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Conficker: a good excuse for an early spring cleaning

Conficker: a good excuse for an early spring cleaningLOL!That's a good April Fools joke right there!A wise choice!You can't go wrong with it! If Loverock recommends it then it must be good.I'll stick with my Antivirus XP 2009, thanks.I'm KIDDING! :pVery Poor RecommendationsCommercial Anti-virus: You recommend ESET NOD32 and...

Tags: Cyberthreats, Viruses and worms, Spyware, adware & malware, Spyware, SECURITY, OPEN SOURCE, clamAV, Conficker, antivirus, Clam AV, early Spring, Norton 360, good excuse, actualy, virus

Discussion threads 2009-03-27

VMware takes an unjustified hammering

VMware takes an unjustified hammeringMessage has been deleted.VMware Rocks the CasbahJust the other day I was looking for a way to resize one a VM image file's virtual ntfs primary partition. After resizing the image file with the vmware-vdiskmanager, you still need to tell the VM's O/S to claim...

Tags: OPEN SOURCE, Investment, Microsoft Windows XP, Financial accounting, Apple Inc., VMware Inc., unjustified hammering, Knoppix Linux

Discussion threads 2008-01-29

Linux 101: Use Knoppix to resize partitions for dual-boot installs

Someone new to Linux-based operating systems, coming from the world of Microsoft Windows, might want to ease himself into using Linux rather than quitting Windows cold turkey. In those cases where multiple systems or virtual machine environments for multiple operating systems isn't appropriate, the option of installing a Linux-based OS...

Tags: Operating System, Knoppix Linux, Chad Perrin, Linux, Operating Systems, Microsoft Windows, Open Source, UNIX, Software

Download resources 2006-08-16

Drive failure? Yagotta try Knoppix first

Drive failure? Yagotta try Knoppix firstYou're better off keeping that USB drive FAT32because as your story indicates, it's not as if NTFS is giving you any additional security anyway. Even if you plug it into another WinXP machine all you have to do is claim ownership of the files and...

Tags: OPEN SOURCE, Operating systems, UNIX, Knoppix Linux, NTFS, Drive Failure, security, Yagotta, Microsoft Windows, Linux, rsync

Discussion threads 2006-06-19

Drive failure? Yagotta try Knoppix first

There's nothing like spending the day indoors during New England's first hot sunny Saturday in 2006. But indoors is where I spent it trying to get some valuable data off what, for all intents and purposes, is a failed hard drive. Corrupted sectors from what I can...

Tags: Knoppix Linux, hard drive

Blog posts 2006-06-19

Hard Drive Crash: Crawl into a bottle? Or a USB enclosure?

Things are not much better with my Stinkpad since yesterday. I call it a Stinkpad because the thing just came back from having it's LCD repaired. Defragging didn't work. I added a partial screen shot to yesterday's blog, but it's repeated again here left for dramatic measure. Trust me,...

Tags: VMware Inc., Knoppix Linux

Blog posts 2006-06-16

Are Mac users too complacent about security?

The BBC News says Mac users are "too smug". Commentator Bill Thompson says:Mac users demonstrate an indefensible smugness when it comes to the dangers of having their systems compromised by malicious software and opened up to exploitation by others Don't shoot me, I'm just the messenger here. ;-)Thompson also says:After...

Tags: Linux, Apple Macintosh

Blog posts 2006-01-16

Images: Sites infected with WMF Trojan

Images: Sites infected with WMF Trojanwe are stuffedthese sites look so normal - its going to be a rolling ball of infections.who wrote the exploits, what do they do?Funny PostIt would be even funnier if you had real pictures of a windows computer.Funny PostIt would be even funnier if you...

Tags: Operating systems, OPEN SOURCE, Unix, Linux, Knoppix Linux, WMF Trojan, Microsoft Windows Metafile

Discussion threads 2006-01-03

An answer to the $100 PC?

An answer to the $100 PC?Why?Why carry around an OS?Why carry around applications?These things are better left on a server.Personal Data, preffered Application Options extensions and themes, and preffered OS options I can understand - for that portability by hand makes perfect sense to me. It does away with...

