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ClamAV deal is new marker for open source merger market

ClamAV deal is new marker for open source merger marketI thought the marker was set when Apple purchased CUPSClamAV's purchase is the second such high-profile purchase this year. The first one was a few months ago when Apple acquired CUPS. The Common UNIX Printing System is widely used...

Tags: Operating systems, UNIX, ClamAV, marker, open source merger, CUPS, Common UNIX Printing System, open source

Discussion threads 2007-08-18

Linux Cookbook: Printing With CUPS

The Common Unix Printing System CUPS is a modern printing subsystem for Linux and Unix that replaces the hoary old Unix line-printer protocols. It runs on Unix, Linux, Mac OS, and Mac OS X, and it serves clients on nearly any platform, including Windows. CUPS is thoroughly modern, supporting laser...

Tags: O'Reilly Media Inc., Printing, Common Unix Printing System, Linux, Document Management, Apple Mac OS, Operating Systems, UNIX, Printers, Open Source, Software, Enterprise Software, Finance, Managerial Accounting, Hardware, Peripherals

Book chapters 2004-11-10

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How do I... Set up a printer using the Common UNIX Printing System?

Users often have trouble setting up hardware in Linux because they simply aren't used to the way things are done in Linux. Setting up hardware is relatively simple (once you know where the tools are.) And setting up a printer is one of those jobs made very easy by modern...

Tags: Tool, Jack Wallen, Linux, Productivity, UNIX, Printers, Operating Systems, Open Source, Software, Hardware, Peripherals

Download resources 2008-06-10

Security update breaks printer drivers, Instant Hijack component

Security update breaks printer drivers, Instant Hijack componentDifference being....This isn't a business environment, these are personal machines.how odd!I updated 2 desktops and a laptop to Vista SP1 yesterday - all three completed in less than the time promised. All three work, network access is a little snappier.Oh well, I am...

Tags: Printers, Patches, PostScript, Instant Hijack, printer driver, printer, security

Discussion threads 2008-03-19

Solaris vs AIX: It's the technology

From a technical perspective, of course, the right way to compare AIX to Solaris is to look at the technology. That might seem like it should be a lot of work but a long article by IBM's Shiv Dutta: AIX 5L Version 5.3: What's in it for you? on...

Tags: Disk, IBM AIX, IBM AIX 5L, Option, Sun Solaris, Dutta, Logical Volume, Operating Systems, UNIX, Software, Paul Murphy

Blog posts 2007-10-18

XPS printing in Vista

XPS printing in VistaFollowing the linksJohn, maybe the links resolve differently inside of Microsoft.[url=http://www.microsoft.com/whdc/xps/xpsspec.mspx]The specification link[/url] leads to a standard trade-secret nondisclosure agreement which specifically disclaims any patent use authorization and requires agreement to eyes-only distribution, nondisclosure of contents, destruction of copies following merger or acquisition, etc.It doesn't require royalties,...

Tags: Printers, Microsoft Windows Vista, PDF technology, Adobe PDF, XPS, printer, DOES IT, patent

Discussion threads 2007-04-10

Linux software apps - What's hot and what's not?

Linux software apps - What's hot and what's not?The apps I useOffice: OpenOffice.org, as it's pretty much the standard on Linux desktops.Email: I have Evolution set up for my Yahoo mail.Image editing/drawing: For most editing, I use the GIMP, but for advanced stuff I'd recommend Blender or Inkscape for SVG.CD/DVD...

Tags: OpenOffice, OPEN SOURCE, Web browsers, RSS, Java development tools, Linux software, K3b, Microsoft Office, GIMP, Mozilla Firefox, KDE, GNOME, disc, Gaim, software, Linux, Webmin

Discussion threads 2007-03-13

Not your father's Linux

Considering that Marc Wagner's recent article, Who is killing desktop Linux? generated more talkbacks and controversy than any other Ed Tech blog post before it, I figured that Linux was worth revisiting. I've blogged about my own less than successful attempts to roll out Linux here at...

Tags: Ubuntu, Linux

Blog posts 2006-09-22

30 screen shots of the new Vista Beta

Fellow ZDNet blogger Ed Bott has posted 30 screen shots from the new beta version of Windows Vista that Microsoft released yesterday. I've gone through all thirty screen shots and have found a few items worth pointing out. In his screenshot of the personal firewall that's included with...

Tags: software

Blog posts 2006-05-24

Virtualization, old and new

There are two very different kinds of virtualization making headlines these days. The second one, resource virtualization for management purposes, seems wholly laudable. Whether used to manage storage, processing, or networking a virtual system constructed as kind of unified console for two or more pieces of real hardware can reduce...

Tags: job, data processing, machine utilization, virtualization

Blog posts 2006-05-22

Does Windows rule?

Here's the reader request: Dear Bloggie:I rec'd this email newsletter today, and I found it very interesting, and admittedly down right controversial. As a Windows guy, even I was having some trouble believing that Windows is such the slam-dunk winner that it's purported to be over Linux. What are...

Tags: Microsoft Windows, Linux

Blog posts 2005-11-28

McAfee: Vulnerabilities still worst threat

McAfee: Vulnerabilities still worst threatOf course things will improve a TON when...MS brings their "Genuine Windows" requirement up to full steam...IT ignoranceWe might be able to get a handle on this part of the problem if management would wake up and see the facts and give us the people, time,...

Tags: Firewalls, Desktops, SECURITY, McAfee Inc., PC, firewall

Discussion threads 2005-04-25

Is Torvalds really the father of Linux?

Is Torvalds really the father of Linux?News: Disney Not Father Of Mickey Mouse!A new independent research report sponsored by Warner Brothers unearthed the shocking relevation that Walt Disney is not the real father of Mickey the Mouse. More at 11.Monopoly money legislation?On a more serious note - dont you guys...

Tags: UNIX, Operating systems, OPEN SOURCE, Microsoft Corp., Linux, IBM Corp.

Discussion threads 2004-05-19

Paperless Printer 3.0 (Windows)

Paperless Printer® is a universal document exchange utility that can be used as a Virtual Printer to publish virtually any document in Adobe Portable Document Format PDF, Hypertext Markup Language HTML, Microsoft Word Format DOC, Microsoft Excel Format XLS, JPEG or BMP, preserving the exact look and content of the...

Tags: HTML, Adobe PDF, JPEG, Microsoft Windows, Rarefind Engineering Innovations, Paperless Printer, Printers, Hardware, Peripherals

Software downloads 2004-01-05

Overview of Unix Commands

Unix file names can be up to 14 characters long and include the _ and the . characters. Every Unix command or filename is case sensitive, unlike DOS, this is the most common error to be aware of. Commands leave 'notes' for programs such as printing that are 'buried' in...

Tags: Rhys Haden, UNIX, Operating Systems, Software

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