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- Iceberg (gz)
- Iceberg is an integrated packaging environment IPE that allows you to create packages or meta packages conforming to the Mac OS X specifications. With Iceberg, you can quickly create your installation packages using a graphic user interface similar to your favorite development tools. Iceberg can also be useful for administrators...
- Tags: Package, Iceberg, WhiteBox, Apple Mac OS X, Apple Mac OS, Operating Systems, Software
- Software downloads 2007-01-09
- Diablotin (gz)
- Diablotin is a Preference pane, which allows you to manage items which have been added to Mac OS X in the Library folder. If you're a user with administrative privileges, you can enable/disable items in /Library or /System/Library.
- Tags: Item, WhiteBox, Diablotin, Apple Mac OS X, Apple Mac OS, Operating Systems, Desktops, Software, Hardware
- Software downloads 2006-07-10
- Hidden costs of a whitebox
- A couple weeks ago, I wrote a post on the Hidden Costs of a Dell. I received a lot of great feedback, and it was very clear that educational IT folks fell into two distinct camps. The first were the OEM guys. OEM guys touted the ease of setup, ease...
- Tags: OEM
- Blog posts 2006-06-06
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- Hey Dell...Wanna sell some Classmates?
- Hey Dell...Wanna sell some Classmates?We will see the Intel Classmate evolve and add features that areappropriate for grades 1-6 and also 7-12. But, Intel needs to decide they are going to produce it themselves, or completely hand it off to manufactures and get out of it.In any regard, we are...
- Tags: CAD, Retail, Keyboards, ASUS, Dell Computer Corp., Classmates, Wanna
- Discussion threads 2008-01-14
- More images and products from supercomputing 2007
- More images and products from supercomputing 2007Drooling at the power of these systemsI would love to see a fully assembled multi-floor constellation.Better yet, I would love to see the numbers on one of them.I will have to see if I can swing by this even next time they have it.Everyone...
- Tags: Blade servers, Utility computing, Servers, power supply, blade, blade server, server, supercomputing
- Discussion threads 2007-11-16
- Three more things that the Linux community don't get
- Three more things that the Linux community don't getThe unholy trinity of modern computing...... is as follows:1. For those with money and/or an image fetish - the Mac2. For the geeks - Linux3. For the rest - WindowsAnd that is how it will stay for the forseeable future unless...
- Tags: UNIX, OPEN SOURCE, Operating systems, Linux-on-the-desktop, Linux, Microsoft Windows
- Discussion threads 2007-05-23
- Guess how I'm writing this post?
- Guess how I'm writing this post?If Dell really does start selling Ubuntu ...... aggressively on pre-loaded mid-range systems, things COULD get interesting. Competition is good for everybody including Microsoft. It creates incentive for vendors to innovate -- and to lower their prices. Let's hope to see some...
- Tags: Linux, Microsoft Windows XP, Operating systems, UNIX, OPEN SOURCE, Ubuntu, Dell Computer Corp.
- Discussion threads 2007-04-20
- Red Hat shouldn't write off Oracle just yet
- Red Hat shouldn't write off Oracle just yetJust numbers!We are an Oracle shop with a few other Redmond Servers. Oracle is a good product but their support sucks. They themselves don;t know how it works. I wouldn;t bet on their Linux support. Redhat is doing a good job with a...
- Tags: OPEN SOURCE, Operating systems, UNIX, Oracle-Linux, Red Hat Linux, writeoff, Red Hat Inc., Oracle Corp., Linux
- Discussion threads 2007-03-16
- Optional Windows? Hmmm...
- A couple weeks back, I read Adrian Kingsley-Hughes article "Dell - Make Windows optional extra on all your PCs ". Then tonight I finally had the chance to read Marc Wagners post "Why Linux will not displace Windows". They both make a lot of sense. In fact,...
- Tags: Operating systems, UNIX, Desktops, Linux, Microsoft Windows, non-Windows OS, PC, FreeDOS, Hewlett-Packard Co., open source
- Blog posts 2007-03-15
- Standardize, standardize, standardize
- How many of you work in mixed computing environments? L'Unix? Mac? PC? Some or all of the above? Traditionally, Macs have been very education-friendly, especially at the primary level. Macs are also obvious choices for desktop publishing and graphics arts applications. The various...
- Tags: Dell Computer Corp.
- Blog posts 2006-07-23
- Velocity Micro Vector GX Campus Edition
- It would be fair to say that the desktop PC is in a state of flux. Intel just released its exciting new Core 2 Duo processors, the early returns of which suggest that big gains await PC buyers. Velocity Micro's Vector GX Campus Edition has the benefit of being the...
