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- Slackware
- A Linux distribution that was derived from the Softlanding Linux System SLS by Patrick Volkerding in 1993. As a part-time project, the name was intended to convey a lack...
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- Stellar Phoenix Linux Data Recovery (exe)
- Stellar Phoenix Linux provides Linux data recovery from a deleted logical partition. It recovers data from missing files/foldersin case of Ext2, Ext3 file system. It provides recovery of deleted files, and recovers data on Linux systems with a damaged Super Block or I node List.The software scans the disk trying...
- Tags: Stellar Information Systems, Data Recovery, Phoenix Technologies, Linux, Storage Management, Open Source, UNIX, Operating Systems, Databases, Software, Storage, Hardware, Enterprise Software, Data Management
- Software downloads 2008-08-28
- Feel like taunting an identity thief? Don't.
- Feel like taunting an identity thief? Don't.SurprisingI am a little surprised they would even bother to do this. But not very surprised.I have never been tempted to 'taunt' them in the first place. What I have been tempted to do is send them false information, preferably from an automated source,...
- Tags: ActiveX/COM/COM+/DCOM, Cyberthreats, Middleware, SECURITY, Viruses and worms, new credit, ActiveX, virus
- Discussion threads 2008-08-26
- Do it Yourself Mojave
- Do it Yourself MojaveVista security broken - Black Hathttp://www.theinquirer.net/gb/inquirer/news/2008/08/08/vista-security-rendered-uslessI really don't understandI have a cheap white box machine with a Q6600 processor, 8600GT, 4 Gig Ram, single hard drive, Vista Busines 32 bit. The machine is an absolute dream. Everything is fast. Its the best machine I...
- Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Microsoft Windows Vista, GPU
- Discussion threads 2008-08-08
- Intel: Linux has 'no place' on desktop
- Intel: Linux has 'no place' on desktopIt's GainingI think Ubuntu and Wubi have made big strides in putting Linux on the desktop. My first encounter with Linux was back in the early(?)/mid 90s. I installed an early Slackware version of Linux on my 486 (along with OS/2, PC/DOS, Win 3.1...
- Tags: Operating systems, UNIX, OPEN SOURCE, Intel Corp., Ubuntu, Wubi, newbie, Linux, Microsoft Windows, desktop
- Discussion threads 2008-08-06
- Adventures with open source apps on Linux - Part 2
- Adventures with open source apps on Linux - Part 2One of the reasons I prefer PCLinuxOS 2007I found that all media support was enabled out of the box.I installed it a long time agoI apologize, I thought even DVD support was there out of the box. I'm not in front...
- Tags: Consumer electronics, PCLOS, Ubuntu, win32 codec, DVD, Linux, open source
- Discussion threads 2008-06-13
- What would (or did) it take for you to switch operating systems?
- What would or did it take for you to switch operating systems?Switching OSsAbout a year ago I got a new home laptop my Thinkpad FINALLY died and it came with Vista. Of course I suffered [with Vista] along with everyone else, but what made me switch was that after...
- Tags: Operating systems, OPEN SOURCE, Desktops, SuSE, hardware, Microsoft Windows, Ubuntu, Linux, operating system, Microsoft Windows Vista
- Discussion threads 2008-06-11
- Why many MCSEs won't learn Linux
- Why many MCSEs won't learn LinuxLinux doesn't help the causeOne problem many "MCSEs" have is that most Linux distros spend too much effort trying to be like Windows. This serves to delay the MCSE's development, as they end up treating Linux as if it new version of Windows.Even though it...
- Tags: Operating systems, OPEN SOURCE, Linux, Unix, theory
- Discussion threads 2008-05-07
- If my kid doesn't like Linux now...
- If my kid doesn't like Linux now...So if you buy your kid a Chevyand he demands a Hummer, do you cave in?Because the XP machine was, surprisingly, rampant with malware.Just what you want, a virtual machine running tons of virtual malware, virtual spamware, spyware, and probably botted. So, if...
- Tags: Instant messaging, OPEN SOURCE, Operating systems, Ubuntu, Linux Now, gOS Rocket-E, Linux, old laptop, laptop computer, Microsoft Windows XP
- Discussion threads 2008-04-28
- The best Linux distro for a new breed of PCs
- The best Linux distro for a new breed of PCsUbuntu, but only an LTS versionAn Long Term Supported version of Ubuntu, not the "normal" versions. Three years of security updates instead of 18 months.The period of security updates of other distro's is usually too short: 1 year.... In an Ed...
- Tags: Linux, Security administration, Desktops, Patches, OPEN SOURCE, OLPC Sugar, distro, Ubuntu, Linux Distro, breed, PC
- Discussion threads 2008-04-04
- Is Ubuntu becoming the generic Linux distro?
