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Incorporating Linux Based Security Solutions Into the Charity's Expanding IT Infrastructure

Samaritans is a registered charity, founded in 1953, which offers 24-hour confidential emotional support to anyone in emotional distress. Samaritans is installing a four zone Trustix Firewall on an IBM eServer x305 and a Trustix Proxy Server on an IBM eServer x300 server. Security and Linux specialists Nouveau Solutions recommended...

Tags: Security, IT Infrastructure, Charity, Information Technology, IBM eServer, Samaritans, Linux, Utility Computing, Servers, Operating Systems, Software, Hardware

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Every hyperlink tells a story: A tale of one would-be 'Web Samaritan'

Every hyperlink tells a story: A tale of one would-be 'Web Samaritan'Being open is bestI think there are many ways to help on the internet and in some cases, these also present or require that you may make money. For example, if you create a Google custom search engine they...

Tags: Channel management, INTERNET, Web Samaritan, Web, Google Inc., benefit

Discussion threads 2007-09-25

Every hyperlink tells a story: A tale of one would-be 'Web Samaritan'

Are there Good Samaritans lurking on the Web waiting for that next opportunity to do a good deed? And, if you're one of the lucky ones to be the beneficiary of that Samaritan's good deed, what should you do next? At the very least, pay it forward, right? ...

Blog posts 2007-09-24

What is stalling open source in healthcare?

What is stalling open source in healthcare?Canada has a universal care system, but not FLOSSI'm Canadian, looking at this from a different perspective.I don't think that whether there is public health insurance or even better a public health care (not a "just in time sick care insurance") really affects whether...

Tags: HEALTHCARE, Vertical industries, FLOSS, open source, health care

Discussion threads 2007-08-02

Update on Mashup Camp

In response to my announcement of Mashup Camp the unconference about the uncomputer, the inundation of email -- most of which arrived over the holidays -- has been overwhelming and I'm still trying to catch up. So, please accept my apologies if I haven't gotten back to you....

Tags: API, mashup

Blog posts 2006-01-04

Bug-hunting tool aimed at Vista developers

Bug-hunting tool aimed at Vista developersWhat a well thought out and on topic post...And articulated so well too. Amazing...I must a mista the vistaVista eats a doggie bone. I say poo to vista.They should've had this tool years agoIt's about time they release a tool like this. Windows...

Tags: PRODUCTIVITY, developer, tool, RunAs, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows NT, Microsoft Windows Vista

Discussion threads 2005-12-16

For all the good it does, technology often fails us in big ways

Technology has improved our world in so many ways. When they work, traffic lights and pedestrian crossings with audible cues for those with visual impairments are but one example of the many simple successes of societal automation. But attempts to underpin society with technology have failed...

Tags: transponder

Blog posts 2005-12-06

Can tech industry rise to Katrina's housing challenge?

Apparently, my wife and I aren't alone. We know we can donate money to various organizations like the Red Cross. We also know that we can help in some other direct way as well. For example, the idea of offering up some space in our home and the...

Tags: Katrina, tech industry, industry

Blog posts 2005-09-02

Gateway puts a trace on laptops

Gateway puts a trace on laptopsSounds like a good thing to me.True, the crooks wanting to grab every bit of other's IP they can won't like it but hey, they are crooks, who cares...Anything with TPM won't get my dollars.I can manage my own rights digital or otherwise, thank you....

Tags: Notebooks, TPM, laptop computer, Gateway Inc.

Discussion threads 2005-08-10

Microsoft workers cash options for $382 million

Microsoft workers cash options for $382 millionhmmmSo the shares have already sold to the Wall Street firm and M$ received the cash on the behalf of their employees, instead of dispersing it to the employees who opted to sell, they will be "doling it out" to keep them locked in...ooops,...

Tags: Linux, Investment, OPEN SOURCE, worker, Microsoft Corp.

Discussion threads 2003-12-11