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Microsoft reaches out with WGA help

Microsoft reaches out with WGA helphow so?When I purchased XP from CompUSA, it came with a number and was activated years ago. Now it comes up as invalid. How can a link check my system and then me reinstalling the COA? It hasn’t changed? I haven’t updated the system? How...

Tags: firewalls, operating systems, open source, yum, microsoft corp., linux firewall, microsoft windows xp, linux, microsoft windows genuine advantage, firewall, computer, microsoft windows

Discussion threads 2006-07-24

Red Hat's Fedora 5 boosts desktop features

Red Hat's Fedora 5 boosts desktop featuresKernel Version 2.6.16?Funny thing: I am upgrading my Fedora Core 4 system to Core 5 as we speak, using the nifty Yum Upgrade feature (allows you to do it via Yum repositories rather than from CD/DVD-ROM).But the Kernel package that is being installed identifies...

Tags: open source, linux, desktops, operating systems, gnome, yum, desktop, fedora project, kde, red hat inc.

Discussion threads 2006-03-21

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Icahn: I'm not showing up to Yahoo's shareholder meeting

Icahn: I'm not showing up to Yahoo's shareholder meetingBig surpriseIf anyone thought he actually had any ideas about how to run things, this should set you straight.Now that he can't manipulate a couple quarterly results and sell high, he's going to step back and not turn things into a media...

Tags: icahn, yahoo! inc., shareholder

Discussion threads 2008-07-31

Another Linux hidden gem

Another Linux hidden gemI use apt-get on Ubuntu but there are others.But another system I know that uses RPMs is urpmi on the Mandriva Linux distro. It does a pretty good job or getting dependencies for you and installing them. Might not be identical to apt-get but it certainly does...

Tags: open source, unix, operating systems, synaptic package manager, linux

Discussion threads 2008-07-14

(Linux's dirty little secret)

(Linux's dirty little secret)Possible workaroundI am also new to Ubuntu, although I have used early RedHat versions on a server. But Ubuntu is based on the Debian Linux release which uses a different package manager aptitude than Redhat's RPM. If you cannot find an apt-get compatible package, you may be...

Tags: unix, operating systems, open source, ubuntu, linux

Discussion threads 2008-06-30

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

Friday Rant - Why no MSI installer for Firefox?

Friday Rant - Why no MSI installer for Firefox?Do IT departments want Firefox?Firefox is all well and good and what I am using right now. But.... A lot of corporate software demands the use of IE--probably a version or two old at that. Cognos comes to mind...

Tags: web browsers, msi, mozilla firefox, installer

Discussion threads 2008-06-20

Top-growing US web sites in US in March 2008

Mar-08 Apr-08 Growth, & Rank Total Internet 188,010 190,728 1 N/A PlayList.com 5,548 7,632 38 137 MLB.com 9,799 13,318 36 76 IRS.gov 17,311 23,354 35 34 TheStreet.com Sites 3,733 4,667 25 238 Chrysler LLC...

Tags: web, web site, site, internet, web site development, web technology, channel management, marketing, nb

Blog posts 2008-06-10

OpenSUSE 11 RC1: The Mercedes-Benz to Ubuntu's Volkswagen

2008 will be a very good vintage for community end-user Linux distributions. So far, we've seen the release of Ubuntu 8.04, which is universally considered to be  a major milestone release in usability and device compatibility, and one of the easiest distros to install. While not as widely lauded, we...

Tags: ubuntu, novell inc., fedora project, novell opensuse, volkswagen ag, gnome, software update utility, linux, open source, unix, operating systems, software, jason perlow

Blog posts 2008-06-03

Virtualization smackdown: Sun xVM VirtualBox 1.6 vs. VMWare Server 2.0 Beta 2

Once strictly the domain of software developers and QA engineers, personal and small-business virtualization products are now becoming an attractive solution for entry-level systems consolidation and foreign OS compatibility applications. These solutions run on host operating systems which do not require the overhead or usual high entry cost of professional...

Tags: innotek virtualbox, version, operating system, sun microsystems inc., vmware inc., beta, sun xvm virtualbox 1.6 xvm virtualbox, linux setup, vmware server 2.0 beta 2 vmware server 2.0, vmware 2.0, linux, virtualization, storage management, utility computing, operating systems, open source, servers, software, hardware, storage, jason perlow

Blog posts 2008-05-21

OpenSolaris: What Ubuntu wants to be when it grows up

What would Ubuntu be like if it were an OS for grown-ups? This week at its CommunityOne event in San Francisco, Sun will release its May 2008 build of OpenSolaris (2008.05) the Open Source operating system based on the source code of the...

