There's a powerful Apache web server built in to every Mac OS X computer. Kevin Hemenway shows how to start serving web pages within minutes, then he gives the tools for advanced techniques that seasoned system administrators use every day.

Series of articles by Kevin Hemenway (aka Morbus Iff) on getting Apache up and running on OS X.

Managing Editor of XML.com, publisher of XMLhack.com

List of Groovy posts. O'Reilly ONJava Weblog.

Writings by F.J. de Kermadec, author and weblogger, member of the Mac community. It is also a source of troubleshooting links, and various community tidbits.

Brad Templeton recalls the early days of the Internet and the rise of Usenet.

Guide on acquiring and installing these two packages for the 9.1 version of this distribution.

Alternative Ruby implementations seem to be growing in the Ruby community. JRuby is most advanced now. Charles Nutter and Thomas Enebo, two main JRuby programmers, comment. O’Reilly Media.

Learn how to setup the basic networking features of OpenBSD and turn it into a secure Internet router for your home network.

A high-level comparison of the two platforms. By Jim Farley, O'Reilly.