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- Flash Player 10 codename "Astro" goes beta
- Flash Player 10 codename "Astro" goes betaAvailable for *all* operating systems! Great!Thanks for bringing out a Linux version straight away! Will version 10 for Linux, be more stable than version 9 for Linux? Because (although it was a big improvement upon the unstable version 7), stability is still an issue...
- Tags: Operating systems, UNIX, OPEN SOURCE, Linux, Flash Player 10 codename, Flash Player 10, Macromedia Flash Player
- Discussion threads 2008-05-15
- Solaris 10 Announcements
- Solaris 10 AnnouncementsThe meaning of "loyalty".Suggesting a slight edit:Ultimately the contest between IBM's Cell, Sun's CMT, and Microsoft's traditional PPC will come down to developer and customer loyalties [when it comes time to spend money] -and in that battle it doesn't get gutsier than this.If everyone who possibly could switched...
- Tags: UNIX, Servers, Processors, Sun Microsystems Inc., Sun Solaris 10, Sun Solaris, Sun Sparc, X86_64, Intel x86
- Discussion threads 2005-11-30
- Ozzie memo: 'Internet services disruption'
- Ozzie memo: 'Internet services disruption'What Microsoft is afraid of...is this kind of thing:http://www.thinkfree.com/What Microsoft is afraid of...is this kind of thing:http://www.thinkfree.com/Re: What Microsoft is afraid of...Very intersting application, if I could have opened it up in my Linux x86_64 box... And that's not ThinkFree's fault, but Sun's, because they do...
- Tags: Linux, Internet Services Disruption, X86_64, Ozzie, Microsoft Corp., Internet
- Discussion threads 2005-11-09
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- Red Hat (belatedly) confirms security breach
- More than a week after a cryptic note hinted at a security breach at Fedora, the open-source group has finally fessed up to two separate server intrusions that compromised the security of Red Hat's OpenSSH packages. The confirmation follows eight days of media speculation and conjecture over...
- Tags: Red Hat Enterprise Linux, Security, Red Hat Inc., Fedora Project, Open Source, Servers, Hardware, Ryan Naraine
- Blog posts 2008-08-22
- The myth of Windows "Workstation" 2008
- The myth of Windows "Workstation" 2008If you want a better Windows experience...switch to Linux/KDE. Sorry I just couldn't resist. I don't really believe that. I do believe if you want a better Windows experience run XP or even W2k. No matter how much I experience Vista it...
- Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Operating systems, Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Windows, workstation
- Discussion threads 2008-07-16
- NVIDIA: Let's spread the blame far and wide
- NVIDIA: Let's spread the blame far and widePublically?"Well, since then the company’s stock has taken a serious battering, and the company doesn’t seem to be willing to talk about the problems with its GPUs publically."Publically is not a word. Publicly is.That aside, Nvidea is playing the blame game and not...
- Tags: NVidia Corp., GPU, blame, supplier
- Discussion threads 2008-07-08
- Fun with openSUSE 11.0
- Fun with openSUSE 11.0Virtualized OpenSUSE 11.0I too am a devoted Ubuntu user, and decided to check out OpenSUSE 11.0. I downloaded the 32bit GNOME LiveCD and loaded in with Virtualbox in Windows XP. I got through the whole setup fairly quickly but when the "system" rebooted it crashed and said...
- Tags: OPEN SOURCE, desktop virtualization, openSUSE 11.0, KDE, KDE 4, Novell OpenSuse, Novell Inc.
- Discussion threads 2008-06-26
- I'm done with the MacBook Air (for now)
- I'm done with the MacBook Air for nowSince your MBA will just be lying around...So, since you're done with your MBA, can I have it?Must agreeI must agree with you. I also have MBA and MBP. The performance is a bit of an issue. But I think the portability overcomes...
- Tags: Notebooks, AirBook, MacBook Air, Apple MacBook, MBA
- Discussion threads 2008-06-24
- Firefox and the horrors of the Solaris install process
- Firefox and the horrors of the Solaris install processnot that i had anything interesting to sayI am used to having my comments *deleted*. ;)I'm sure incompetent top management...was to blame. Couldn't be the IT personnel.As was Fedora'syum -y updateRE: disappearing commentsAs many of you will have noticed comments sometimes...
- Tags: Web browsers, Operating systems, UNIX, Most linux distro, WinBlows, Microsoft Windows, Mozilla Firefox, horror, Sun Solaris, WINDOWS USERS, windoze user
- Discussion threads 2008-06-22
- An idea about teaching Linux to the MCSE community
- An idea about teaching Linux to the MCSE communityIt's not about shellsIt's about where things are and what they're called.Remember we can have the scripts configure gnome to look like windows and pop up wintel like menus too.Put the cart before the horse.You'll need to get them all into the...
- Tags: Operating systems, Microsoft Windows, Unix, server, Linux
- Discussion threads 2008-05-08
- Trying to predict 2008
- Trying to predict 2008More specificity pleaseYou say that IBM needs to get its collective head together re the SCO case. Do you have more specific recommendations on how they should proceed? After all, they appear to be winning.delay the move to PPC? what?The comment about SCO is baffling...
- Tags: Microsoft Windows, Linux, Operating systems, OPEN SOURCE, Free trade, Apple iPhone, PPC, Apple Inc.
