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So about those thin clients...

Im writing this post from my new and now somewhat infamous laptop. More importantly, Im connected to my LAN wirelessly under Linux. Whoo Hoo! After lots of fussing with ndiswrapper and SUSE this weekend, I pretty well hosed the networking portion of my SUSE install. I have...

Tags: terminal services, microsoft windows, thin clients, operating systems, instant messaging, open source, edubuntu, ubuntu, linux, linux terminal server project

Blog posts 2006-11-06

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Dell now ships XPS PC and Studio notebook with Ubuntu Linux 8.04 factory installed

Dell has launched an XPS desktop PC and Studio notebook with Ubuntu Linux 8.04 factory installed.  Well, tomorrow that is. The two models are the Dell XPS M153On and Studio 15n.  As of Wednesday, Dell "recommends Windows Vista Home Premium" for both of these models, according to the...

Tags: ubuntu, dell computer corp., ubuntu linux, notebooks, blogging, hardware, notebooks & tablets, internet, paula rooney

Blog posts 2008-08-07

MS Patch Tuesday: Critical IE, Office, Excel patches coming

Next Tuesday (August 12th), Microsoft will ship 12 security bulletins with fixes for serious vulnerabilities in a wide range of of widely deployed products. Seven of the 12 bulletins will be rated "critical," Microsoft's highest severity rating. The critical bulletins will cover remotely exploitable...

Tags: microsoft access, vulnerability, patch management, activex control, microsoft internet explorer, microsoft corp., microsoft excel, microsoft windows, activex/com/com+/dcom, microsoft office, security, operating systems, software, software development, software/web development, office suites, ryan naraine

Blog posts 2008-08-07

IBM: Linux in 2018?

At the LinuxWorld conference in San Francisco, IBM executive Bob Suter talks about what a desktop will mean in the future, saying it will focus more on mobile devices like iPhones and collaborations across platforms. He then calls for better graphics designers in the open-source world to make them easier...

Tags: graphics, ibm corp., open source, operating systems, software, linuxworld, ibm, desktop, linux

Videos 2008-08-07

Video: IBM: Linux in 2018?

At the LinuxWorld conference in San Francisco, IBM executive Bob Suter talks about what a desktop will mean in the future, saying it will focus more on mobile devices like iPhones and collaborations across platforms. He then calls for better graphics designers in the open-source world to make them easier...

Tags: video, graphics, ibm corp., linux, open source, operating systems, software, larry dignan

Blog posts 2008-08-07

Teaching language to robots

For a project scheduled to end in 2011, Plymouth University researchers will build two robots using software allowing them to interact with each other to exchange learned information like humans. The team will use language-learning techniques designed for children. According to The Engineer, the goal of the project is to...

Tags: project, concept, neck, belpaeme, robots, emerging technologies, roland piquepaille

Blog posts 2008-08-07

I went to Moscone Center and all I got was this stupid T-Shirt

Where's the hot chicks? Yeah you heard it, Summer LinuxWorld Expo sucked. Again. No, I didn't go this year. In fact, I haven't gone in two years. So how can I say it sucked? Because everyone who I know...

Tags: booth, trade show, webcast, linux, internet, rss, web site development, web technology, operating systems, software, jason perlow

Blog posts 2008-08-07

VMware has 82% share of market of virtualized servers, Microsoft has 13%

VMware is the clear market leader in providing virtualization technology with 82% of the sample using VMware. Despite high levels of Linux use, only 3% of the sample were using Xen as their virtualization platform. Microsoft was used by 13% of the sample base with various Unix technologies and mainframe...

Tags: server, vmware inc., microsoft corp., virtualization, cloud computing, storage management, utility computing, hardware, storage, nb

Blog posts 2008-08-07

CIOs: We love video conferencing and online training; Enterprise 2.0 on the ropes

Chief information officers have the hots for online training, video conferencing and collaboration software such as Microsoft's SharePoint. Just don't ask these execs to blog, use a wiki or enter a virtual world. That's the recap from a survey of 1,400 CIOs by staffing firm Robert Half...

Tags: cio, online training, enterprise 2.0, wiki, online communications, larry dignan

Blog posts 2008-08-07

Video: Mobile takes center stage at LinuxWorld

ZDNet correspondent Sumi Das talks with Senior Editor Sam Diaz about one of the big themes at this year's LinuxWorld Expo--mobility. Diaz discusses how large companies like Motorola are encouraging Linux developers to write software for mobile devices. by Larry Dignan

Tags: mobile, video, diaz, linux, advertising & promotion, corporate communications, operating systems, software, marketing, larry dignan

Blog posts 2008-08-07

News to know: Mozilla; Windows Server; LinuxWorld; Apple

Notable headlines: Ryan Naraine: Talking Firefox security with Mozilla's Window Snyder Mary Jo Foley: What's next for Windows Server Microsoft finalizes SQL Server 2008 TechRepublic: 10 questions and answers about Microsoft Live Mesh Dancho Danchev: Today's...

