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- Cron
- A Unix utility Unix daemon that executes commands in a crontab file at a specified time and date. Cron is used to schedule such functions as backup and maintenance...
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ZDNet Resources
- Will open source desktops succumb to bloat?
- Will open source desktops succumb to bloat?No, I don't believe it willMainly because we don't really need to run all the life support applications that a Windows machine needs. And the ones we do, well we can re-nice those so they don't interfere with daily operations. CRON is easy to...
- Tags: Desktops, Operating systems, Cron, open source, Windows Machine, desktop, open source desktop, Microsoft Windows
- Discussion threads 2007-10-04
- CronniX 3.0.2 (Mac)
- CronniX provides a gui frontend for your crontab. Cron is a powerful unix tool that allows scheduled execution of shell scripts and applications. See http://www. abstracture.de/cronnix for more details help available online. Donations for future development are welcome, see http://www. abstracture.de/cronnix/donate.html for details.
- Tags: Apple Macintosh, Detail, CronniX, Cron, Productivity
- Software downloads 2006-06-21
- CronniX 3.0b3 (Mac)
- CronniX is a Aqua frontend to the powerful Unix tool "cron". Cron is a Unix system service that allows scheduled execution of scripts, programs, applications - in short anything that can be started from the command line. This includes OSX applications and AppleScripts.
- Tags: Apple Macintosh, CronniX, Cron, UNIX, Operating Systems, Scripting Languages, Software, Software/Web Development, Web Development
- Software downloads 2005-08-01
Additional Resources
- Long-term Mozy for Mac review
- Sad to read thisI have not found a "cloud" solution to backup either.I tried Backblaze, but the 1 month for the initial backup was not for me. Then, when I UNinstalled it, I was shocked to find a bit of it running on my iMac over 3 months later.The problem...
- Tags: Backups, Desktops, backup, Mozy, Robin, Apple Macintosh, online backup
- Discussion threads 2009-10-28
- Z-DATdump 3.2 (Windows)
- Z-DATdump is a free and reliable tape backup software that can copy complete folders to any tape drives, optionally with a schedule, for transport, archiving or backup. That means fast and automatic tape backup to: TRAVAN, SLR, MLR, QIC, LTO, AIT, DLT, DAT or DDS tape drives with SCSI, IDE...
- Tags: Tape Drive, Dump, Tape Backup, Microsoft Windows, Z-DATdump, Tape Dump Software, Backups
- Software downloads 2009-10-01
- Firefox gets emergency update to fix the last update
- Firefox gets emergency update to fix the last updateFixed ! Open Source in Action......Open Source fixed it...include the version # so good of you to include the version that was a problem. I thought info like that would be automatically provided by people at zdnet or wired. you guys are...
- Tags: Web browsers, Mozilla Firefox, emergency update, Mozilla Corp., FIREFOX IS, Microsoft Corp., Web browser
- Discussion threads 2009-04-28
- CIO Jury: Should you still be scared of malware?
- CIO Jury: Should you still be scared of malware?YES and migrate from MS WindowsI would say YES and develop a plan to get awayfrom MS Software period.If you keep on top of best practices and patches, no.If you keep on top of best practices and the latest security practices, no.The...
- Tags: Spyware, adware & malware, Cyberthreats, Patches, malware, patch management, operating system, Microsoft Corp., security, Microsoft Windows
- Discussion threads 2009-04-21
- Conficker: a good excuse for an early spring cleaning
- Some of you have probably heard about Conficker.C, the computer virus/worm that is set to activate on April 1st. Conficker.C exploits a particular vulnerability in Windows that was announced in October of 2008 which allows code to be remotely executed. Nobody exactly knows what Conficker.C is supposed to do on...
- Tags: Antivirus, Malware, Antivirus Software, Virus, Conficker.C, Chances, CLAMAV, CCleaner, WinDirStat, Microsoft Windows, Cyberthreats, Spyware, Adware & Malware, Spyware, Viruses And Worms, Tools & Techniques, Security, Operating Systems, Software, Management, Jason Perlow
- Blog posts 2009-03-27
- PeerGuardian 1.5.1 (Mac)
- Based on PeerGuardian for the PC, PeerGuardian for OS X is an installer that installs ipfwFast (A modified version of OS X's built in ipfw that loads ips very fast into ipfw) and adds a root cron script to keep your list of ips updated every 12 hours. PeerGuardian for...
- Tags: Apple Macintosh, IP, Apple Mac OS X, Operating Systems, Software, Apple Mac OS
- Software downloads 2009-03-09
- Z-Cron 4.5 (Windows)
- A time schedule service alias task Scheduler is an important constituent of a system for the regular execution of recurring tasks. Z-Cron is a task planner with whom you have carried out on your PC time controlledly tasks tasks automatically. Z-Cron is a central coordinating point for the time control...
