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One Giant Leap: Cool Solutions gets some New Digs - Eleven years after launching the first Cool Solutions site, we have just taken a major step forward. We have some new digs - a full-on community site with all the Web 2.0 bells and whistles. Check it out!

NLM Inventory Tool 4.0 - Updated: Use MS Word and MS Access to inventory the NLMs on your servers and other Config.txt file data.

NetWare Control Center 3.1.2 - Novell Logfile Analyzer with Realtime Event Monitoring, Alerting and Reporting.

Novell & Microsoft: What Do You Think? - Learn more about the landmark announcement from Novell and Microsoft.

Changing the GWIA IP Address for NBM - Here's a simple tip for configuring GWIA so it will send mail via a secondary IP address.

Getting IP Address Details via an App Object - Freshly updated -- Here are some great suggestions for ways you can have an App Object record the IP Address details from your users' workstations.

Changing the GWIA IP Address - Here's a solution for configuring GWIA so that it uses a defined secondary IP address.

Getting USB Devices to work under Windows XP - Updated: Jason Doller explains why there are sometimes conflicts for drive letters when you're trying to use USB devices. (And, of course, supplies a way around the problem...) Freshly updated with some new suggestions, including automated ways to make this happen for your users without getting them all riled up.

Cool List/Spreadsheet: Apps You Might Want to Ban - Now in spreadsheet format in the Cool Solutions wiki -- thanks to Mike Murphy! We got a great OPEN CALL suggestion from Bryen Y. Here's what he said: Since one reallllly cool feature of ZENworks for Desktops is the ability to block Rogue Applications, why not set up a list that Cool Solutions attendees can add to that identifies suggested applications to ban in their network? Updated with fresh ideas.

AppNote: Novell Client 4.9 SP2 : Initialization, Login and Settings - Updated: Here is a fantastic AppNote that you'll want to print and cherish in your giant Binder of Knowledge. This article describes the operation of the Novell Client, from boot-up of the machine, through the user login. It discusses how the Client uses defined protocols to locate resources and authenticate a user. It also contains a comprehensive listing of the various settings available to control the behavior of the Client.

Going Wireless in SUSE Linux 10.0 - Scott Morris sheds some light on creating a wireless network for your SUSE-based systems.

Setting up a SUSE Linux 10 PC as an answering and fax machine. - Many small businesses and startups don't have the resources that the big companies have, like a dedicated receptionist or a 24/7 call centre. But with the help of some technology and good taste you can get a long way to help your (potential) customers when you are out of the office.

SURVEY: Status, Statistics, Suggestions, and Solicitations - Scott Morris reveals the current numbers of the "Request a Linux App" survey, found on Novell's CoolSolutions site.

Be Published on CoolSolutions! - Write a short tip, software review, game review, or anything that will contribute to the community. Submit it, and receive the status of being published on CoolSolutions!

Would it interest you to be able to cut costs in your data center? - Novell has programs available that will help you cut costs in your data center.