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- Gentoo pulls vulnerable server offline
- The Gentoo Project has removed a server hosting several sites and services after the discovery of a potentially serious command injection vulnerability.The open-source group, which produces a popular Linux distribution, said the security hole was verified within http://packages.gentoo.org."The Infrastructure team verified the vulnerability and the server was immediately taken...
- Tags: Security, Gentoo, Server, Vulnerable Server, Gentoo Project, Ryan Naraine
- Blog posts 2007-08-17
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- Talent development
- Earlier this week I attended Fortune magazine's Brainstorm Tech conference which "aims to sharpen the thinking of the very well heeled attendees about the escalating impact of tech-driven change for all business and global society". There was a terrific menu of topics on offer:...
- Tags: Talent, Collaboration, CEO, HCL, Workforce Management, Human Resources, Oliver Marks
- Blog posts 2008-07-25
- Open Office sweeps Sourceforge awards
- The big winner? Open Office. It swept the awards for top project, top enterprise project, and top project in education. by Dana Blankenhorn
- Tags: SourceForge, Microsoft Corp., OpenOffice, Open Source, Office Suites, Software, Dana Blankenhorn
- Blog posts 2008-07-25
- 10 essential gadgets for students
- I chose these from personal experience, but also from asking many friends from around the world who are involved in technology and study at the same time. Some gadgets come with a recommendation, whereas others don't; things like laptops and cell phones can't be selected for everybody, it'd be ridiculous...
- Tags: Headphone, Phone, Cell Phone, Laptop Computer, Lecture, Notebooks, Telecom & Utilities, Hardware, Notebooks & Tablets, Zack Whittaker
- Blog posts 2008-07-25
- If Xen and KVM are free, why do VMware and Microsoft get all of the press?
- Xen and KVM, like other virtualization tools, can be used as part of a comprehensive datacenter architecture. One of the most important value propositions offered by both of these tools is low initial cost (read "free"). Depending upon the implementation (Citrix, Red Hat, SUSE, Virtual Iron, Oracle, Sun, Qumranet, etc.)...
- Tags: Red Hat Inc., Xen, VMware Inc., Microsoft Corp., Tool, Comprehension, Productivity, Data Centers, Open Source, Storage, Hardware, Data Management, Dan Kusnetzky
- Blog posts 2008-07-25
- News to know: 'Spam king' dead; Microsoft's cloud; Dell;
- Notable headlines: Ryan Naraine: Escapee 'Spam King' dead in apparent murder-suicide CBS Denver Video: 'Spam King' Inmate Dies Along With Wife, Daughter Mary Jo Foley: Ozzie foreshadows 'Zurich,' Microsoft's elastic cloud Microsoft to get more 'Apple-like' in PC,...
- Tags: Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2008-07-25
- Vista: Whose 'reality' do you believe?
- Vista: Whose 'reality' do you believe?Microsoft Search sucks.Now they are hijacking your PC to gain search share. Vista, XP, and anything else Microsoft is leaving this organization at every chance.RE: Vista: Whose 'reality' do you believe?This studies almost alway fail to note that XP's business penetration was no better after...
- Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Corp., Forrest
- Discussion threads 2008-07-24
- 10 things your IT project manager never wants to hear
- 10 things your IT project manager never wants to hear#9 is wrongThe actual principal for #9 is the GFC principal, Good, Fast, Cheap, pick any TWO.In reality, a successful project blends all 3 to get a product with a reasonable level of all.Corollary to #10:"It's just what I asked for,...
- Tags: Strategy, IT Project Manager, information technology
- Discussion threads 2008-07-24
- 10 things your IT project manager never wants to hear
- "The dog ate my presentation." "We've decided to change directions." "I'm dumping this employee on you who has failed at every other thing we've assigned them." ... IT project managers have heard it all. by Deb Perelman
- Tags: Information Technology, Project Manager, Tools & Techniques, Project Management, Team Management, Recruitment & Selection, Strategy, Management, It Operations, It service Management, Human Resources, Workforce Management, Deb Perelman
- Blog posts 2008-07-24
- DTrace and the Linux bunker mentality
- DTrace and the Linux bunker mentalityBecause it is the Linux way Paul1) Take something good and copy it badly.2) Never, ever listen to anyone offering advice regarding usability [i]"Linux ain't no Fisher Price OS"[/i] etc.3) Spend more time arguing on the mailing lists, than actually developing and bug-testing.RE: DTrace and...
- Tags: OPEN SOURCE, Operating systems, UNIX, DTrace, SCO Group Inc., Linux
- Discussion threads 2008-07-24
- Delivering nada. Zip. Zilcho. Zero.
