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- Open source and the 'fear factor' mentality
- Guest editorial by Emma McGrattan In the current economic climate, businesses of every size are looking to reduce their spending wherever possible. Open source software, which has no upfront licensing fees, is one way of achieving significant savings. However, in order to protect their...
- Tags: Software, Security, Open Source, Ryan Naraine
- Blog posts 2008-08-20
- My bad day with Windows Server 2003
- My bad day with Windows Server 2003I'm intrigued...Not by Win2k3 server, but your mention of Ikea furniture. What's that for? Computer desks, lab desks, general tables? My mind is boggling as to what school would let you use that, and what it's being used for!Partition MagicI've had some nasty experiences...
- Tags: Servers, Operating systems, Linux, Desktops, IKEA, Microsoft Windows Server 2003, Microsoft Windows Server, Microsoft Windows, Partition Magic, server, bad day
- Discussion threads 2008-08-18
- The kids are all right with Linux
- The kids are all right with LinuxThe kids are all right with Linux...well maybe.Let's see. You say "The new system should be more rugged than the old, the terminals are cheaper to replace, and the central system is physically inaccessible, so there will be less mischief. Before any kid can...
- Tags: UNIX, Operating systems, OPEN SOURCE, Microsoft Windows, Linux, Ubuntu
- Discussion threads 2008-08-11
- VIPRE performance shoot-out - Does it really not slow down your PC?
- VIPRE performance shoot-out - Does it really not slow down your PC?How about the corporate versionI've been using Symantec Anti-Virus corporate for years and subjectively it seems a lot less "in your face" i.e. much less of an impact compared to its consumer cousin Norton Anti-Virus. I actually steer...
- Tags: Performance management, Firewalls, Desktops, SECURITY, Network security, Viruses and worms, VIPRE performance, DOES IT, PC, NOD32, performance
- Discussion threads 2008-08-07
- Microsoft aims to close Patch Tuesday vulnerability window
- Microsoft aims to close Patch Tuesday vulnerability windowThis is good, potentially anyway.MFST did not get to be where it is by being "stupid". Granted, they have their "flaws", but so does everyone on this Planet. The reason that "hackers" virus writers, etc. target Windows is clear. The OS is the...
- Tags: Construction, Microsoft Windows NT, SECURITY, Viruses and worms, Patch Tuesday vulnerability window, Patch Tuesday, Microsoft Corp., window
- Discussion threads 2008-08-06
- EASEUS Partition Manager Server Edition (zip)
- Compared with Norton Partition Magic, EASEUS Partition Manager Server Edition is a server partition management software, which not only provides with convenient user-interface simplifying your tasks but also enables you to perform basic and advanced partition operations on server and non-server (32 and 64 bit) systems without data loss. You...
- Tags: ptdd, 64-bit, servers, processors, semiconductors, hardware, components
- Software downloads 2008-08-06
- Should colleges really teach hacking?
- Should colleges really teach hacking?Bartending SchoolIn the mid-70's I took one of those vocational courses you see advertised on late-night TV: "Learn to be a Bartender in One Week". Although I never used it (I went at night, which takes 2 weeks and over the weekend I got my...
- Tags: Food & Beverage, SECURITY, Cyberthreats, Tools & Techniques, beverage, hacking, chemistry
- Discussion threads 2008-08-05
- Should colleges really teach hacking?
- Newsweek featured an interesting article Saturday about a professor at Sonoma State University who actively teaches his students to create malware and otherwise do the nasty things online that cost companies billions of dollars every year. According to the Newsweek piece, [Professor George]...
- Tags: Newsweek, Student, Ledin, Cyberthreats, Productivity, Security, Viruses And Worms, Hacking, Christopher Dawson
- Blog posts 2008-08-05
- I say crapware; you say 'performance enhancer'
- I say crapware; you say 'performance enhancer'agreedall trialware should be treated as crapware.OneCare offered as TRIAL is crapware.OneCare offered as TRIAL is crapware.I want the full version or nothing. Trial is useless.Anyway I don't like OneCare because it's a security suite. I would like a simple antivirus only programohgreat.One problem...
- Tags: Tools & Techniques, OneCare, performance enhancer, software, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Corp., laptop computer, performance
- Discussion threads 2008-08-01
- Sunbelt Software's VIPRE - Redefining security software
- Sunbelt Software's VIPRE - Redefining security softwareNo Firewall ???Sounds great, I looked into them because of your article, but it looks like they never incorporated their firewall product. In fact, their firewall product page talks about how it will work with VIPRE so that price you've posted isn't a good...
