<b>Linux Planet:</b> "The newest Linux kernel release continues its rapid development pace, adding a pair of new filesystems and boosting virtualization performance."
Finding a good domain name isn’t easy, but Andrew Lock shares tips on how to do it. Plus, free video conversion software and small business marketing ideas from the Celebrity Apprentice.
Finding a good domain name isn’t easy, but Andrew Lock shares tips on how to do it. Plus, free video conversion software and small business marketing ideas from the Celebrity Apprentice.
With a distinguished pedigree and an open source foundation, RiverMuse is looking to bring your legacy NMS into the 21st century with advanced reporting and sophisticated alerts.
<b>Ubuntu Geek:</b> "BAR is backup archiver program to create compressed and encrypted archives of files that can be stored on a hard disk, CD, DVD, or directly on a server via FTP, SCP, or SFTP. A server mode and a scheduler are integrated for making automated backups in the background. A graphical front end that can connect to the (remote) server is included."
<b>Linux and Microcontroller Tips:</b> "Automatic Print Driver Installation : gutenprint-packages such as cups, hpijs and pbm2l2030 must be installed on demand when the hardware that require drivers are detected."
<b>Datamation:</b> "How do you know if a cloud computing vendor is secure? When they make claims about their nearly absolute level of safety, should you just...take their word for it? "
May's 'Patch Tuesday' drop looks to be on the lean side following a couple heavy-duty releases, but an important flaw in SharePoint Server that's known to Microsoft is not on the current agenda.
<b>Serverwatch:</b> "A straightforward but very useful idea, Corntab is a dynamic visual crontab generator for Unix and Linux servers produced by David Knell."
Every so often, Lenovo leaves us reaching for superlatives. This time it's a 14.1-inch notebook that weighs less than four pounds, is under an inch thin, bristles with ingenious engineering and makes a $1,599 price seem downright reasonable.
The Linux Foundation, on behalf of its members, would like to register its serious objections to the current BBC/OFCOM proposal, which would impose content management controls on new free-to-air high definition channels.
SQL Server Integration Services' primary purpose is to serve as a database development platform. As such, it is subject to standard best practices of software programming, which among other recommendations, advocate reusability. Realizing this objective in SSIS frequently involves the use of variables. Their characteristics and most common usage scenarios will be the primary subject of our presentation.
Unified communications is an essential small business technology that tames the wide range of office and mobile devices we use to conduct business every day. Our UC expert explains how it all works.
Unified communications is an essential small business technology that tames the wide range of office and mobile devices we use to conduct business every day. Our UC expert explains how it all works.
<b>The VAR Guy:</b> "While Red Hat, Novell, Canonical and other Linux distribution providers continue to gain momentum, most of the Linux chatter has very little to do with small business success. Consider the facts:"
<b>Yahoo News:</b> "Crashing machines, slow boot times, and agony dealing with technical support have Digital Age people suffering from Computer Stress Syndrome, a study available online Tuesday found."
<b>Linux Beacon:</b> "Although its name sounds like that of a bacterium, Coccinella is a nice cross-platform open source Jabber client. While Jabber, and IM clients in general, are a dime a dozen, Coccinella sports a few nifty features that make it worth considering if your are in the market for a Jabber client."
<b>ServerWatch:</b> "Novell, the parent company of SUSE Linux Enterprise Server, seems to have slapped a huge "For Sale!" sign on its front lawn. It's sad, but this famous enterprise OS maker may soon be little more than a mildly interesting footnote to history."
<b>IBM Developerworks:</b> "This article focuses on the Red Hat Package Manager (RPM) developed by Red Hat, as well as the Yellowdog Updater Modified (YUM) originally developed to manage Red Hat Linux systems at Duke University's Physics department."
<b>Scott James Remnant:</b> "With the recent announcement of systemd, I've noticed some increased confusion around Upstart and what it means to be an event-based init daemon. Now seems as good a time as any to try and clear that up by describing what I mean by that."
<b>The Blog of Helios: </b>"What follows is a story about Alice I wrote in 2006, published in the now-offline Lobby4Linux.com website. I am reprinting this for those who may not have read it and to spend some personal time in remembering Alice."
The next major release of Microsoft's instant messaging client will focus on improving social networking, high definition video capabilities, and better support for mobile devices, but a release date for the new Windows Live Messenger currently remains in question.