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- The computer's master control program. When the computer is turned on, a small "boot program" loads the operating system. Although additional modules may be loaded as needed, the...
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- Last.fm is rocking on various mobile operating systems
- While I enjoy listening to music, I actually have a very small personal collection and primarily listen to the FM radio or stream my music over the internet. The recent iPhone 2.0 update opened my eyes to Pandora, AOL Radio, and Last.fm on mobile devices. I enjoy listening to Last.fm...
- Blog posts 2008-08-07
- Mozilla taps crowd for concepts: Will the browser usurp the OS?
- Mozilla taps crowd for concepts: Will the browser usurp the OS?1997 called. It wants its article backAs a reader of News.com and ZDNet for years and years, I had to laugh when I saw the headline for this one. Sounds familiar, except it would have been about Netscape.Next maybe you...
- Discussion threads 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...
- Blog posts 2008-08-06
- Windows wars: Are you a dog or cat?
- All this Vista versus XP versus Windows Server 2008 stuff got me thinking. Maybe its not just technological issues with Microsoft's latest desktop OS that is creating strife between the user bases. Perhaps -- if we take a page from Jungian theory -- there is a...
- Blog posts 2008-08-05
- How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love Windows Vista
- How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love Windows VistaKubuntu on main desktop ...... Windows XP SP2 in the VMware sandbox, same for Vista if someone sends me a copy gratis. I've been burned too many times with malware to even think of going back to Windows as my main...
- Discussion threads 2008-08-04
- IT Dojo: Five things to consider when choosing a Linux distribution
- Some argue that Linux distributions are essentially the same, and you should just pick the one with the color scheme you like the best. In reality however, distributions are different and some will suit your company's needs better than others. In this IT Dojo video, Bill Detwiler discusses the following...
- Videos 2008-08-04
- Is Wintel IT Expense a Giffen good?
- Is Wintel IT Expense a Giffen good?Theoretically, Murph should be rightLinux should be the cheaper. That is simply based on product cost. It's hard to compete with free. Google exemplifies the best use of Linux."Theoretically", if all OSs had equal pools of equally smart and well...
- Discussion threads 2008-08-04
- Mozilla: Threat to Windows or boilerplate risk factor?
- Mozilla: Threat to Windows or boilerplate risk factor?Mozilla killing Windows -- not likelyIt's the same story since the Netscape days, "A browser might kill Windows".Admittedly web applications have become a big deal since then but ultimately a browser is still relying on core operating system services to do its work,...
- Discussion threads 2008-08-03
- So what do I do first?
- So what do I do first?RE: So what do I do first?You are pretty much doing the first thing!List everything you think you need to do. Make tentative priorities.Then add whatever everyone else thinks is on your todo list and make sure it's what should be there. Failing to manage...
- Discussion threads 2008-08-01
- Desktop virtualization - where should the anti-virus run?
- Desktop virtualization - where should the anti-virus run?Anti-Virus Companies should ...alter their licensing schemes for these situations - 1 license for 1 physical unit - maybe at a slightly higher cost ...JMHOLudoOn the OS with the most user interaction ...Since the host OS will receive little interaction from 'typical' users...
- Discussion threads 2008-08-01
- Net Applications data for July 08 released - Good month for Mozilla, not so good for Apple
- Net Applications data for July 08 released - Good month for Mozilla, not so good for AppleThese...Net Apps, W3 Counter, XiTi and One Stat.It's not so much 'trusted', it's just I'm kind of loate to take one view of the world when the methodology behind how these sites count OS...
- Discussion threads 2008-08-01
- Desktop virtualization - where should the anti-virus run?
- Let's for a moment visualize a virtualized desktop environment. An operating system offering a type 2 hypervisor is acting as the primary operating system in a desktop virtualization implementation. This could be Linux sporting Xen or KVM. It could be Windows running something like Parallels or Virtual PC. It could...
- Blog posts 2008-08-01
- OS fingerprinting Apple's iPhone 2.0 software - a "trivial joke"
- OS fingerprinting Apple's iPhone 2.0 software - a "trivial joke"Hunh???That last paragraph is unintelligible Dancho!
- Discussion threads 2008-07-31
- Half a million Classmates headed for Portugal
- Half a million Classmates headed for PortugalChoice of OSThe Classmate is getting good reviews but there is little information about software. Building the Classmate in Portugal and customizing the experience for the language and locale is wonderful. Money is not simply leaving Portugal but being recycled somewhat.I hope parents think...
- Discussion threads 2008-07-31
- Neocleus and Endpoint virtualization
- Recently I've had the opportunity to speak with Ariel Gorfung, CEO, and Etay Bogner, CTO, both of Neocleus about their concept of "Endpoint Virtualization." At first I didn't understand how this differed from the various forms of desktop virtualization that others are speaking about. Now I understand that they're bringing...
- Blog posts 2008-07-31
- Intel to deliver 500,000 Classmates to Portugal
- Intel to deliver 500,000 Classmates to PortugalIt will be interesting to see...how this shakes out. The government will be the ones selling them to parents. http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2008/07/30/business/EU-Portugal-Classmate-PC.php[B]The cost to parents would be calculated on a sliding scale, he said, with low-income families getting the laptop for free and the top...
- Discussion threads 2008-07-30
- Does your OS matter in a cloud?
- Does your OS matter in a cloud?Some questionsI have two questions:1) Data. Where, exactly, is my data and is it secure. More importantly is it still legally my data. We all put money into the bank knowing that if the bank goes so does our money - does this same...
- Discussion threads 2008-07-30
- OS fingerprinting Apple's iPhone 2.0 software - a "trivial joke"
- Just like every decent web service out there wanting to identify the iPhone's mobile Safari browser in order to serve custom applications, in this very same way malicious attackers would like to remotely identify iPhone devices through a basic pen-testing practice known as OS detection or OS fingerprinting. It seems...
- Blog posts 2008-07-30
- Does your OS matter in a cloud?
- Putting your computing into a cloud can be like having Blackwater fight your wars. It's outsourcing with no in-house expertise to watch the watchers. by Dana Blankenhorn
- Blog posts 2008-07-30
- More tech details emerge on Microsoft's 'Midori'
- SD Times has seen some new Microsoft documentation that provides more specifics on Midori, the Singularity-microkernel-based operating system that is being developed by a team under Eric Rudder, the one-time heir-apparent to Microsoft Chairman Bill Gates. by Mary Jo Foley
- Blog posts 2008-07-29
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