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Highlights from NetApplications data for October - Linux market share drops

Highlights from NetApplications data for October - Linux market share dropsIn coming!!! Linux zealots' Mass Weapn of Denial. Dodge!NT.Can you please talk about other thingsThis post is boring. It doesn't really matters if nobody want to use Linux as long as they happy. I use it and I don't really...

Tags: Operating systems, UNIX, OPEN SOURCE, Linux Zealot, Linux, NetApplications, NetApplications data

Discussion threads 2008-11-01

Qantas ditches Linux for AIX

Qantas ditches Linux for AIX????"Internal surveys identified fatigue among the airline's 1,200 finance staffers as a particular concern, she added."Perhaps if we downed a few Fosters then the last few paragraphs might make sense? What does any of that have to do with moving off of Linux and onto...

Tags: UNIX, Operating systems, OPEN SOURCE, Linux Zealot, IBM AIX, Linux, Qantas Airways Ltd.

Discussion threads 2007-04-27

New law may tighten power plant security

New law may tighten power plant securityNew law may tighten power plant securityYou can start by getting rid of all linux servers at the facility. ROFLOL Look, i'm funny just like the linux zealots.why oh why"U.S. power plants may have to tighten security against malicious hackers bent on wreaking...

Tags: OPEN SOURCE, UNIX, Operating systems, Linux, security, linux zealot

Discussion threads 2005-08-16

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Microsoft bracing for malware attacks from embedded fonts

Not too worried here......Been using group policy for a long time with font downloads always being disabled for all users on my network. I am patching no doubt, but much less concerned knowing I have always had this blocked. I'm coveredno windoze , no threat.Again with the fear...

Tags: Microsoft Windows 7, Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Operating systems, font, Microsoft Windows, malware attack, Microsoft Windows XP, Microsoft Windows Vista, malware, Windows7, Microsoft Corp.

Discussion threads 2009-11-12

Linux to your grandma this Christmas

finaly:)RE: Linux to your grandma this ChristmasEldy is definetly a great piece of software, works on windows and linux and it's absolutely free of charge and ads freelong live the no profit European Associazione Eldy!RE: Linux to your grandma this ChristmasNot a viable option. Grandma already has enough problems trying...

Tags: UNIX, Operating systems, OPEN SOURCE, value-add, Linux, grandma, Eldy

Discussion threads 2009-11-11

Times exec hints at Apple tablet

When are people going to learn that off the record is off the recordNot open mouth insert foot.Yes, some people are excited about some new tech, but to go to some of the lengths these guys keep going to, makes me wonder.I think engadge is just in it for the...

Tags: Tablets, 3G, Notebooks, iTablet, Apple Inc., Microsoft Zune, tablet, Microsoft Corp.

Discussion threads 2009-10-26

Strangest Windows 7 promotion

Bloated?Are they saying Windows 7 is bloatware?RE: Strangest Windows 7 promotionNo Fat Tax ?RE: Strangest Windows 7 promotionIts a metaphor. Everyone is going to want a taste of Microsoft Windows 7.The Real QuestionThe real question is whether sales of the Windows Vista Whopper will now tank....yeap, that's a clever punch...

Tags: Operating systems, Microsoft Windows 7, Microsoft Windows, whopper

Discussion threads 2009-10-22

Netgear slammed for doing the right thing

So Welte is a 30-something who thinks his $hit doesn't stink...big deal.Wow..."Harald Welte has more power than I do, power he has earned over many years with good works."Power? Is that something that makes him special? I doubt it. Is power something that impresses you Dana? I feel sorry for...

Tags: Chipsets, Routers & switches, Semiconductors, Network technology, Operating systems, Netgear Inc., open source, Linux, router, GPL, chipset, Torvalds

Discussion threads 2009-10-12

Zune HD review roundup: excellent hardware and UI, apps lacking

who makes the hardware?We know M$ subcontracts the hardware.OSS companies should get that hardware, change the label and put Linux on it.This will not only leave Zune behind, but it would defeat the iPod.RE: Zune HD review roundup: excellent hardware and UI, apps lackingwhen you get your zune can you...

Tags: Digital music, Digital media, Smart phones, Apple iPod, Apple iPod Touch, Microsoft Zune, PMP, hardware, Zune HD, ZuneHD

Discussion threads 2009-09-18

Remote exploit released for Windows Vista SMB2 worm hole

Time for an out-of-cycle patch Microsoft. nt.This exploit doesn't countIf the exploit was created by security researchers, it doesn't count.Cue the double standards...It's called "Proof of concept".Originally classified as "Denial of Service", it is now proved to be wormable in every version of Windows currently on the market.But feel free...

Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Apple Mac OS X, Operating systems, NonZealot, TODAY XP, Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Windows

Discussion threads 2009-09-17

Snow Leopard's RTF, Rosetta handling: Beware of changed behaviors

So how are you guys enjoying ZFS?You know, the file system that you guys got in Snow Leopard? It wasn't dropped, was it?Live Mesh won't work eitherhttp://www.wmexperts.com/live-mesh-wont-work-snow-leopardToo bad. But as a bonus, I encourage you to watch the Walt Mossberg video at the end of the story. It is [b]hilarious!!!![/b]...

Tags: Sun Solaris, Microsoft Windows, Operating systems, UNIX, Snow Leopard, Microsoft Corp.

Discussion threads 2009-08-28

Mozilla pushes out .Net incompatible Firefox 3.5

RE: Mozilla pushes out .Net incompatible Firefox 3.5Obviously this only affects Windows users, who have the totally cost-free option of creating a virtual machine running Ubuntu and using Firefox 3.5 with no need to worry about .Net.RE: Mozilla pushes out .Net incompatible Firefox 3.5So instead of running a browser that...

Tags: .NET, Web browsers, Application servers, Middleware, Microsoft .NET, Mozilla Firefox, incompatible Firefox 3.5, Firefox 3.5, Mozilla Corp., open source

Discussion threads 2009-08-17

Memory "bug" won't delay Windows 7

Memory "bug" won't delay Windows 7One time? When it comes to negative Windows stories...[i]Sorry to disappoint, but this is one time when you shouldn?t believe everything you read on the internet![/i]It's usually safer to assume they're wrong until shown otherwise. Too much FUD about Windows on the Internet.Maybe yes, maybe...

Tags: Operating systems, Microsoft Windows 7, Microsoft Windows, true info

Discussion threads 2009-08-06

Apple warns of Mac attack risk via image files

Apple warns of Mac attack risk via image filesWow, lots of critical vulnerabilities in there!!I can't believe how many of these bugs allow for arbitrary code execution! Viewing an image file shouldn't result in arbitrary code execution.Oh well, at least they were fixed within nano seconds of the vulnerability popping...

Tags: Desktops, SECURITY, Patches, Apple Macintosh, Mac Attack, Apple Inc., vulnerability

Discussion threads 2009-08-05

Open source advocates still called zealots

Open source advocates still called zealotsHow about Microsoft zealots?I am certain any group includes a few wackies. Law of averages and all. If the shoe fits....... wear it!I find it funny...the a blogger calls what a journalist does worthless. Considering the difference in quality control and that...

Tags: Blogging, word zealot, Moderators, Ashlee Vance, NYT, open source, zealot, Microsoft Corp.

Discussion threads 2009-07-24

They're soup: Windows 7, Server 2008 R2 released to manufacturing

They're soup: Windows 7, Server 2008 R2 released to manufacturingWell, I for one would like to congratulate Microsoft and the Win7 teamThey've pulled off quite the coup - Win7 and Server 2008 R2 are fantastic products that are going to make quite a difference in the market.Well done MS on...

Tags: Operating systems, UNIX, OPEN SOURCE, Linux, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows 7, soup, Microsoft Windows, Windows 7 Server 2008 R2, Windows 7 Server

Discussion threads 2009-07-22

HTML 5 drops open-source video codec

HTML 5 drops open-source video codec Codec sillinessHas anybody even considered On2's VP6 codec? It practically "runs the web" as far as progressive video playback is concerned. VP6 is, if you don't know already, the primary codec that Flash uses.Video for EverybodyHere is a link to a good...

Tags: Web browsers, VP6, Theora, Bink, codec, Apple Inc., H.264, open-source video codec, Web browser

Discussion threads 2009-07-06

Guy Kawasaki's Twitter account hijacked, pushes Windows and Mac malware

Guy Kawasaki's Twitter account hijacked, pushes Windows and Mac malwareMore details about severity of attack[i]On Windows machines, a user falling for the bait gets to a series of Web pages featuring pornographic content and, at the end, a prompt to update a video codec. That fake codec is...

Tags: Operating systems, Spyware, adware & malware, Cyberthreats, Apple Mac OS X, malware, Microsoft Windows, Apple Macintosh, Guy Kawasaki, attack, user interaction, disk image, Twitter

Discussion threads 2009-06-24

Switching to Linux is worth the ordeal

Switching to Linux is worth the ordealSorry bud,u didn't leave many holes for the zealot's to poke at.

Tags: UNIX, Linux IS, Linux

Discussion threads 2009-06-21

Why enterprise networks run Windows, not the Mac

Why enterprise networks run Windows, not the MacHere's an asbestos suit.Because, boy, are you going to need it.Anyway...The reason they don't succeed is down to three things:1) TCO - ripping out your infrastructure to replace it with someone else's gear doesn't make sense unless you have to. Since good...

Tags: Desktops, Operating systems, Apple Macintosh, PC, enterprise network, Microsoft Windows

Discussion threads 2009-06-05