- Tags: Processors, Desktops, PCI, Intel Core 2 Duo, Vector GX, Velocity, Velocity Micro, PC
- Product reviews 2006-07-18
- Falcon Northwest Mach V (Intel Core 2 Duo)
- With the release of Intel's new Core 2 series CPUs, a handful of systems are hitting the ground running on the day of launch. Two of them, the Falcon Northwest Mach V and the Dell XPS 700, share a nearly identical price, but there are marked differences between them. The...
- Tags: Processors, Intel Corp., Falcon Northwest, Intel Core 2 Duo, CPU
- Product reviews 2006-07-14
- Hidden costs of a whitebox
- Hidden costs of a whiteboxI couldn't have said it better ...... myself. Chris, you mentioned that adventurous teachers are required for UNIX/Linux to be practical in your school but I wanted to stress that point a little further. Finding adventurous teachers in science, math, engineering, and programming courses...
- Tags: Linux, UNIX, Operating systems, Hidden Cost, information technology
- Discussion threads 2006-06-07
- Sun's analyst day bright spots
- Sun is having its analyst conference in San Francisco this week, and there is lots of interesting coverage. Stephen O'Grady captures the presentation by Netscape and now Ning founder Marc Andreessen. Most interesting was the comparison of Sun AMD/Solaris systems to whitebox Intel/Linux systems:But the Ning gang did indeed forgo...
- Tags: Ning, Sun Microsystems Inc.
- Blog posts 2006-02-02
- Microsoft loses money on each Xbox
- Microsoft loses money on each XboxNot newwhat's sad is the super and mega bundles that retailers come out with when you want just to preorder a core system, whether Microsoft, Sony or Nintendos. There were some ridiculous bundles available for the 360, what kind of monetary loss is there...
- Tags: Game players, Construction, Sony Corp., Microsoft Xbox, Sony PlayStation 3, Sony Playstation, Microsoft Corp., game
- Discussion threads 2005-11-24
- Dell's dilemma--it's about pricing
- Dell's dilemma--it's about pricingDull's Biz model stopped working 5 YEARS ago but......Wall Street types profiting from over-rating DULL just kept raking in the bread. Anyone in the PC industry knows DULL has been using all kinds of tricks to PATCH it's out-of-date Biz model for years. And when the IRS...
- Tags: Desktops, Right Now IT, modem, business PC, pricing strategy, Dell Computer Corp., PC
- Discussion threads 2005-11-01
- Red Hat looks under Linux's hood
- Red Hat looks under Linux's hoodSun needs to figure out how to exit the OS business, FASTThey need to put the Solaris resourses into designing new processors and servers, and put programmers on Linux to make sure it runs the best on all of their hardware. It would also be...
- Tags: OPEN SOURCE, Operating systems, UNIX, Red Hat Inc., Linux
- Discussion threads 2005-11-01
- How does the average Joe patch Linux?
- How does the average Joe patch Linux?You're working kinda late George.......but this is a good question at any hour. Anyone out there with experience in CentOS?Looking out for YOUThat's YaST Online Update for the uninitiated. SuSE's patch system. You can either run it like Windows Update (Start,...
- Tags: OPEN SOURCE, Microsoft Windows, Patches, Operating systems, UNIX, SuSE, Average Joe, Linux, Joe, Xandros, patch management, Red Hat Inc., Gentoo
- Discussion threads 2005-09-23
- eEye: Flaw found in IE, Outlook installation
- eEye: Flaw found in IE, Outlook installationService Pack Zero?Gee, never heard of that before. Do they mean not having a service pack or do they mean running 0.9 service pack?A flaw in a windows component? Say it ain't so!No TextWindows users tucked againI often wonder if windows users like...
- Tags: Web browsers, SECURITY, Microsoft Outlook, IE screen, flaw, Microsoft Internet Explorer, service pack, Microsoft Windows, eEye Digital Security
- Discussion threads 2005-09-06
- Red Hat lets go of Fedora Linux
- Red Hat lets go of Fedora LinuxRelease is not monday according to Fedora site.Actually... The release date for FC4 has changed to June 13 according to http://fedora.redhat.com/participate/schedule/Who cares?My rep and I have utter and complete disdain for Fedora and Red Hat. My rep has shown me irrefutable proof that Fedora...
- Tags: OPEN SOURCE, John Force, Linux, Fedora Project, Red Hat Inc.
- Discussion threads 2005-06-03
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