Martyn Honeyford

Author Bio:
Martyn Honeyford graduated from Nottingham University with a B.Sc. in computer science in 1996. He has worked as a software engineer at IBM UK Labs in Hursley, England, ever since. His current role is as a developer in the WebSphere MQ Everyplace development team. When not working, Martyn can usually be found either playing the electric guitar (badly) or playing video games more than most people would consider healthy. You can contact Martyn at martynh@uk.ibm.com.

Tutorials written by Martyn Honeyford:

Automate Backups on Linux
The loss of critical data can prove devastating. Still, millions of professionals ignore backing up their data. While individual reasons vary, one of the most common explanations is that performing routine backups can be a real chore. Because machines excel at mundane and repetitive tasks, the key to reducing the inherent drudgery and the natural human tendency for procrastination, is to automate the backup process.
Wednesday, 20th April 2005

Boot Linux from a FireWire Device
Obtaining an external drive is a great way to breathe new life into older hardware, or allow you to use Linux on machines on which you can't (or don't want to) alter the internal hard drives.
Tuesday, 12th April 2005

Porting Enterprise Apps from UNIX to Linux
Much of today's enterprise-level software on UNIX® caters to the business needs of large companies. And so it must support emerging technologies and follow the rapidly evolving market trends, such as the proliferation of the powerful, flexible Linux™ operating system. Because much of this software is large, multi-threaded, and multi-process, porting it to Linux presents challenges. In this article, get a checklist and advice derived from a real-world port of one piece of enterprise-level software to Linux.
Sunday, 17th April 2005

Running Linux on an iPAQ
Installing Linux™ on your iPAQ can be a great way to breathe new life into aging hardware or make an existing tool even better, particularly if you are a fan of Linux on the desktop. You can leverage your existing knowledge and enjoy the benefits of familiar (pun intended) free and open source software on the move. In this article, learn how to turbocharge your HP-Compaq iPAQ PDA with Linux.
Wednesday, 13th April 2005