Tags: ubuntu, opensolaris, sun solaris 10, operating system, sun microsystems inc., bsd, sun solaris, linux, unix, operating systems, open source, servers, software, hardware, jason perlow

Blog posts 2008-05-05

IBM, allies to offer open-source PCs in Eastern Europe

IBM, allies to offer open-source PCs in Eastern EuropeThe title of this article......makes me think that the Cold War is still going on. It sounds like it says "The Allies are giving the block nations computers".IBM to offer?According to the article, IBM is providing only some Lotus software:IBM is offering...

Tags: desktops, linux, operating systems, unix, open source, ibm corp., pc

Discussion threads 2008-03-04

Torvalds+criticizes+patent+trollers%2C+Microsoft%2C+Sun%2C+virtualization+craze

Torvalds+criticizes+patent+trollers%2C+Microsoft%2C+Sun%2C+virtualization+crazeThat's exactly why I use GentooGentoo gives me that freedom to upgrade or not what I want, and since it is a "compile from source" distro it contains the necessary scripts to maintain a full fledged desktop system without having to worry about dependencies or even having to ./configure, make,...

Tags: operating systems, desktops, microsoft windows, unix, open source, linus, linux, desktop, gentoo, apple mac os x

Discussion threads 2008-02-04

Appupdater (exe)

Appupdater automates the process of installing and maintaining up to date versions of programs. Appupdater is fully customizable for use in a corporate environment. Appupdater is a simple tool designed to provide advanced functionality to Windows, similar to apt-get or yum on Linux. Version 0.8.2 includes unspecified updates.

Tags: neil, appupdater, linux, microsoft windows, productivity, operating systems, unix, open source, software

Software downloads 2008-01-08

For 2008 media will create Red Hat-Ubuntu war

For 2008 media will create Red Hat-Ubuntu warRed Hat vs. Canonical"Running a business is not a religious exercise." Hmmm. I'm not sure a majority of CEOs would agree.Not a trend, just Matt Hartley under deadlineI am a former Mad Penguin writer who produced a number of Slashdotted and Dugg articles...

Tags: advertising & promotion, open source, novell inc., adam doxtater, red hat-ubuntu war, red hat-ubuntu, canonical, media, pulseaudio

Discussion threads 2007-12-31

Eel-lectric lights for Japanese Christmas tree

Eel-lectric lights for Japanese Christmas treeSmoked eel.Yum.Shockingly Good NewsI was ecstatic to hear about this technology and am charged to hear about future revisions. If the buzz is any indication of what may come. The world will be stunned. With this brilliant execution of this idea. I see a...

Tags: eel-lectric, japanese christmas tree

Discussion threads 2007-12-13

Week in review: Snuffing out OS bugs

Week in review: Snuffing out OS bugsOS X 10.4 will have further security updatesIt is highly likely OS X 10.4 will still have security updates even though 10.5 is out.I am tired of paying for half-baked operating systems...Until they get "finished" operating systems in a box I would pay for...

Tags: operating systems, apple mac os x, security administration, operating system, os bugs

Discussion threads 2007-11-17

Yum! Brands Implements Worldwide LCMS for On-Demand Delivery of Customized Learning

Yum! Brands, a leader in the Quick Service Restaurant QSR industry, has focused on learning content management as a linchpin to improve the effectiveness of its global training and performance support program. Operating quick service restaurants profitably and efficiently requires that franchise employees learn and understand the standards, information and...

Tags: food, brand, on-demand, health care, bersin & associates, food & beverage, branding, vertical industries, benefits, healthcare, manufacturing, marketing, enterprise software, software, human resources

Case studies 2007-10-01

Microsoft offers Oracle defectors up to 50 percent off SQL Server

Microsoft offers Oracle defectors up to 50 percent off SQL ServerquestionsHi Mary JoQuick question on SQL Server 2008. Currently we have an Oracle Server running on Redhat Linux, but we would like to move to SQL Server 2008. Since Linux is much secure than windows we would like run SQL...

Tags: databases, enterprise software, servers, microsoft sql server, oracle corp., server, microsoft corp., linux, sql

Discussion threads 2007-09-19

A hundred million miracles

A hundred million miraclesDoes not anybody at ZDnet actually Use LinuxDaily for both work & play.Sorry, if I seem to harp on this, and may seem OT, But is this not the place to bring it up?I mean in the blog listing in several places, this Blog is called; "Linux...

Tags: unix, operating systems, linux, open source

Discussion threads 2007-09-19