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- The real pros and cons of server virtualization
- YepVMwear is starting to look like Windoze - adding unneeded functionality just because it can. Moving VMs around from server to server live - is COOL. But why do you need it? If you are on a consolidation binge and utilization is king, then there will be no "extra" capacity...
- Tags: Linux, Microsoft Windows, Operating systems, UNIX, Servers, Virtualization, server virtualization, VMwear, server
- Discussion threads 2009-11-07
- Ballmer: So far, Windows 7 sales are "fantastic"
- RE: Ballmer: So far, Windows 7 sales are One report has at 4% market share the weekend of launch so im sure its past that already.Has Windows 7 marketshare eclipsed total OS X marketshare yet?Just wondering. :)MSFT: 1/2000 = $56. Today, $28.40Win 7 may not be the catastrophe the last...
- Tags: Sales strategy, Businesses, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows 7, stock split, Win7, recession, Steve Ballmer, sales, Microsoft Windows
- Discussion threads 2009-11-05
- Java Runtime Environment (JRE) 6 Update 17 (Windows)
- The Java Runtime Environment JRE provides the libraries, the Java Virtual Machine, and other components to run applets and applications written in the Java programming language. In addition, two key deployment technologies are part of the JRE: Java Plug-in, which enables applets to run in popular browsers; and Java Web...
- Tags: JRE, Microsoft Windows, Programming Languages, Java, Software Development, Software/Web Development
- Software downloads 2009-11-04
- Do you really want to carry another device just for Twitter?
- A Twitter Device? Hmmm... it will probably be a hit for christmas and then die a painful sudden death!never really liked their stuffNever really liked their stuff - limited devices for prices that are still too high? No thanks.Frankly, I'm [b]much[/b] more interested in devices with Wi-Fi than with cell...
- Tags: E-mail, Cellular phones, Peek Classic, Twitter Inc.
- Discussion threads 2009-11-03
- ZFS on Snow Leopard? Forget about it!
- Isn't it funny how the Apple crowd ........ attacked Microsoft when WinFS was pulled from Vista but appear to be totally absent on this story? I can't wait to see how they alibi Apple for this move.They'll defend it based upon licensingbut all that will prove is Apple was...
- Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Operating systems, ZFS, Apple Inc., Microsoft Corp., WinFS
- Discussion threads 2009-10-27
- Tracking efficiency
- Array Technologies has been in the solar tracking business for a couple decades. And using GPS systems for solar tracking is nothing new. GPS itself is now an ancient tech dating back to 1993. Hell, it's older than even the public-access Internet. GPS itself is a...
- Tags: Panel, Array, GPS, Handhelds, Internet, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Hardware, Harry Fuller
- Blog posts 2009-10-26
- Mac ZFS is dead: RIP.
- fortunatelywhile zfs is cool, there are enough other file systems, so we users won't miss it muchHow about EXT4 and BTRFS?What do you think of EXT4 and it's destined successor, BTRFS?NTFSActualy has similar features to most of these but maybe its not implemented as well.Apple picks NetApp WAFL over...
- Tags: Storage, Mac ZFS, Actualy, Robin, Apple Macintosh, NetApp Inc., ZFS, Apple Inc.
- Discussion threads 2009-10-26
- MB Horse Horoscope 1.0 (Windows)
- MB Horse Horoscope happens to be one very unique animal astrology software that produces horoscopes for horses. It finds out the sun sign of your horse on the basis of its name and birth details and also lets you know the attribute of its horse sun sign or horse zodiac...
- Tags: Horse, MysticBoard, MB Horse Horoscope, MB Horse Horoscope Software, Microsoft Windows, Tools & Techniques, Operating Systems, Software, Management
- Software downloads 2009-10-26
- Data center design 101
- I don't have to design data centers, but I do have to play a knowledgeable wonk on the Web from time to time. With that in mind, I attended two data center presentations at the Gartner IT Symposium to see what I could learn. My knowledge about...
- Tags: Data Center, Tiers, Data Centers, Storage, Hardware, Data Management, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2009-10-23
- Windows 95 wiped out last PC competition
- Installed only on IBMAt least, isn't that what wiped out OS/2?OS/2 was a great OS, but everyone heard about Windows through marketing and away the lemmings go. The interesting twist is that Apple's limited hardware base is still getting them more customers. Apple is starting to show up as...
- Tags: Operating systems, Microsoft Windows 7, UNIX, Microsoft Windows 95, PC, operating system, IBM Corp., Microsoft Windows, IBM OS/2, Linux
- Discussion threads 2009-10-21
- HP's Hurd: Cloud computing has its limits (especially when you face 1,000 attacks a day)
- HP CEO Mark Hurd is big on cloud computing, but acknowledges its limits. For instance, HP "wouldn't put anything material in nature outside the firewall." The message: The cloud has its place, but there's a vast difference between private and public computing. [caption id="attachment_26254" align="alignright" width="250" caption="Credit:...