- Is Ubuntu becoming the generic Linux distro?I agree + typo?I have noticed the exact same thing.BTW: I believe you have a typo when you said say that you have handled dozens of Linux distros, and you say that you "always go back to Linux". Did you mean you always go...
- Tags: OPEN SOURCE, UNIX, Operating systems, Notebooks, Distro, Ubuntu, distro, Linux
- Discussion threads 2008-04-02
- When Lintel beats Wintel
- When Lintel beats WintelI'm switching to Open Office...and have had no trouble accessing my documents created in MS Office. No cost of being different here.linux performance not always betteryou might have a point for servers, but for desktop usage Linux is not always more performant than Windows. so I don't...
- Tags: Operating systems, UNIX, OPEN SOURCE, Linux, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Corp., Wintel
- Discussion threads 2008-03-18
- Some+won%27t+have+to+wait+until+March+for+Vista+SP1%2C+after+all
- Some+won%27t+have+to+wait+until+March+for+Vista+SP1%2C+after+allIf the code is final, why not release it? ntnt = no textWhat a comical bunch of carp...NTWhy not just get from the web:?No link, this will be deleted. If you are truly that anxious to get RC1 though, you don't have to wait.TripleIIMS: we hate windows usersthey hate...
- Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows Vista SP1
- Discussion threads 2008-02-07
- Can an airline exec run Red Hat? You'd be surprised
- When former Delta Airlines chief operating officer James Whitehurst takes over as CEO of Red Hat on New Year's Day he'll face the worst kind of doubters--the quiet ones. But Whitehurst could very well take Red Hat to the next level. Aside from the blogosphere Techmeme, you won't hear...
- Tags: Red Hat Inc., Szulik, Open Source, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2007-12-21
- Mac versus Windows vulnerability stats questioned
- Mac versus Windows vulnerability stats questionedExactly, it was a poor comparison...... and no conclusion can be reached either way. I realize that the authoring experts are writing in a Blog, yet I assume there will be at least a level of professional research, wanting to delve a little deeper than...
- Tags: Desktops, Operating systems, Windows vulnerability stat, Apple Macintosh, stat, CVE, Microsoft Windows, Apple Inc.
- Discussion threads 2007-12-20
- Want to test Vista SP1? Anyone can, starting next week
- Want to test Vista SP1? Anyone can, starting next weekSP1; I hope this fixes the issues...Mary Jo:I am an optimist and I do hope that Vista RC SP1, least the final will fix Vista to make it it even more stable without breaking Apps.Over time, thus far, Microsoft has made...
- Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Operating systems, OPEN SOURCE, Linux Market, vista, Microsoft Windows Vista, Linux, Microsoft Windows Vista SP1
- Discussion threads 2007-12-05
- If the truth about Linux hurts ... shoot the messenger
- Apparently, a fair number of my readers think I am either clueless about Linux or worse, that I am just plain anti-Linux. Actually, both assumptions couldn't be further from the truth! Linux is a great operating system. In fact, it is as good a UNIX clone as there ever was. Lots...
- Tags: IT Community, Linux, UNIX, Operating Systems, Open Source, Software, Marc Wagner
- Blog posts 2007-11-14
- Mandriva...Not just for Classmates
- Mandriva...Not just for ClassmatesMandriva / MandrakeI have used Mandriva since it was Mandrake 7.1. It is the only Linux distro that is usable out-of-box.SUSE is probably the second and the worst is Fedora/RedHad nothing works without lots of extra work.I don't mention Ubuntu because it is UNSTABLE. Being base...
- Tags: OPEN SOURCE, UNIX, Desktops, SuSE, Mandriva, PCLinuxOS, Fedora Project, Linux
- Discussion threads 2007-11-08
- Leopard and Vista - More alike than you might think
- Leopard and Vista - More alike than you might thinkGood question"What are baked in vulnerabilities ?? Sounds likesomeone was cooking during the coding of the OS's"Good question - what in the world is a "baked in vulnerability"??Exactly!"I think the Linux model of lots of incremental releases rather than the Big...
- Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Operating systems, OPEN SOURCE, Consumer electronics, Leopard, Microsoft Windows Vista, Linux, operating system, vulnerability
- Discussion threads 2007-11-06
- Well, didja stick it to the man?
- Well, didja stick it to the man?I am soooo glad......to hear someone else say that!!!!!!!!!!!!! Thank you!!!!!!!!!!!! Let's spread the word. :-)PCLinuxOS! Ubuntu is great as a community but...but it is really a pleasure to install and be done with all the codecs, etc. I do need to take...
- Tags: Microsoft Windows, Sun Solaris, Operating systems, UNIX, OPEN SOURCE, Processors, Ubuntu, Pentium 4 3gh, Linux, NVidia Corp., Intel Pentium 4, WinXPPro, ATi, Intel Pentium, PCLinuxOS, Gentoo
- Discussion threads 2007-11-01
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