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Fake ad: iMacs are "Vista-capable"

A fake ad posted on the My Mac: Once Upon A Time A Mac blog is funny. If you don't get the joke right away, notice the Windows XP Blue Screen of Death running on the left-hand machine. The text says that the new iMacs are...

Tags: Keyboard, Apple Macintosh, Advertisement, Microsoft Windows Vista, Apple iMac, Kernel, David Morgenstern

Blog posts 2007-08-31

Apple Airport Extreme Wi-Fi flaw triggers kernel panic

Apple Airport Extreme Wi-Fi flaw triggers kernel panicKernal panics aren't too badAlthough I never get to see them.It looks like the whole DMG exploit was little more than a bug that causes a kernal panic as well. Hardly as serious as first reported:http://alastairs-place.net/2006/11/dmg-vulnerability/Thanks for keeping us up to date though.Denial...

Tags: Wireless LANs, Apple Mac OS X, security, vulnerability, exploit, kernel panic, flaw, Wi-Fi, Apple Inc., security expert, Apple Airport

Discussion threads 2006-12-01

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Geek Sheet: A Tweaker's Guide to Solid State Disks (SSDs) and Linux

Geek Sheet: A Tweaker's Guide to Solid State Disks SSDs and LinuxOh, It's just Loverock at it again? Pay no attention Jason.ntGeek Sheet: A Tweaker's Guide to Solid State Disks SSDs and LinuxHow sad is that? You need a tweaking guide just to get a disk drive to...

Tags: Operating systems, OPEN SOURCE, solid state disk, disk, Linux, Geek Sheet

Discussion threads 2008-07-25

Geek Sheet: A Tweaker's Guide to Solid State Drives (SSDs) and Linux

Is 20th century conventional Winchester multi-platter, multi-head random-access disk technology too quaint for you? Want to run your PC or server on storage devices that consume far less energy than the traditional alternatives? Want a portable or mobile storage unit that will never fail due to G-forces or "crashing?". Looking...

Tags: Linux, Disk, File System, Solid State Disk, Kernel, Mandrake, Jason Perlow

Blog posts 2008-07-25

Hardware 2.0 "Best Kit List" for Aug/Sep 08

Hardware 2.0 "Best Kit List" for Aug/Sep 089800 GTX?At $200 dollars, I think that the 9800 GTX is finally able to be considered for the mid-range level card. I was surprised by nVidia and their recent price drops, but after purchasing two of these cards, I have been pleased.Linux...

Tags: Operating systems, UNIX, OPEN SOURCE, Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Hardware 2.0, SoundBlaster X-Fi, Linux, Lol, hardware

Discussion threads 2008-07-25

Parallels releases Parallels Server for Mac

I almost missed Parallels' announcement of Parallels Server for Mac. I didn't speak with company representatives. All I saw was a press release. It was nearly lost in a huge pile of other mail in my inbox. Although there are several virtual machine software products that support...

Tags: Apple Macintosh, Operating System, Virtual Machine, Parallels Server, Parallels Management Console, Toolset, Desktops, Apple Mac OS, Desktop Virtualization, Operating Systems, Servers, Hardware, Software, Dan Kusnetzky

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

DTrace and the Linux bunker mentality

Why isn't the Linux kernel group doing what the BSD people did with respect to DTrace: seeing a better idea and grabbing it with both hands? My guess is personal antipathies expressed as a big dose of not invented here syndrome. by Paul Murphy

Tags: DTrace, Linux, UNIX, Operating Systems, Open Source, Software, Paul Murphy

Blog posts 2008-07-24

Survey: Corporations hold out on Vista

Survey: Corporations hold out on VistaLarry isn't going to give it up...It's sad what passes for "journalism" these days. ZDNet and her "sister site" TechRepublic are so one sided it's laughable. Is this "survey" really supposed to be passed as truth? The survey was conducted by a company KACE that...

Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Microsoft Windows XP, Microsoft Windows Vista, survey, Microsoft Corp.

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

Do we need to wipe the slate with x86?

Do we need to wipe the slate with x86?Toshiba Cell Laptop anyone?...[url=http://www.computerworld.com/action/article.do?command=viewArticleBasic&taxonomyName=laptops&articleId=9102518&taxonomyId=66&intsrc=kc_top]FYI[/url]Slap Yellow Dog Linux on it and you are good to go!Do we know if backwards compatibility is holding back......progress? Or is it just purists who would like to see legacy support end?Currently x86 outperforms US T2 in just...