- Tags: Hewlett-Packard Co., Mark Hurd, Attack, Cloud Computing, Strategy, Virtualization, Management, Hardware, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2009-10-20
- Another strong quarter for Apple; credit strong iPhone, Mac sales
- Over-reaction of marketThis Apple news will be diluted once Windows7 ships this week. Plus, with the new Zune HD and Windows Mobile 6.5, Apple's days are definitely numbered. Microsoft is poised to take control of all markets once and for all. I would sell AAPL if I were a shareholder...
- Tags: Investment, Digital music, Digital media, Financial accounting, Personal finance, Operating systems, Apple Macintosh, Apple iPhone, sales, Apple stock price, Windows Mobile 6.5, Apple Inc., Microsoft Corp., market capitalization, stock
- Discussion threads 2009-10-19
- Microsoft exposes Firefox users to drive-by malware downloads
- is this a part of - framework assistantI am using Firefox 3.5.3 and it has".net framework assistant 1.0" disabled,claiming that is not compatible with thisversion of the browser.what makes this different from the ?Windows Presentation Foundation"that was not disabled until i did it my self ?is one or both the...
- Tags: Web browsers, Cyberthreats, Spyware, adware & malware, Viruses and worms, Linux Distro, Mozilla Firefox, Web browser, Google Chrome, plug-in, malware, Google Inc., security, Microsoft Corp.
- Discussion threads 2009-10-16
- Oracle's big plan: Double revenue in five years
- Oracle capped off its OpenWorld conference with a powwow with analysts where management was described as extremely confident about the company's prospects. Although I'm not sure you could ever describe Oracle management as timid---does Larry Ellison allow that?---analyst notes seem to portray executives as exceedingly confident. Judging...
- Tags: Revenue, Oracle Corp., Ross MacMillan, Tools & Techniques, Operational Accounting, Management, Finance, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2009-10-16
- Mono-mania: It's risky business
- M$ must give away its patentsIf M$ want to have its technolgies adopted by FOSS it must give up all its patents and GPLed the code.Until then we must stay away from any code that resembles M$ technologies and support Stallman and FSF in their fight against software tirany.RE: Mono-mania:...
- Tags: .NET, C#, OPEN SOURCE, UNIX, Development tools, Operating systems, Programming languages, Novell Inc., Microsoft Corp., Mono, Linux
- Discussion threads 2009-10-15
- Microsoft recovers 'most, if not all' Sidekick users' data
- I lost my contacts for a few days. Give me ONE HUNRED BILLION DOLLARS!!!Says with pinky raised to mouth.RE: Microsoft recovers 'most, if not all' Sidekick users' dataI don't feel sorry for anyone who owns a Sidekick and lost their data. It is moronic to purchase a device that...
- Tags: Microsoft Corp.
- Discussion threads 2009-10-15
- Ellison's keynote: Linux, Exadata, the Governator and more
- Oracle CEO Larry Ellison took the stage for the final keynote at Oracle OpenWorld 2009 today - an afternoon session that followed lunch and got off to a rough start when Infosys CEO Kris Gopalakrishnan who was scheduled to speak after Ellison came on stage first and spent 45 minutes...
- Tags: Oracle Corp., Larry Ellison, IBM Corp., Ellison, Fusion, Linux, UNIX, Operating Systems, Open Source, Software, Sam Diaz
- Blog posts 2009-10-14
- MB Color Tarot 1.0 (Windows)
- MB Color Tarot tells you more about your zodiac sign and the associated tarot card and most suitable color. Knowing the meaning of colors and their relationship with the tarot cards will help you understand your personality better. MB Color Tarot Software is a unique tool for color tarot divination...
- Tags: Card, Color, Microsoft Windows, MysticBoard, MB Color Tarot, MB Color Tarot Software, Colors
- Software downloads 2009-10-13
- Ellison rips IBM, shows off Sun-Oracle benchmarks, offers $10M prize
- Ellison should have ripped M$ and Inhell tooIBM is less dangerous to the Oracle and the world than M$ and Inhell.RE: Ellison rips IBM, shows off Sun-Oracle benchmarks, offers $10M prizeFairly typical of desperation attempts, use wordsnot real proof through history."Unbreakable"And that one did not turn out too well...Your trolls...
- Tags: Databases, Enterprise software, DB2 Databases, Oracle Corp., IBM Corp., Sun Microsystems Inc., IBM DB2
- Discussion threads 2009-10-12
- Clouds vs. Appliances
- I still prefer DistributedWhen you set up the Namespace "properly" a sysadmin can handle both client and server machines - i.e. No gurus vs. grunts. With the same configuration on all machines, it is easy to bring machines up in short order. Client maintenance consists of 1) Reboot and then...
- Tags: server, desktop
- Discussion threads 2009-10-10
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