OS Roundup: And found the sum of its parts are worth more than the whole. Despite claims to the contrary, Novell has put itself up for sale. Will anyone want its Linux OS?
New Chrome stable 5.0.375.55 released, marking the first time Windows, Mac and Linux releases for stable have been made, but it's still not quite what beta users have had.
Tip of the Trade: There are three major ways of invoking bash, all of which behave differently when reading in settings files. The one to pick depends on the scope and implementation of the settings being changed.
The search giant's efforts to become a viable alternative for enterprises looking to store and manage their data in the cloud will largely be determined by its ability to provide ironclad security.
<b>Linux Admin Zone:</b> "You might know that beginning with MySQL 5.1.24, support for the NDBCLUSTER storage engine was removed from the standard MySQL server binaries built by MySQL. Therefore, here I’m using MySQL Cluster edition instead of MySQL Community edition."
Search giant and Small Business Administration forge partnership to deliver an array of online tools and training programs for small firms to thrive online.
Search giant and Small Business Administration forge partnership to deliver an array of online tools and training programs for small firms to thrive online.
Five California hospitals got an expensive reminder of just how serious the state is about protecting patients' sensitive data. Expect more of the same in the near future.
<b>Phoronix:</b> "The press release announcing this new driver was titled "Application Performance Increases By Up To 20 Percent with Latest ATI FirePro Graphics Driver," so we decided to see if this proprietary driver really lives up to its claims under Linux."
If the idea of getting a spacious 27-inch HD monitor for $349 doesn't get your attention, how about one with a 1-millisecond response time? We check out ViewSonic's Blu-ray- and game-worthy widescreen.
If the idea of getting a spacious 27-inch HD monitor for $349 doesn't get your attention, how about one with a 1-millisecond response time? We check out ViewSonic's Blu-ray- and game-worthy widescreen.
<b>Linux.com:</b> "There's no question about whether to deploy virtualization; the real question is what virtualization solutions to look at and what workloads to virtualize. We'll help cut through the complexity and help set the options straight."
<b>Developer.com:</b> "Thanks to a number of well-designed tools, MySQL simply is a very easy database to "talk to," a convenience which is particularly important because developers often are tasked not only with constructing very complex schemas and queries, but also with monitoring overall server health and performance."
<b>OS News: </b>"And so the suing continues. Apple and Nokia aren't particularly friendly towards one another as of late, with both companies accusing each other of infringing upon one another's patents."
Virtual servers can help you save money, space and make it much easier to recover applications and files when a crisis hits. Plus, they're less expensive and safer than you think.
Virtual servers can help you save money, space and make it much easier to recover applications and files when a crisis hits. Plus, they're less expensive and safer than you think.