- Tags: Firewalls, Network security, security, firewall, VIPRE, Sunbelt Software
- Discussion threads 2008-08-01
- Eight excellent PC upgrade ideas
- Eight excellent PC upgrade ideasI did all eightNow I have a new computer.Check first is a good idea.For example, a computer may be capable of managing a maximum of, say 1 GB of RAM, so adding more will be ineffective. It's possible to play Blu-ray with existing hardware using...
- Tags: PRODUCTIVITY, Memory, PC, RAM, computer, Nero, monitor, software, hardware
- Discussion threads 2008-07-31
- Symantec is commanding more of your IT budget
- Symantec's strategy of selling security and storage together is apparently paying off as companies consolidate the number of vendors they use. The security and storage management software company reported strong fiscal first quarter results statement as net income more than doubled from a year ago. Symantec reported...
- Tags: IT Budget, Symantec Corp., Information Technology, Storage, Norton 360, Security, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2008-07-31
- Campaign to abolish crapware
- Campaign to abolish crapwareHow low Norton branded products have fallenThere used to be a day when any computer [i]without[/i] a Norton product on it was considered crap. How the times change.RE: Campaign to abolish crapwareSupposedly Microsoft is in the beginning stages of getting this trend reversed... this is one of...
- Tags: Processors, Viruses and worms, SECURITY, Norton Co.
- Discussion threads 2008-07-29
- Campaign to abolish crapware
- We can soon expect a sudden influx, a mass exodus of students seeking refuge at some of the world's best universities. With this, the amount of prospective students heading to the local computer store to get a new laptop will be immense, just as years before. crapware - noun...
- Tags: Software, Laptop Computer, Computer, Norton AntiVirus 2008, Productivity, Tools & Techniques, Notebooks, Management, Hardware, Notebooks & Tablets, Zack Whittaker
- Blog posts 2008-07-29
- Norton AntiVirus (exe)
- Norton AntiVirus 2009 provides fast, powerful protection against viruses, spyware, worms, bots, and other software threats. It protects your system without slowing you down. Rapid pulse updates and an innovative new architecture dramatically improve performance and help to ensure that youre protected from new threats. Norton AntiVirus stays out of...
- Tags: Norton Co., Antivirus, Symantec Norton AntiVirus, Norton AntiVirus 2009, Viruses And Worms, Security
- Software downloads 2008-07-23
- Dear OEM: Ditch the crapware, you'll make up the revenue elsewhere
- Dear OEM: Ditch the crapware, you'll make up the revenue elsewhereSony can afford to.They aren't selling $299.00 desktops or $399.00 laptops. There systems sell for a premium. Other OEMs are forced to subsidize the hardware with these offers.Reactions"First reaction: That's great that Sony is moving the needle on...
- Tags: Broadband Internet, OEM, crapware, Crapware
- Discussion threads 2008-07-21
- WhenU make adware
- WhenU make adwareAdware and Spybot Search and Destroy are old and InferiorI trialled many anti spyware programs foten simultaneously and then proceeded to deliberately install ad/spyware on my pc. Here is a good link if you want to run trials yourself: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adware#Well-known_adware_programs.2Fprograms_distributed_with_adwareI then ran each one to see which...
- Tags: Spyware, adware & malware, Cyberthreats, Viruses and worms, SECURITY, adware, spyware, WhenU, Spybot Search, advertisement
- Discussion threads 2008-07-21
- 2nd-generation Intel Classmates reviewed
- I just love these little laptops, so here's another repost while I've "gone fishin'". Intel recently sent me two examples of their second-generation Classmate PC for testing. The Classmates include numerous improvements on their already well-thought-out first-gen machines and mark the first versions that we can...
- Tags: Intel Corp., Intel Classmates, Microsoft Windows, Corporate Communications, Memory, Mesh Networking, Notebooks, Operating Systems, Software, Marketing, Semiconductors, Hardware, Components, Networking, Notebooks & Tablets, Christopher Dawson
- Blog posts 2008-07-15
- Open Discussion: Software firewalls
- Open Discussion: Software firewallsRE: Open Discussion: Software firewallsI use both Windows Firewall in Vista and the built in hardware firewall in my router. I just don't see the need for a resource hungry, third party solution any more when the built in firewall in Windows does an admirable job.Fire ...
- Tags: Firewalls, Network security, SECURITY, software, firewall, Network Address Translation, NAT Router, Microsoft Windows Firewall
- Discussion threads 2008-07-11
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