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I ran accross a great article on setting up Ubuntu 5.04 for use as an ISP or web hosting server.  It goes through the setup process step by step, complete with screen shots. Here is the link to the origional article:

http://www.howtoforge.com/book/print/59

I have also created a PDF with the contents of the above article, just in case it goes away.

An interesting project that is mentioned in the article is ISPConfig. It is an open source software package for managing websites at an ISP level. Here is the url to the website:

http://www.ispconfig.org/

I found an excellent bit of text from an article on NewsForge that clearly outlines when it is typically best to use either a wiki, a blog or e-mail to communicate.  Here it is:

Before you start, consider blogging’s place in your workgroup’s communication infrastructure. A wiki is an outstanding tool for public collaboration, while email excels at person-to-person communication. Blogging occupies a useful niche between these.

Blogs can provide an important venue for certain kinds of information. For example, a business development manager can provide daily reports on sales calls without waiting for some specific progress to report (e.g. a contract signing) as he might want to do before sending a company-wide email. As a result of having more information about the manager’s customer visits, participants in design meetings may be better equipped to balance upcoming feature releases.

As another example, a project architect could release a series of blog entries detailing long-term goals and intentions for a project. Co-workers could then respond to, and help refine, the architect’s ideas. At the same time, the employees taking direction from the project architect will develop a better idea of what the architect has in mind and pursue their own work accordingly.

In short, by providing an informal window into a person’s or team’s work, you can foster better communication between co-workers.

Every year we have all our first year students at the University of Victoia Law School complete an IT survey. Below is a link to the survey results.  Some of the highlights are:

• Only 2 students out of the 104 surveyed do not have access to either a laptop or a computer at home.
• 86% of students own laptops, and 86% of those laptops are wireless.
• The average price of laptops purchased dropped from $2070 to $1677.
• 5 students asked for some sort of a group purchase plan (in the comments section of the survey).
• 88% of students with computers or laptops have access to high speed internet at home.

http://www.law.uvic.ca/rmccue/docs/Computer_Survey_Incoming_2005.pdf