Tags: Linux, Desktops, OPEN SOURCE, Operating systems, Knoppix Linux, PC, server, desktop, USB, Microsoft Windows, software

Discussion threads 2005-10-13

Linux a picture of health at CeBIT

Linux a picture of health at CeBITMisc ramblingsKnoppix is very, very neat. Doesn't work well on a 112MB machine but runs flawlessly on a 1GB machine. I encourage anyone who is even the least bit curious about Linux whether you love it or hate it to check it out.[i] It...

Tags: Operating systems, UNIX, OPEN SOURCE, health care, Knoppix Linux, SUSE 9.2, Linux, Debian

Discussion threads 2005-03-14

Give a little Linux for Christmas

Christmas is fast approaching, and with only a few shopping days left, I thought I'd throw out a few open source "stocking stuffer" ideas. For friends and family who might like to try Linux, without actually having to install anything, there's Knoppix -- a live Linux CD that runs well...

Tags: Linux, Knoppix Linux

Blog posts 2004-12-21

Knoppix Hacks: Scan for Viruses

Viruses and worms are a common problem in the computing world today. It seems every other day a new virus or worm comes out, and anti-virus vendors must quickly update their signatures to block the new outbreak. Unfortunately not everyone has a virus scanner installed on his system, or if...

Tags: Knoppix Linux, O'Reilly Media Inc., Virus, Cyberthreats, Viruses And Worms, Security

Book chapters 2004-10-20

Almost by stealth, the Linux desktop is here

Almost by stealth, the Linux desktop is hereI've never had so many problems with LinuxThis guy must have some weird hardware. Easy-Install Linux distros have been out for quite awhile now, and I've never seen them fail as much as this guy has.The light at the end of the tunnel...And...

Tags: OPEN SOURCE, Operating systems, UNIX, Desktops, Linux desktop, Granny, Linux, Knoppix Linux, desktop

Discussion threads 2004-01-15

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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

Taking notes on your Linux laptop

Taking notes on your Linux laptopNo, but certainly part of the MS enabled ecosystem.His post reads exactly as someone who is desperate to downplay Linux while espousing that the only "real" software is Windows based. Be a shame if any of those kids wanted to learn web technologies though,...

Tags: UNIX, Operating systems, OPEN SOURCE, Linux, Taking Notes, Linux laptop, laptop computer

Discussion threads 2009-03-12

The next generation Windows and Office: an open letter to Microsoft

The next generation Windows and Office: an open letter to MicrosoftI wouldn't forward this letter...Where do I start?Well I'll start with saying that I hope that Microsoft takes the time to at least read your letter. It would be nice if they did. That's about as much as I'd agree...

Tags: Microsoft Office, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows

Discussion threads 2009-02-02

I am Linux (and so can you!)

I am Linux (and so can you!)No wormsI can say the worm is not hammering it!RE: I am Linux (and so can you!)Few people can say that. By that I mean, huh?RE: I am Linux (and so can you!)There is a reason there are no linux ads, because nobody wants...

Tags: UNIX, Operating systems, OPEN SOURCE, Linux Foundation, Linux, advertisement

Discussion threads 2009-01-27

Microsoft disparages open-source TCO with year-old case study

Microsoft disparages open-source TCO with year-old case study1.48 Million?!Does the study actually list where this kind of money was saved? Because I honestly do not see it. There would have to be a HUGE difference in IT cost to account for that.RE: Microsoft disparages open-source TCO with year-old case studySounds...

Tags: ROI/TCO, Microsoft Corp., TCO, open source

Discussion threads 2008-12-03

I'm sticking with Windows XP

You've heard it all before -- the bell tolls for Windows XP. The governor isn't calling to give it a reprieve -- Microsoft is officially declaring it end of life for system OEMs on June 30. On April 14, 2009, mainstream support dies. Enterprises with extended support contracts can keep...

Tags: Desktop, OEM, Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Windows XP, Virtualization, Microsoft Windows, Cloud Computing, Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Storage Management, Utility Computing, Operating Systems, Software, Hardware, Storage, Jason Perlow

Blog posts 2008-06-25

Back to Basics #1 - Cloning a hard disk

Back to Basics #1 - Cloning a hard diskWow, thats a really long way to do it!Most hard drives when you buy them come with a install disk if not you can download it from the manufactures of which after you physically install the drive you boot the accompanying CD/DVD...

Tags: GB Boot, disk, hard drive, Commander, Casper

Discussion threads 2008-06-06