- Discussion threads 2007-12-31
- Deploying Oracle Database 10g R2 Standard Edition Real Application Clusters With Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 Advanced Server X86_64 on Dell PowerEdge Servers and Dell PowerVault MD3000i iSCSI Storage
- Dell PowerEdge servers and Dell PowerVault MD3000i iSCSI SAN storage systems are ideal choices for deploying highly reliable and sustainable Oracle 10g databases. This white paper is intended to help IT professionals design and configure Oracle 10g database solutions - using Dell servers and storage - that apply "Best practices"...
- Tags: Red Hat Enterprise Linux, Dell PowerEdge Server, Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4, Dell Computer Corp., Dell PowerVault, Oracle Corp., Red Hat Inc., Dell PowerEdge, Oracle Database, Oracle Database 10g, Oracle Real Application Cluster, Servers, Storage, Storage Management, Open Source, Databases, Hardware, Enterprise Software, Software, Data Management
- White papers 2007-12-01
- Sun launches Intel Workstation on X38 platform
- Sun launches Intel Workstation on X38 platformHmmmm ...Am working on a UPGRADE project, server and workstations for a client that is all Linux. May take a look at these. We are considering a VMWARE server for Windows since we will be getting some speciality apps that are ugh windows only...
- Tags: Workstations, OS-of-choice, workstation, X38, Intel Workstation, X38 platform, Sun Microsystems Inc., Intel Corp.
- Discussion threads 2007-10-24
- Will AMD Barcelona kill off high-margin AMD CPUs?
- Will AMD Barcelona kill off high-margin AMD CPUs?Holy Cow!It's outta the ballpark.It wasa stream of conciousness--conversational in tone.Ouddda the ball park. Good.Nothing I can pick at though so I am moving on. ;)Hopefully AMD can get back in the game.The competition between AMD and Intel has been great for us...
- Tags: Performance management, Processors, Servers, Advanced Micro Devices Inc., Intel Corp., Intel Xeon, performance, SPECint_rate, CPU
- Discussion threads 2007-09-07
- Intel Tigerton and AMD Barcelona price list
- Intel Tigerton and AMD Barcelona price listwhat about 2XXX BarcelonaWhy dont you show the entire list ?,WOW AMD by all estimates will dominate, I cant believe you said that! Make sure the PPW is with power saving ONAMD silences quad-core criticshttp://www.vnunet.com/vnunet/news/2195086/amd-silences-barcelona-criticsAMD's "Estimated Benchmark Scorestm" are [i]EVIL![/i] X-(.AMD's clearly labeled "Estimated...
- Tags: Performance management, IBM Corp., Advanced Micro Devices Inc., performance, Intel Corp.
- Discussion threads 2007-09-06
- SSE extension wars heat up between Intel and AMD
- SSE extension wars heat up between Intel and AMDNicely Done!ntHey Nice JobDid you know that an AMDATI1950 video card can encode a 700mb file from avi to DVD in 5 minutes,I fold on the gpu client Stanford says the GPU client is %40 faster on a 2900XT,since it uses the...
- Tags: Processors, GPU, Advanced Micro Devices Inc., Intel Corp., SSE5, CPU
- Discussion threads 2007-08-31
- Analysis of Sun's 'Niagara 2' UltraSPARC T2
- Analysis of Sun's 'Niagara 2' UltraSPARC T2WTF"Single threaded performance is so important in the server world because it essentially allows co-hosting logical or virtual servers to borrow each other’s idle time and complete tasks so much faster"Why? That's the exact opposite of what I'd expect. T2 works by...
- Tags: Network technology, Servers, Processors, Virtualization, T2, server, context-switch, Intel Xeon, Sun Microsystems Inc., Intel Corp., analysis, Sun UltraSPARC
- Discussion threads 2007-08-16
- Mainframe Linux
- Mainframe LinuxThe perfect environment for Outsdanding Linux.Excellent article Murph, sometimes we need to uncover some very unknown idiotic comments from big corp clueless about computing.But unfortunately your scenario is exactly the one where a Linux Environment is absolutely outstanding and unbeatable.That is the right place to displace mainframes and...
- Tags: Mainframes, Servers, Storage, OPEN SOURCE, mainframe, server, Linux, database
- Discussion threads 2007-08-14
- Installation (Haute Secure - Blocking drive-by malware downloads)
- Installation (Haute Secure - Blocking drive-by malware downloads)Get a Mac? [nt][nt]Wow!Some ex-softies have decided there is money to be made in blocking drive-by malware for windows. Oh wait, if you believe the "usual suspects" then drive-by exploits for Windows don't exist any more.Well, good luck to them. If they think...
- Tags: Spyware, adware & malware, Cyberthreats, Web browsers, Operating systems, Microsoft Windows, malware, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Internet Explorer, Haute Secure, Apple Macintosh
- Discussion threads 2007-07-17
- Third-party Skype developers offer feature suggestions
- Third-party Skype developers offer feature suggestionsWhat I'd most like to see in Skypeis support for a native x86_64 version in [b]Linux[/b]. What are the odds ?...HenriSecurityI'll not use skype as long as it doesn't keep my computer safe. i've seen a number of unauthorized activities on the net that stops...
- Tags: Skype Technologies S.A., Third-Party
- Discussion threads 2007-07-09
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