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Torvalds switches to a Mac

Torvalds switches to a MacWOW, finally!Some REAL news! ;)InterestingI got an Athlon64 last year to replace home computer #1, and I am seriously considering replacing computer #2 with a Mac. I really want a Mini, but the G4 is kind of keeping me away. I'm in no hurry though,...

Tags: Desktops, OPEN SOURCE, Processors, Operating systems, UNIX, hardware world, processor, Apple Macintosh, Linus, IBM PowerPC, Intel Corp., Linux, Torvalds

Discussion threads 2005-03-09

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SPAMfighter Mail Gateway 3.0.7.1 (Windows)

SPAMfighter Mail Gateway application does not require any special hardware and integrates perfectly with the company's existing e-mail infrastructure to secure the company e-mail environment. SPAMfighter Mail Gateway's multilayered defense system will secure you against all e-mail attacks using spyware, virus, phishing and spam. It is easy to install and...

Tags: Gateway Inc., SPAMfighter, Microsoft Windows, SPAMfighter Mail Gateway, E-mail, Online Communications

Software downloads 2009-07-03

Judge's idea to outlaw links won't save newspapers

Judge's idea to outlaw links won't save newspapersPerhaps a kindle like device?Get rid of paper, and sell a yearly subscription with a Kindle like reader. The yearly subscription would help offset the hardware costs.Get rid of the paper, or charge extra for it like cellular companies do for optionsTo...

Tags: news industry

Discussion threads 2009-07-02

Manchester City Council pays $2.4m in Conficker clean up costs

Manchester City Council pays $2.4m in Conficker clean up costsMessage has been deletedMessage has been deletedAnd let us not forget the costs of people refraining from performingnecessary tasks because of fear. And the costs the USB drive ban.Incalculable costs really.The care they put into the systemis the output they'd get,...

Tags: Linux, Operating systems, Microsoft Windows, Cyberthreats, Servers, Conficker, FAA, server, Apple Inc., operating system

Discussion threads 2009-07-02

Microsoft to offer Family Pack for Windows 7 Home Premium

Microsoft to offer Family Pack for Windows 7 Home Premium3 Full copies or 3 Upgrade copies?The hard thing about comparing OS X with Windows is that you can only compare the Windows Upgrade version to the OS X in the retail chain because Windows Full, unlike OS X or Windows...

Tags: Operating systems, Microsoft Windows 7, Windows 7 Home, Windows 7 Home Premium, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows

Discussion threads 2009-07-01

NetSuite + AdaptivePlanning = BPM disruption

This slipped under the radar but on June 10th NetSuite and AdaptivePlanning announced a marketing and integration partnership that will see NetSuite acting as a reseller for AdaptivePlanning's business performance management BPM solution. Why should this matter? So far, the saas/on-demand transaction app...

Tags: BPM, Business Performance Management, NetSuite Inc., Adaptive, Business Intelligence, Sales Strategy, Enterprise Software, Software, Data Management, Sales, Dennis Howlett

Blog posts 2009-07-01

CoPilot Live GPS navigation solution now available for Google Android devices

CoPilot Live GPS navigation solution now available for Google Android devicesWorld's largest comm'n sat. supporting 3G over satellite launched todayThis is great news... Terrestar says it will have service available by end of 2009.http://www.nasaspaceflight.com/2009/07/live-ariane-5-eca-launch-with-terrestar-1-satellite/No more dead zones for handhelds and cell users. They already have things set up with...

Tags: Mobile operating systems, Smart phones, Handhelds, CoPilot Live GPS navigation solution, CoPilot Live GPS navigation, Google Android device, GPS, Google Android, Google Inc.

Discussion threads 2009-07-01

PC OEMs: Please Cut the Crap!

PC OEMs: Please Cut the Crap!CrapwareYour average non geek will get a fair amount of pressure at the point of sale to drop another $35-$50 to get the junk off the computer. Let's see, now... If you crank the subsidy to Dell,etc from the crapware makers, then that extra...

Tags: Microsoft Windows, PRODUCTIVITY, Notebooks, Desktops, OEM, Crapware, laptop computer, PC, computer

Discussion threads 2009-07-01

Oracle Fusion Middleware 11g: turkeys voting for Christmas?

The love fest around Oracle Fusion Middleware 11g is truly extraordinary. The geek crowd certainly seem to like it and Oracle does a great job of singing to the DBA crowd. Dana Gardner is positively effusive: Oracle has sewn up its field brilliantly via its organic and aquisitions-fueled growth...

Tags: Oracle Corp., Middleware, Enterprise Software, Software, Dennis Howlett

Blog posts 2009-07-01

Toybox Ten: 10 full-featured laptops for less than $750

Toybox Ten: 10 full-featured laptops for less than $750It's a laptop.If you need a terabyte get a server with Raid 1 or better.Ok here you go.A 1TB Hard Drive laptop, decent specs, 18 inch screen.http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16834220538Sometimes it is hard find what you want, now if you need something cheaper then I...