- Delivering nada. Zip. Zilcho. Zero.Sub-Contractor High-FiveANY subcontractor who can get millions out of a company and deliver nothing gets my applause.. do you realize how hard it is to keep taking money when you're not really doing anything viable?Maybe Im just twisted, but this speaks a lot more to me...
- Tags: FUBAR, sincerity
- Discussion threads 2008-07-23
- Do college degrees get you anywhere?
- Do college degrees get you anywhere?Just another thought...In the sector of work I'm in, I think IT is losing it's "elite" status as a job. With basic IT skills being aquirable with just a few certifications it is becoming less elite and more like a tradeskill not unlike an...
- Tags: Recruitment & Selection, payroll solutions, Benefits, Development tools, salary, job, IT IS, worker
- Discussion threads 2008-07-23
- The $200 web tablet ... dream on!
- The $200 web tablet ... dream on!Reinventing the wheelIt's been done albeit not quite $200 but the technology has been here--The Nokia N800/810. I've got an 800. The 800 shares the same multi-core TI ARM processor as the 810, except the 810 has a slide out keyboard. ...
- Tags: Notebooks, Channel management, Keyboards, Operating systems, OS 2008, web tablet, laptop computer, Web, Nokia Corp., Linux
- Discussion threads 2008-07-23
- Cricut Projects Screen Saver (exe)
- A wonderful collection of Cricut inspired scrapbooking projects from talented scrap addicts presented by http://BuyCricutCartridges.Com. If you wish to have your project and Website featured on this screensaver please visit http://BuyCricutCartridges.Com. This version is the first release on CNET Download.com.
- Tags: Screensaver, BuyCricutCartridges
- Software downloads 2008-07-23
- Aren't the Nokia N800/N810 devices dead simple web tablets?
- Aren't the Nokia N800/N810 devices dead simple web tablets?You're correct--This guy is 'reinventing the wheel'ntI suspect that the guy is talking about a free designThat makes the nokia the equivalent of solaris if someone said "we don't need linux, it's just another solaris".Of course these days, Solaris is no longer...
- Tags: Linux, OPEN SOURCE, UNIX, Operating systems, Nokia N800/N810, web tablet, Nokia Corp., Web
- Discussion threads 2008-07-22
- Open Source VoIP: Asterisk or FreeSwitch?
- When the time came for a new PBX, Brian Snipes chose to do something a bit unconventional. The IT manager at law firm Hare, Wynn, Newell, and Newton LLP didn't purchase a commercial PBX, nor did he settle on the open source market leader,...
- Tags: Phone, PBX, Attorney, FreeSwitch, Asterisk, Telephony, VOIP, Open Source, Telecom & Utilities, Networking, Telecommunications, Dave Greenfield
- Blog posts 2008-07-22
- Project portfolio mgt: "Draconian enforcement doesn't work" [podcast]
- Achieving successful technology implementations requires IT and business to establish shared expectations around project goals, objectives, and process. Too often, the business doesn't understand real technology constraints while IT remains blissfully unaware of why some projects were even started. by Michael Krigsman
- Tags: Podcast, Information Technology, Project Portfolio Management, Project Management, Tools & Techniques, Strategy, It Operations, It service Management, Management, Michael Krigsman
- Blog posts 2008-07-22
- Homeschooling + marketing = great coffee?
- I really love coffee. Not Folgers or Maxwell House, but the good stuff. My current favorite is Dean's Beans' "Ahab's Revenge" (with "the highest caffeine content of any organic coffee!"), but there are few things that make me happier than a really good cup of coffee. ...
- Tags: Coffee, Scout Hunt, Marketing Research, Operational Accounting, Financial Services, Marketing, Finance, Christopher Dawson
- Blog posts 2008-07-21
- 2008 Pwnie Award nominees announced
- Well, after getting 134 nominations, and spending countless hours pulling out nominees, the judges for the 2008 Pwnie Awards have announced the final nominees to be voted on. From the site: The final list of nominees for the nine Pwnie Award categories is ...
- Tags: Nominee, Vulnerability, XSS, Attack, Flaw, Dan, XSS Flaw, Lifelock, Security, Nathan McFeters
- Blog posts 2008-07-21
- Smart grid players extend their influence beyond the pilot phase
- When it comes to real market potential in the green tech space, smart grid-related technology is right up there. In any given week, I could post a half-dozen blogs about developments in this world. Echelon, in particular, has had a very busy summer, inking a new deal in Denmark, expanding...
- Tags: Echelon, Project Deployment, Pricing, Telecom & Utilities, Marketing Research, Marketing, Heather Clancy
- Blog posts 2008-07-21
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