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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, Linux, Microsoft Windows, Operating Systems, 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
Unraveling the Knoppix Toolkit Maze: Linux is famous as an operating system that includes almost everything a software user could ever want right out of the box - and for free. The Knoppix developers had quite a time deciding which of the thousands of packages to include, but they did their homework, made their decisions,...; Tags: Linux, Knoppix Linux, John Wiley & Sons Inc., Open Source; White papers 2005-12-02
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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How to ... install Ubuntu 8.04 on a USB flash drive: From the Hardware 2.0 mailbag: Can you install Ubuntu on a USB flash drive? Yes, yes you can. Here's what you need: Ubuntu 8.04 Live CD USB flash drive (4GB+) If you don't have an Ubuntu 8.04 Live CD then...; Tags: Ubuntu, USB Flash Drive, Adrian Kingsley-Hughes; Blog posts 2008-05-16
Moonlight, the Silverlight for Linux project, releases first public version: Miguel de Icaza has announced that that the first public sourcecode release of Moonlight CNET articleis now available. This version of Moonlight is based on Silverlight 1.0 and not the Silverlight 2 beta that is out now from Microsoft. It's also not Moonlight 1.0 as it seemed early on. According...; Tags: Microsoft Silverlight, Linux, UNIX, Web Browsers, Operating Systems, Open Source, Software, Internet, Ryan Stewart; Blog posts 2008-05-16
XP meets XO: Will Linux get an equal shot?: Updated: The One Laptop Per Child program will put XP on its XO laptop and children in the developing world will have a choice between Windows and Linux. On the surface, a little choice isn't going to kill anybody. In fact, choice is good. And if some...; Tags: Laptop Computer, One Laptop Per Child Project, XO, XP Screen, Linux, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows XP, Operating Systems, Software, Larry Dignan; Blog posts 2008-05-16
Putting the XP into the OLPC: So, Microsoft has managed to get in on the OLPC bandwagon and put XP in front of millions of eyeballs in the developing world. But is this move about the children's education, or it is about recruiting more Windows users. What's important to note is that Microsoft...; Tags: Team, One Laptop Per Child Project, Team Management, Microsoft Windows XP, Management, Operating Systems, Microsoft Windows, Software, Adrian Kingsley-Hughes; Blog posts 2008-05-16
WinXP on XO laptops OK as long as Linux runs, too: Microsoft's agreement to offer Windows XP on OLPC's XO laptop is appropriate and long overdue. It was pure hypocrasy for Microsoft billionaire Bill Gates to publicly decry the so-called "Digital Divide" while privately refusing to support the XO simply because Linux was a supported operating system. ...; Tags: Operating System, Bill Gates, Microsoft Corp., Laptop Computer, One Laptop Per Child Project, XO, Gates Foundation, Linux, Microsoft Windows XP, Operating Systems, Software, Microsoft Windows, Paula Rooney; Blog posts 2008-05-16
Open Source in 2013: <satire> <source> Thank you. (Picture from Fox, America's only network. My picture at the top of this blog is expected to look much like this one in 2013, if I shave and get the combover right.) The hectic but repetitive routine of business and journalism often seems...; Tags: Job, America, World Entertainment Shortage, Recruitment & Selection, Open Source, Human Resources, Workforce Management, Dana Blankenhorn; Blog posts 2008-05-16
Stonesoft Security in Virtual Environments: As I mentioned in the post, Virtualization and security, quite a number of suppliers focused on security in virtualized environments have come forward to speak with me in the past month. Stonesoft is one of those companies. Mark Boltz, Senior Solutions Architect, and Greg Mead, Solutions Architect, both of Stonesoft,...; Tags: Network, Environment, Stonesoft, Stonegate Management Center, Security, Networking, Dan Kusnetzky; Blog posts 2008-05-16