Tags: Notebooks, laptop computer, full-featured laptop, Toybox

Discussion threads 2009-07-01

Maine remains at the forefront of 1:1 with 64k Macs on order

Maine remains at the forefront of 1:1 with 64k Macs on orderRock on Maine! [nt][b][/b]RE: Maine remains at the forefront of 1:1 with 64k Macs on order"Imagine going to a job where the company provides you with a laptop for 3 years and then switching jobs, only to find that...

Tags: Desktops, Recruitment & Selection, Apple Macintosh, job

Discussion threads 2009-06-30

Sun VirtualBox 3.0

Sun Microsystems released VirtualBox 3.0 today. One goal of this release is supporting workloads, such as database management systems, some collaborative applications and many web-based applications that rely on multiple processes running simultaneously. Another is offering support for high performance graphics for desktop applications. Here's...

Tags: Innotek VirtualBox, Hypervisor, Sun Microsystems Inc., VirtualBox 3.0, Desktop Virtualization, Hardware, Virtualization, Dan Kusnetzky

Blog posts 2009-06-30

Helping corporations leverage the Web, using open source and the cloud

What do open source and cloud computing have in common? For Navid Safabakhsh, principal at San Francisco and Philadelphia-based interactive web development agency Freshout, it's that both technologies are low-cost, high-yield solutions to help corporations leverage the customer data they collect on the Web. ...

Tags: Web, Service, Channel Management, Open Source, Marketing, Andrew Nusca

Blog posts 2009-06-30

And Windows 7's killer feature is ...

And Windows 7's killer feature is ...Invitation to Ed Bott:What is the killer feature, according to you?(note: has to be a feature for regular Joe Blow - not something that only admins get wet dreams about)RE: And Windows 7's killer feature is ...My bet for businesses would be XP mode....

Tags: Operating systems, Microsoft Windows 7, killer feature, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows XP

Discussion threads 2009-06-29

Do you need more than Windows 7 Home Premium?

Do you need more than Windows 7 Home Premium?Do you need more than Windows 7 Home Premium?Much like running Windows XP Home on my laptop, Windows 7 Home Premium seems to be enough for most people. Who encrypts their files? The RAM limit is much because by the...

Tags: Operating systems, RAM Limit, Microsoft Windows 7, Windows 7 Home, Windows 7 Home Premium, Microsoft Windows

Discussion threads 2009-06-29

Windows 7: Now it's an economic savior too

Windows 7: Now it's an economic savior tooAnalogy:Churchill: "You can't tax yourself out of poverty"Obama: "Let's spend [future generation's money] to become wealthy again".WTF!If Cap and Trade Passes People Will Balk At Buying AnythingPrices of goods and services will go through the roof, think people are going to care about...

Tags: Microsoft Windows 7, Microsoft Windows

Discussion threads 2009-06-29

Cisco's commodity server foray likely to boost share, but at what cost?

Cisco's commodity server foray likely to boost share, but at what cost?Net evenI don't see Cisco's servers capturing much market share. They might grab some small businesses but I can't see an enterprise environment investing in Cisco servers. They have 0 proven track record. Would you stake your job on...

Tags: Servers, Cisco Systems Inc., server, IBM Corp., Hewlett-Packard Co.

Discussion threads 2009-06-29

One year after Bill Gates' 'retirement': What's different?

One year after Bill Gates' 'retirement': What's different?Who's Bill Gates?Their motto should be Microsoft:Bill who? No one even cares about Bill Gates any more.Steve will die in office as CEO because Bing will never take over Google.In 10 years people will say Microsoft the company Steve built. Bill Gates...

Tags: Operating systems, Bill Gates, Microsoft Corp.

Discussion threads 2009-06-29

Intel urges SMEs: Don't delay PC refresh

Intel urges SMEs: Don't delay PC refresh wow companies want you to buy stuff from them...details at 11I'd be interested in knowing how they arrived at the correlation between......older PCs and malware. I can't see why an older system would be any more likely to get malware than a brand...

Tags: SMB/SME, Cyberthreats, Intel Corp., small and medium enterprise, PC Refresh, PC

Discussion threads 2009-06-29

Why Google's software approach won't work for smartphones or the enterprise

Why Google's software approach won't work for smartphones or the enterpriseBeta Worked For Apple[i]Unfortunately, beta isn?t ?good enough? for smartphones.[/i]It worked well for Apple. Only with 3.0 is the iPhone coming out of beta.Fragmentation and controlFrom what I can tell from reviews and comments by people who have used either...

Tags: Smart phones, Tools & Techniques, Handhelds, Cellular phones, Google Inc., software, smart phone, software approach, Apple iPhone, phone

Discussion threads 2009-06-29