Following up on its Fix It Button, single-click bug fix technology, Microsoft aims to simplify tech support for small businesses with a more extensive automated diagnostic system.
Following up on its Fix It Button, single-click bug fix technology, Microsoft aims to simplify tech support for small businesses with a more extensive automated diagnostic system.
<b>Phoronix:</b> "Valve Corporation has today rolled out their Steam Mac OS X client to the general public and confirmed something we have been reporting for two years: the Steam content delivery platform and Source Engine are coming to Linux."
<b>The Inquirer: </b>"As operating systems increasingly become visual feasts, those who want to create useful interaction enhancements are having to bend over backwards thanks to closed source software in order to bring innovation to the user's environment."
<b>Prescott Linux:</b> "Running custom scripts on startup is a common operation in the Linux community. In my case, when the machine hosting my website needs to be rebooted or even crashes, it is critical that the backend processes that the website depends on start correctly."
As part of its push to get more companies to try its Google Apps suite, the company now offers Microsoft shops a tool to simplify the migration process.
<b>Tech Drive-in:</b> "Amarok was my favorite among Linux media players, until Amarok 2.0 series started coming in. I totally understand that Amarok 2.0 series is a complete rewrite and I really appreciate the effort they have put on upgrading Amarok."
<b>Help Net Security:</b> "The word about Immunet's free anti-virus solution is spreading fast. The agent installed on my computer tells me that there are currently 162,597 people in the Immunet Cloud, and that I'm protected from 12,637,576 threats"
<b>Tip of the Trade:</b> "A reader, Steve Hampson, suggested another solution to the backspace/delete terminal problem: Try typing stty dec on the offending terminal."
If you've ever had to stop and check the manpage to get the crontab syntax correct for your Unix or Linux server, here's a Web site that will save you lots of time.
<b>Cyber Cynic:</b> "Facebook claims to have more than 400 million active users. In fact, according to Web analytics firm Alexa, only Google is a more popular site. So, with all that going for it, why are so many users unhappy, with one poll showing that more than half of Facebook users are thinking about leaving?"
<b>ars Technica:</b> "The Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (ACTA) isn't just another secret treaty—it's a way of life. If ACTA passes in anything like its current form, it will create an entirely new international secretariat to administer and extend the agreement."
This article contains common different methods of functional partitioning and common considerations for database setup and capacity. Company DBAs, database developers, engineers and architects should consider the pros and cons of any method of sharding or partitioning since compromises will have to be made given the pros and cons of a system setup.
This article contains common different methods of functional partitioning and common considerations for database setup and capacity. Company DBAs, database developers, engineers and architects should consider the pros and cons of any method of sharding or partitioning since compromises will have to be made given the pros and cons of a system setup.
Software giant's latest Security Intelligence Report found that the number of infected PCs rose by 1.7 million in the second half of 2009, but improved monitoring is helping flag and clean the corrupted systems.