Tags: Processors, UNIX, Operating systems, OPEN SOURCE, Real Bottom Line, Linux STILL, Linux architecture, Intel x86, Linux, slate

Discussion threads 2008-07-22

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

Could a desktop Ubuntu bundle earn share?

Could a desktop Ubuntu bundle earn share?FYI[url=http://www.channelregister.co.uk/2008/07/18/dell_adds_ubuntu_systems_updates_hardy_heron/]FYI[/url]Just curious Dana, are you running Linux? If so, why and which Distro?If not, why?Thanks for another 'good read'.P.S.[url=http://blogs.zdnet.com/open-source/?p=2660]This article[/url] isn't clear about what O/S you use.RE: Could a desktop Ubuntu bundle earn share?The simple answer is a reassuring NO! Put simply,...

Tags: UNIX, Desktops, Operating systems, Notebooks, Ubuntu, Linux, desktop

Discussion threads 2008-07-21

Tough love: Linux needs more haters

[The opinions expressed here are mine alone, and not those of Google, Inc. my current employer.] I've been spending far too much time reading a blog recently. Normally I dislike reading blogs, or as my friend from the IT News site "the Register" Andrew Orlowski calls them;...

Tags: Blog, LinuxHaters, LinuxHater, Linux, UNIX, Open Source, Operating Systems, Blogging, Software, Internet, Jeremy Allison

Blog posts 2008-07-18

Torvalds attacks IT industry 'security circus'

Torvalds attacks IT industry 'security circus'Torvalds attacks IT industry 'security circus'So Linus admits that there are security flaws in linux as well as other bugs? I've been saying that for a long time but the fanboys wouldn't believe me. Now that their leader finally admits to it perhaps...

Tags: Operating systems, UNIX, OPEN SOURCE, L.D., Name-calling, Linus, Torvalds, security, attack, IT industry, OpenBSD

Discussion threads 2008-07-17

Torvalds attacks IT industry 'security circus'

The Linux creator has some harsh words for creators of the OpenBSD operating system, as part of a wider critique of what he sees as self-centered behavior in the IT security industry Linux creator Linus Thorvalds has labeled makers of the OpenBSD operating system a "bunch of masturbating monkeys",...

Tags: Information Technology, Industry, OpenBSD, Bug, Attack, Linux Creator, Torvalds, UNIX, Operating Systems, Open Source, Linux, Security, Software, Linus Torvalds, Linux kernel, Liam Tung, ZDNet Australia

News items 2008-07-17

MKN PerformanceMonitor (exe)

MKN PerformanceMonitor shows detailed information about system, I/O, and processor performance. It creates performance graphs for each installed processor, and the system I/O history. MKN PerformanceMonitor shows information about each processor core in the system, including the CPU usage, the KERNEL mode time, hardware processor usage, and the processor's current...

Tags: I/O, CPU, MKN Software, Processors, Semiconductors, Hardware, Components

Software downloads 2008-07-17

How good is open source support?

How good is open source support?This why I do not want open source.I can never get help when I need it, and those that try to help have a very snobbish attitude, and like to say you are not learning because you do not want to learn.Well I can only...

Tags: Operating systems, open source, Linux

Discussion threads 2008-07-16

Big Brother Getting Bigger Part 2: United Kingdom

Big Brother Getting Bigger Part 2: United KingdomDatabasesSince you're paying attention... look at bills, proclamations, edicts, etc. in other parts of the world including the USA.The senate just passed a sweeping communications bill that has the same effect as the UK's "proposal". Seems that the G8 or some other organization...

Tags: Food & Beverage, Nate, Big Brother Getting Bigger Part 2, Microsoft Windows NT

Discussion threads 2008-07-16

Psystar's Thermopylae won't end Apple's clone nightmare

Apple may win the battle, but they'll lose the war, eventually. Well, that was predictable, really. A small startup in Florida decides to go make Mac clones, and surprise, surprise, Apple starts legal proceedings and unleashes the might of...

Tags: Apple Macintosh, Apple Inc., Psystar, Apple Mac OS X, Apple Mac OS, Virtualization, Operating Systems, Desktops, Software, Hardware, Jason Perlow

Blog posts 2008-07-16