	01-Sep-2004
Tuning SpamAssassin	31-Aug-2004
Tracking Web Copyright Infringement	20-Aug-2004
Java Going Open Source?	19-Aug-2004
SSL and Encryption Strength	17-Aug-2004
Using WGET	16-Aug-2004
From CVS to Subversion	13-Aug-2004
OpenNIC -- Democratic Name System	12-Aug-2004
PostgreSQL 8 Beta Released	11-Aug-2004
MySQL Database Design on OS X	06-Aug-2004
Logging with Cronolog	04-Aug-2004
Interesting Take on Open Source	03-Aug-2004
SSL-Apache Column and More	02-Aug-2004
Adjusting to QMail	31-Jul-2004
Monitoring MySQL with MyTop	30-Jul-2004
Web Hosting Survey Shows Growth Opportunities	29-Jul-2004
Open Source Maturing	27-Jul-2004
Open Source Apps for Windows	23-Jul-2004
Mambo Server CMS	20-Jul-2004
The Terminal in OS X	15-Jul-2004
Handy VI Editor Tips for the Beginner	14-Jul-2004
Rapid DNS Updates in September	13-Jul-2004
Your client's security, Red Hat and more	08-Jul-2004
Linux and Apple	04-Jul-2004
Cobalt Not Dead Yet	30-Jun-2004
Web Administration of Firebird	29-Jun-2004
Open Source and Commercialization	24-Jun-2004
Securing Apache 2 Step by Step	21-Jun-2004
Interview with MySQL on OSNews	21-Jun-2004
Monitoring from the Linux Command Line	18-Jun-2004
LogValidator from W3C	15-Jun-2004
Soup to Nuts: Tips for Linux, MySQL and more	14-Jun-2004
Open Source Development Labs	11-Jun-2004
Q and A with Jamie Cameron of Webmin	08-Jun-2004
New Column: Administering with Webmin	07-Jun-2004
Solaris Going Open Source	04-Jun-2004
E-Commerce Report Good News for Developers	01-Jun-2004
SSL Comparison Chart	28-May-2004
Another Database Joins Open Source	26-May-2004
Grid Computing on OS X?	24-May-2004
MySQL Updates	21-May-2004
PowerPC on Intel!? Open Source Wonders...	20-May-2004
Risk Management and Open Source	19-May-2004
Linux Not Just SkunkWorks	18-May-2004
New Releases from Ensim	12-May-2004
Extending Red Hat 7 - 9 with Progeny	11-May-2004
Configure Firewalls with a GUI	08-May-2004
Investigating Firebird	05-May-2004
Desktop Opportunities	04-May-2004
Open Source Programmer's Editor	02-May-2004
Backing Up MySQL	30-Apr-2004
Creative Commons and Web Design	29-Apr-2004
Microsoft on Sourceforge	27-Apr-2004
Novell and Web Development?	26-Apr-2004
Using Secure Shell and Secure Copy	23-Apr-2004
Open Source on OS X	19-Apr-2004
European Commission Funds Open Source	16-Apr-2004
MySQL Evolves into Big Iron	14-Apr-2004
Testing the Waters with Linux	11-Apr-2004
Setting a Tripwire	07-Apr-2004
Multi-Language Documentation Tool	05-Apr-2004
Tune Your Linux Server	04-Apr-2004
Security Enhanced Linux	30-Mar-2004
Version Control and Web Development	29-Mar-2004
Proposed New Top Level Domains	25-Mar-2004
PDF's, Linux and the Web	23-Mar-2004
Eye on Security	22-Mar-2004
Open Source Statistics	17-Mar-2004
New to Open Source?	12-Mar-2004
Webmasters, Spam and Viruses?	05-Mar-2004
Installing New MySQL Admin	04-Mar-2004
Paying for Bandwidth	03-Mar-2004
Open Source Agenda	25-Feb-2004
GUI's and Open Source	23-Feb-2004
Conditional Logging in Apache	18-Feb-2004
Formmail.php and PHP-Nuke Vulnerabilities Reported	17-Feb-2004
Powerful Webmail Solution	16-Feb-2004
Open Source Content Management	13-Feb-2004
Apache Assistance via IRC	10-Feb-2004
New MySQL GUI Administration Tool	06-Feb-2004