Its specs sound generic -- Intel Atom CPU, 10.1-inch screen, 1GB of RAM, the usual -- but HP's top-of-the-line netbook is anything but. Can it justify a $415 price in a world of $300 to $350 netbooks?
<b>Cyber Cynic:</b> "I like the brand spanking new Ubuntu 10.04 a lot. But while I like its GNOME 2.30 interface, I also like other interfaces such as KDE. It would be nice if Ubuntu could also play MP3s, common video formats and Flash from the get-go."
The focus of the $169 billion industry is shifting to software and services, the "mindshare" that is lifting nimble competitors such as iPhone maker Apple and Google.
Server Snapshot: Appro has always been about HPC. But HPC is not what it used to be, and Appro has changed to meet the needs of more mainstream enterprises with its revamped product lines built around a Scalable Unit architecture.
<b>Popsci:</b> "With one in 110 children diagnosed with autism, and therapists in short supply, researchers are developing humanoids to fill the gaps. But can robots help patients forge stronger bonds with people? "
Linux's BASH shell has several ways to redirect inputs and outputs, which has a multitude of uses in server administration, and desktop search and admininstration. Juliet Kemp guides us through the finer points of these powerful BASH features.
Server Snapshot: Appro has always been about HPC. But HPC is not what it used to be, and Appro has changed to meet the needs of more mainstream enterprises with its revamped product lines built around a Scalable Unit architecture.
Instead of organizations having to purchase, set up and maintain back-end servers, cloud-based WLAN management services offer hosted access that's cost effective and requires no installation.
Microsoft Access is fun, but it is also powerful and more importantly, it has a place in the development community and in the real world of production applications. What follows are the top 10 reasons why Danny Lesandrini believes this is still true.
<b>Geekride:</b> "This new app, Caffeine will stay in your system tray and will make sure that you enjoy your videos and will prevent your monitor from going to sleep."
With Sun now part of Oracle, how much has its server line up changed? Not at all -- at least not yet. We look down the road to evaluate the changes likely to have an impact on server room management decisions.
With Sun now part of Oracle, how much has its server line up changed? Not at all -- at least not yet. We look down the road to evaluate the changes likely to have an impact on server room management decisions.
<b>Enterprise Mobile Today:</b> "The delayed Android 2.1 update for the Motorola Droid is starting to tarnish the successful launch of Verizon's first smartphone to run on Google's open source mobile operating system, according to posts at Motorola's Facebook page."
<b>Linux Planet:</b> "Cathy Malmrose, the CEO of ZaReason, wishes customers would call sooner when they have problems, instead of waiting until they're completely frustrated. Why don't they?"
alphaWorks announces XML Wrapper Generator, a graphical tool that enables rapid and automatic integration of XML data sources into a DB2 database using the XML Wrapper.
<b>Phoronix:</b> "There is one printer manufacturer though that as of last year has begun supporting Linux from top to bottom with their entire line-up of printers. Not only are they providing CUPS drivers, but also they are even printing Tux in the corner of every box they ship right besides the Windows and Apple logos."
<b>Distrowatch:</b> "Mandriva has announced the release of Mandriva Enterprise Server 5.1, a commercial Linux distribution with 5-year maintenance support: "The first update of Mandriva Enterprise Server (MES) 5, the simple and innovative Linux server, is available today."
<b>Tech Source:</b> "Since it's almost Easter Sunday, I will be sharing with you several cool virtual Easter eggs hidden inside some of our favorite software applications."
Thanks to the Cassia .NET Library, you can programmatically detect the users connected to Windows Server without using PInvoke to call the Windows Terminal Services API.
Thanks to the Cassia .NET Library, you can programmatically detect the users connected to Windows Server without using PInvoke to call the Windows Terminal Services API.