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- Cheaper to patch--Windows or open source?
- Cheaper to patch--Windows or open source?1. Paid for by MS 2. Does not include Windows rebooting.Nothing to see here.. move along..More MS sponsored FUD.Cheaper to patch--Windows or open source?Windows of course. Download the patch, apply it, reboot, your done in 5 if that long. Linux, download the...
- Tags: Operating systems, Patches, Now Let, Microsoft Windows, familiarity, open source, survey, Linux, patch management, Microsoft Corp.
- Discussion threads 2005-05-20
- Taking a search on Microsoft's desktop
- Microsoft hopes that user familiarity with Windows will overcome the gap behind Yahoo and Google.
- Tags: Desktops, familiarity, Microsoft Corp., desktop, Yahoo! Inc., Google Inc., Microsoft Windows
- Image galleries 2005-05-16
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- Is open source hurt by piracy?
- Is open source hurt by piracy?Only hurts Open Source if proprietary is seen as "better"Sounds like what you are saying is for example, that the competition in the office suite space is Open Office Vs MS Office Vs pirated MS Office. Those willing to pirate see both Open Office...
- Tags: Operating systems, open source, piracy, OpenOffice, Microsoft Office, Microsoft Corp., Linux, software
- Discussion threads 2008-07-24
- Can Ubuntu win the OS beauty pageant?
- Can Ubuntu win the OS beauty pageant?Sure it canIf you are using gnome (Ubuntu's default desktop envrionment) just go to gnomelook.org and look at the screen shots people have posted. There are a lot of creative folks out there. It's pretty easy to make gnome look and act like auqa....
- Tags: Apple Mac OS, Operating systems, OPEN SOURCE, Desktops, Compiz-fusion, Even Linux, Ubuntu, operating system
- Discussion threads 2008-07-23
- Office 2008 vs. iWork vs. NeoOffice vs. OpenOffice
- The more I use these, the more I really don't care for iWork. Sure, Keynote makes some darned pretty presentations, but NeoOffice and OpenOffice for the matter cuts the mustard quite handily. For real polish, you still can't beat Office 2007/2008, as much as I hate to admit...
- Tags: Suite, Apple iWork, Office 2008, NeoOffice, X11, OpenOffice, Open Source, Microsoft Office, Office Suites, Software, Christopher Dawson
- Blog posts 2008-07-18
- Optimus Maximus
- Despite its innovative approach to keyboard design, the OLED-based Optimus Maximus keyboard is best considered an expensive novelty. Its $1,600 price tag keeps it out of the hands of the average consumer, and we also question the practical benefit of using 113 customizable OLED screens as an input device. There...
- Tags: Keyboards, Lebedev Studio, default layout, Optimus Maximus, Optimus Corp., keyboard
- Product reviews 2008-07-17
- Voting For A McCain
- SOURCE: Wikimedia Commons So, poor John McCain. At the start of the year, he gets bounced around because he is "not well versed" in economics. In summer, he gets beat up again, because he says he is "illiterate" about technology (and the way he expresses...
- Tags: Innovation, Network, John McCain, Obama, Taxes, Free Trade, Internet, Leadership, Financial Planning, Finance, Management, Tom Steinert-Threlkeld
- Blog posts 2008-07-16
- AIIM Market IQ Research
- There is a torrent of information available on Web 2.0 and Enterprise 2.0 technologies available to inquiring minds, but making sense of it all is another matter. As is so often the case, the more information you find, the harder it can be to get an clear...
- Tags: Enterprise 2.0, AIIM, Oliver Marks
- Blog posts 2008-07-15
- The fastest way to learn open source
- The fastest way to learn open sourceReally?You wrote:One of the biggest problems in computing today is the shortage of young programmers, and one of the chief reasons for that is a shortage of readable, basic guides which can act as textbooks in high schools.[End quote.]I'd thought there were more programmers...
- Tags: Development tools, Programming languages, Scripting languages, programmer, open source
- Discussion threads 2008-07-15
- Microsoft Hyper-V virtualization technology is ready to roll
- Microsoft is expected to announce on June 26 that its Hyper-V hypervisor technology has been released to manufacturing, according to testers claiming familiarity with the company's plans. by Mary Jo Foley
- Tags: Microsoft Windows Server, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Hyper-V Virtualization Technology, Hyper-V, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows Server 2008, Virtualization, Operating Systems, Servers, Software, Hardware, Mary Jo Foley
- Blog posts 2008-06-25
- The top Sun Ray myths
- The top Sun Ray mythsInteresting, but ignores the fact that Sun Ray is proprietary protocolAn interesting summary and provides a good foundation for any discussion relating to thin client solutions or Server Based Computing as a whole.However, it was not pointed out that Sun Ray utilizes a proprietary protocol and...
