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- Threats to Linux: Expertise and acceptance
- Threats to Linux: Expertise and acceptanceLarge Solaris installationsUNIX was the be-all, end-all of computing in the 90's. Client-server was the rage, and Sun and HP and LATER IBM were happy to oblige. These installations never delivered the promise, so mainframes didn't die like they should have, and Windoze worked themselves...
- Discussion threads 2005-07-19
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- Microsoft retail store pitch: Whither PCTV?
- Microsoft retail store pitch: Whither PCTV?you won't see M$ stores in EUIf M$ opens a store in EU, the commision will force it to display Linux PCs too and that will be the best thing for FOSS.M$ should better save the $$$ for the lawyers.Guru barmary, you forgot to mention...
- Discussion threads 2009-07-27
- OpenSolaris 2009.06: Getting Better All The Time
- OpenSolaris 2009.06: Getting Better All The TimeWatch Out Microsoft: Coming at ya from all sides!Nobody can tell me otherwise, OpenSolaris is a thing of beauty--ZFS, ZFS Slider, Dtrace, Containers, GNOME Nimbus interface, xVM Hypervisor LDOMS, and new CrossBar Network Virtualization.There's some serious $hit going on here I wish were in...
- Discussion threads 2009-06-07
- That "unlocked" Windows 7 taskbar is also unfinished
- That "unlocked" Windows 7 taskbar is also unfinishedCompletely defeats MS' purpose....The whole idea was to show complete features. Unlocking incomplete features will have a negative effect when people start finding the bugs. Good idea MS to keep these features locked that weren't complete, but unfortunately they were unlocked.Thanks for the...
- Discussion threads 2008-11-03
- From Chapter Three: The Windows Culture
- From Chapter Three: The Windows CultureOne application per serverThis model is pathetic. Mainframes can run more than one application at a time. So can UNIX machines. Windoze CAN run more than one application at a time, but the more apps you run simultaneously - the higher the risk of failure.This...
- Discussion threads 2008-10-31
- Virtualization smackdown: Sun xVM VirtualBox 1.6 vs. VMWare Server 2.0 Beta 2
- Virtualization smackdown: Sun xVM VirtualBox 1.6 vs. VMWare Server 2.0 Beta 2VMware has even more managabilityYou have the additional capability of managing VMware Server (2.0 beta) with their enterprise-class tools in the Virtual Infrastructure suite. (That means no web front-end!) You can also automate actions without purchasing VI...
- Discussion threads 2008-05-21
- Introduction to BIT
- This is the 1st excerpt from the second book in the Defen series: Business Information Technology: Foundations, Infrastructure, and Culture Introduction This book is designed for people who interact with, but do not want to become, professional information systems...
- Blog posts 2008-05-16
- Is it worth the effort to provide many operating systems to students?
- Is it worth the effort to provide many operating systems to students?AmenChris says:"This goes back to the point that has been raised repeatedly in this blog: teach the fundamentals of computing (whether from an end user or developer perspective, depending on the students) and it won't matter which OS (or...
- Discussion threads 2008-03-10
- Linux security guru joins Microsoft
- Linux security guru joins MicrosoftPaycheckWell, I am sure his paycheck will increase in size that is what it is all about correct...RE: Linux security guru joins MicrosoftIsn't this a good thing, in a way? I mean, it just gives more notoriety to the Linux crowd. Microsoft can't keep saying that...
- Discussion threads 2008-01-21
- Microsoft privacy guru's site hacked
- Microsoft privacy guru's site hackedROTFLMAO !!!This one was priceless . How can Microsoft's Security Guru site get hacked ? Oh my all the MS fanboys claim that Microsoft products are so secure . "In a world without walls and fences , who needs windows and gates."How can this be? It...
- Discussion threads 2007-10-29
- A call from a former colleague
- A call from a former colleagueAh yes, the late 80'sIt was just me - and a ComputerVision "low boy" server in a cubicle. The heat it put out was overwhelming - but I took it in stride. I was basically told - there is the computer, make it work. In...
- Discussion threads 2007-09-18
- Monkcast #12: IBM HW group OEMs Solaris to chagrin of SW group & a fly in VMware's ointment
- In this week's Monkcast -- a joint production between ZDNet and the research outfit Redmonk -- Redmonk co-founder James Governor is on vacation and filling in for him is the other co-founder and open source guru Steve O'Grady. Show-regular Michael Cote also of Redmonk fame joins as well. ...
- Blog posts 2007-08-17
- Beware the iPhone/Safari dialer
- Beware the iPhone/Safari dialerAgain we see the damage that can be caused......by placing Apple sauce onto a stable (-ish) Unix variant.Remember:Mach + BSD + Apple sauce != good, fast or stable...OuchThats really nasty.I reckon thats probably the very first mobile virus that has the potential to affect large numbers of...
- Discussion threads 2007-07-17
- Simplicity put Palm's Pilot on the map. Is Palm's Foleo 'PC' an encore performance?
- Simplicity put Palm's Pilot on the map. Is Palm's Foleo 'PC' an encore performance?Couple of things...1. This would be great for backpacking! With a solar charging blanket I can write down my thoughts and such!2. Excellent choice of Operating systems!3. Um, they couldn't really sell the Folio for $500.00 with...
- Discussion threads 2007-07-03
- Mainframes, IFL, and Linux
- Mainframes, IFL, and LinuxSo, what you're asserting here...... is that all those companies that buy, use and maintain mainframes are a bunch of clueless idiots and that a 900MHz PIII would do the same job?I think not. You neglected to mention the BIG difference in your comparisons - that you...
- Discussion threads 2007-07-02
- Declaring war on botnets
- Declaring war on botnetsLinux kills Botnets - easy solutionIt really is as simple as getting a good percentage of people to install Linux - it's immune to most all viruses and malware. Computer newbies especially should be starting with Linux, as it's newbies who create the most Windows botnet machines...
- Discussion threads 2007-01-09
- Heads I win - tails? not my problem
- Heads I win - tails? not my problemLacks AuthenticityAlthough your opinion may be valid, but the article lacks the data (i.e. references, figures, etc.) to make it sound convincing.It still may be worth a consideration, though.Sun Numbers1. Your one junior guru isn't enough to provide sufficient coverage - you need...
- Discussion threads 2007-01-04
- Linux guru warns on security in open-source code
- Linux guru warns on security in open-source codeOpen-Source should be under the 'eye'Programmers like myself are always investigating possible security risk involved in the the deployment of Linux clusters.It is my job has an RHCT to verify everything is locked down in the grid.]:)is that Mike Cox's brother?or just a...
- Discussion threads 2006-10-26
- Microsoft blocks 'Black Hat' Vista hack
- Microsoft blocks 'Black Hat' Vista hackBy the way, Mike Cox is always jokingSecond, Linux doesn't even attempt to block access to the kernel from the administrator so this isn't exactly a weakness in Vista in comparison to other operating systems.Yeah like Like Linux is secure! LOLThe biggest is always targeted....
- Discussion threads 2006-10-20
- Defining the "wry" in wry comment
- Defining the "wry" in wry commentApplications are the holeThe very small list of Linux worms would have hit Solaris as well. The DNS and Apache "knockers" would have worked just as well on Solaris and may have. Thus you see the weakness in the OS - the apps.It's a matter...
- Discussion threads 2006-09-08
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