Tags: google inc., larry dignan, microsoft windows server, server, apple inc., mozilla corp., linux, phishing, smart phones, service-oriented architecture (soa), cyberthreats, microsoft windows, operating systems, unix, open source, software, security, spam and phishing, consumer electronics, personal technology, web services, enterprise software

Blog posts 2008-08-07

How much would it cost with Linux?

PCWorld is reporting that US buyers won't get a chance to purchase Lenovo's least expensive netbooks slated for release this fall. While higher-end models of their new S10 IdeaPads with 10.2 inch screens and Windows XP will be selling in the States, buyers in every other major market will...

Tags: lenovo group ltd., linux, microsoft windows, microsoft windows xp, monitors & displays, operating systems, unix, open source, software, hardware, components, christopher dawson

Blog posts 2008-08-06

Mobile takes center stage at LinuxWorld

ZDNet correspondent Sumi Das talks with Senior Editor Sam Diaz about one of the big themes at this year's LinuxWorld Expo--mobility. Diaz discusses how large companies like Motorola are encouraging Linux developers to write software for mobile devices.

Tags: mobile, diaz, linux, advertising & promotion, operating systems, software, marketing, motorola, sumi das, sam diaz

Videos 2008-08-06

Talking Firefox security with Mozilla's Window Snyder

LAS VEGAS -- Mozilla security chief Window Snyder wants to open-source much more than the Firefox browser. During a sit-down chat at the Black Hat security conference here, Snyder announced plans to launch three new initiatives around threat modeling, training and vulnerability metrics that push the envelope...

Tags: mozilla firefox, window, training, web browser, mozilla corp., window snyder, web browsers, security, internet, ryan naraine

Blog posts 2008-08-06

Expert: SOA vulnerable to DNS security flaw, too

This just in from the Black Hat security confab currently taking place in Las Vegas: Dan Kaminsky, a well-known IT security researcher, disclosed his findings around the Domain Name Server flaw or DNS cache poisoning vulnerability, and where it can bite. Tim Wilson of Dark Reading reported on Kaminsky's presentation,...

Tags: security, dns, server, soa, flaw, domain names, service-oriented architecture (soa), networking, internet, web services, enterprise software, software, joe mckendrick

Blog posts 2008-08-06

Microsoft contracts stymie IBM laptop Linux plans

For the Linux laptop to be more than a hobbyist toy it needs a wider channel. by Dana Blankenhorn

Tags: microsoft corp., hardware, laptop computer, ibm corp., linux, microsoft windows, operating systems, unix, open source, software, dana blankenhorn

Blog posts 2008-08-06

What's next for Windows Server

With Microsoft having just released to manufacturing SQL Server 2008 -- the last unshipped piece of its updated application platform -- it's time to look ahead as to what's next for Windows Server. by Mary Jo Foley

Tags: microsoft windows 7, microsoft windows server, microsoft corp., microsoft windows, servers, operating systems, software, hardware, mary jo foley

Blog posts 2008-08-06

Mozilla taps crowd for concepts: Will the browser usurp the OS?

Mozilla Labs has launched a casting call for concepts for the successor to Firefox and after watching a few videos it's striking how a common theme emerges: The browser could nudge the operating system out of the way. Mozilla's concept series is really a crowd sourcing effort...

Tags: operating system, web browser, mozilla corp., mozilla labs, web browsers, operating systems, internet, software, larry dignan

Blog posts 2008-08-06

Video: Oracle's CIO on 'Project Sequoia'

At the LinuxWorld conference in San Francisco, Oracle CIO Mark Sunday explains the techniques behind Project Sequoia, the company's new data center in Utah. By utilizing outside air, hot aisle containment, and independently controlled supercells, he says this will be its most efficient center yet. by Larry Dignan

Tags: cio, oracle corp., video, data centers, productivity, corporate communications, storage, hardware, data management, marketing, larry dignan

Blog posts 2008-08-06

LinuxWorld: Oracle announces Project Sequoia

At the LinuxWorld conference in San Francisco, Oracle CIO Mark Sunday explains the techniques behind Project Sequoia, the company's new data center in Utah. By utilizing outside air, hot aisle containment, and independently controlled supercells, he says this will be its most efficient center yet.

Tags: linuxworld, oracle corp., data centers, productivity, storage, hardware, data management, linux, oracle

Videos 2008-08-06