- Tags: Andreas Baumann, Z-Cron, Microsoft Windows, Productivity, Operating Systems, Software
- Software downloads 2009-03-04
- MobaSSH 1.0 (Windows)
- MobaSSH is a free SSH server for Windows, compatible with any ssh client (OpenSSH client, Putty). MobaSSH comes with an easy to use installer and some useful GNU utilities for monitoring and managing a remote computer silently. It also allows you to transfer files securely with scp/sftp. MobaSSH is packaged...
- Tags: SSH, Mobatek, MobaSSH, Microsoft Windows, Operating Systems, Software
- Software downloads 2009-02-12
- Rednecks, old computers, and TCO
- Rednecks, old computers, and TCOThis site...http://www.dtschmitz.comruns on a 2001 Gateway Laptop model 450SX: 1.6GHz ATA 80GB drive 512MB RAM ATI Radeon LY openSUSE 11 Linux Apache MySQL Perl Movable Type CMS Asterisk PBX cron rsnapshot to an external USB WD 80GB MyBook in my home.GoDaddy $10 Domain Reg. Email: Google...
- Tags: ROI/TCO, PRODUCTIVITY, OPEN SOURCE, Redneck, TCO, old computer, Linux, Murph, photograph, computer
- Discussion threads 2009-02-07
- “Security” issues
- “Security” issuesPoor programming and poor programmers.Software producers have convinced everyone it is the nature of software to have security problems. Why has the world bought that scenario? I still say that software companies need to be held financially accountable for the damages their software causes its users. Microsoft should have...
- Tags: Tools & Techniques, security, SunOS 5.10
- Discussion threads 2009-01-26
- Maintidget 1.5.1 (Mac)
- Maintidget provides the following functions: Display the last time the daily, weekly, and monthly OS X Maintenance Scripts (a.k.a Cron Tasks) were run. Run the OS X Maintenance Scripts on demand from your Dashboard.
- Tags: Apple Macintosh, Mike Vande Ven Jr., Maintidget, Apple Mac OS X, Operating Systems, Software, Apple Mac OS
- Software downloads 2009-01-05
- Aplus.net Internet Services Case Study: WhitePaperSource.com
- WhitePaperSource.com is the largest destination site for writers and marketing professionals who want to learn more about white papers. More than 13,000 readers subscribe to the WhitePaperSource Newsletter, and the site includes an active forum. WhitePaperSource.com needed the ability to host an ad server, perform cron jobs, host a forum,...
- Tags: Aplus.Net, Internet Service, WhitePaperSource.com
- Case studies 2009-01-01
- Palm scores a $100 million lifeline to keep up the fight
- Palm scores a $100 million lifeline to keep up the fightis it enough for them to survive?NO.Palm will be squashed like a bug by:1. iPhone2. Crackberry3. Android4. Nokia with Symbian5. MicrosoftTypical CEO talking"...Palm is in a position to transform the cell phone industry.."Funny how some companies always talk about doing...
- Tags: Wireless LANs, Handhelds, Cellular phones, Operating systems, Palm Inc., GIVE IT, lifeline
- Discussion threads 2008-12-22
- All in one video module for Drupal 1.0 (Windows)
- The Module handles every aspect of your video and rich-media needs, including transcoding, uploading, and importing content, user management and permissions, hosting and streaming on Kaltura's servers, and even collaborative editing and remixing of content. Its simple to install, use and customize, and best of all ? Kaltura covers all...
- Tags: Drupal, Module, Microsoft Windows, Video, Kaltura, Corporate Communications, Marketing
- Software downloads 2008-12-22
- One-time scheduling of tasks with At
- Scheduling services with cron and similar tools is great for repetitive tasks but inconvenient for one-time tasks. Vincent Danen introduces the flexible At command for tasks that only need to be accomplished once.
- Tags: Task, Vincent Danen, Productivity
- Download resources 2008-08-25
- Excel and Basic Accounting Error
- Excel and Basic Accounting ErrorWe should go back to manual ledgers...VisiCalc was created to eliminate accounting errors. Now the spreadsheet is now being blamed for accounting errors. Perhaps the real problem is GIGO. Garbage in, Garbage out.The real culprit is slick sleaze ball corporate accountants and managers that are trying...
- Tags: PRODUCTIVITY, fun thing, Microsoft Excel, spreadsheet, big system, accounting
- Discussion threads 2008-08-19
- Schedule periodic tasks with cron
- Vincent Danen covers the basics of scheduling basic system and user tasks with cron, such as downloading e-mail at certain intervals and restarting services.
- Tags: Basics, Interval, Vincent Danen, E-mail, Online Communications
- Download resources 2008-08-18
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