- Tags: PRODUCTIVITY, Servers, Network technology, Sun Ray, SunRay, Sun Microsystems Inc.
- Discussion threads 2008-06-25
- OnMerge Images (zip)
- For Microsoft Word: Mail Merge photos and mail merge variable images. Easily mail merge photos, merge signatures, mail merge images and merge variable graphics into documents or e-mail. Low-cost, high-end variable data solution has features that rival expensive products, retains Word's familiarity and usability. Eliminates manual Include Picture coding, auto-resizes...
- Tags: Mail Merge, OnMerge
- Software downloads 2008-06-20
- Breaking the dialogues of the deaf
- Breaking the dialogues of the deafre:.I love how you think of everything in black and white terms... its refreshing. But what if you consider this cognitive dissonance in computing security to be a market itself? Most people don't actually understand very much about the subject due to not their capacity...
- Tags: security, information technology, Cognitive Dissonance
- Discussion threads 2008-06-10
- MARS - Cisco Security Monitoring, Analysis, and Response System v3.0
- Instantly save $400 off the standard course price when you register on TechRepublic or ZDNet! Offer ends August 22, 2008.View Available Dates and LocationsCisco Security Monitoring, Analysis, and Response System MARS is a family of high-performance, scalable appliances for threat management, monitoring, and mitigation that enables you to...
- Tags: Appliance, Network, Security Monitoring, Monitoring, Cisco Systems Inc., Analysis, Configure, Networking
- Training 2008-06-01
- So what do teachers really want in a computer?
- I handed out the following survey to the teachers in my school last week. Want to know what I found out? Let's just say they're a fairly heterogeneous group when it comes to their tech needs, wants, and opinions. As most of you know, all...
- Tags: Apple Macintosh, Operating System, Microsoft Windows Vista, Teacher, Laptop Computer, Computer, ____Vista, Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Microsoft Windows, Apple Mac OS, Desktops, Notebooks, Operating Systems, Software, Hardware, Notebooks & Tablets, Christopher Dawson
- Blog posts 2008-05-27
- Dynamic documents as two-way end points help bind people and processes to SOA
- Read the full paper. Listen to the podcast. Sponsor: JustSystems North America. Making services oriented architecture SOA a fixture across larger swaths of enterprise IT and business processes has grown into a top goal. Finding additional innovation to amplify a SOA's value is therefore always welcome. ...
- Tags: Document, SOA, Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA), Web Services, Middleware, Enterprise Software, Software, Dana Gardner
- Blog posts 2008-05-16
- 2008 Mini Cooper S Clubman
- Photo gallery:2008 Mini Cooper S ClubmanThe new Mini continues its automotive archeology by bringing back the Clubman version. The 2008 Mini Cooper S Clubman shares the same powertrain and cabin gadget options with the Mini Cooper S, yet the Clubman gets a bit more cargo space and easier access to...
- Tags: Mini, Mini Cooper S Clubman
- Product reviews 2008-05-14
- Oracle architect says there ought to be one Linux distribution: Red Hat
- Oracle architect says there ought to be one Linux distribution: Red HatThanks, but no.I use KDE, I don't like Gnome (and yes, it is simply what I have been using since 1999, so familiarity is what I like). With RedHat 8.0, KDE became an afterthought, and I prefer a...
- Tags: OPEN SOURCE, Operating systems, Linux, distro, KDE, Red Hat Inc., GNOME, Oracle Corp.
- Discussion threads 2008-05-06
- Verdict in Hans Reiser murder case -- and fate of Reiser4 -- imminent
- Verdict in Hans Reiser murder case -- and fate of Reiser4 -- imminentNOT GUILTY!Let the man go!NonsenseI think is says something about Reiser that he probably murdered someone. I bet his wife was constantly harping on him for spending all his time glued to a monitor trying to reinvent the...
- Tags: OPEN SOURCE, Hans Reiser, file system, Reiser 4, Reiser, verdict, Reiser4
- Discussion threads 2008-04-28
- How much can Internet-powered consumers demand?
- I'm thrilled to report that Mitch Ratcliffe right is feeling much better. The author of our Rational Rants blog had some terrifying neck problems, but found relief in the form of an experimental treatment after blogging about it. It's a great example of the...
- Tags: Medium, Mitch, Internet, Blogging, Federal Government, Government, Dana Blankenhorn
- Blog posts 2008-04-22
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