The arrival of Intel's Nehalem-EX has pretty much signaled the end of Microsoft's support. High-end x86 servers now sport many features previously available only in Itanium.
More IT managers worry about cyber attacks than they do about traditional crime, natural disasters, or terrorism, according to a State of Enterprise Security report released by Symantec last month.
More IT managers worry about cyber attacks than they do about traditional crime, natural disasters, or terrorism, according to a State of Enterprise Security report released by Symantec last month.
If you run a Windows shop, you may think Apache, FreeRADIUS and FreeNAS are off limits. Think again. With a few simple choices, any of these popular open source servers can be deployed in a snap.
<b>Scribbles and Snaps:</b> "Of course, renaming each and every photo by hand is not particularly practical, especially if you take dozens or even hundreds of photos each day. This is when digiKam's Rename feature can come in rather handy. You can use it to define rather advanced renaming rules and apply them to multiple photos in one fell swoop."
<b>Linux Journal:</b> "I hate having to change. I do not know a lot of people that really enjoy it, but there are just certain aspects to change that bug me"
You don’t have to pay a fortune or anything at all, to find and use stock video footage. Check out SpinXpress. Plus a how-to marketing resource and a way to make Flash-based e-learning tools.
<b>Tech Source:</b> "With less than a few days to go before the Philippines will hold its first ever fully automated national elections, it seems like we're in for a really bumpy ride. Serious, embarrassing, and idiotic technical glitches were discovered while testing the Precinct Count Optical Scan (PCOS) machines that will be used to count votes for the polls."
EBay has rolled out intelligent customer support on its eBay.com site. We tell you how the VirtuOz virtual agent works to resolve problems for ecommerce buyers and sellers.
<b>The Register:</b> "Open-source CRM developer SugarCRM has been snared by the dark, so-called brilliance of Apple's whip-tongued chief executive Steve Jobs."
<b>System 76:</b> "System76 has partnered with a non-profit, Kids on Computers, to help bring computers and free and open source software to disadvantaged kids."
<b>Linux Planet:</b> "Bash error messages, like so many error messages, can be more cryptic than helpful. But the good news is bash has a built-in mechanism for creating your own customized error messages, and you don't have to be an ace programmer to do it. Ubuntu and openSUSE already use this; Akkana Peck shows us how to do it ourselves."
<b>Linux User and Developer:</b> "Like some of the alternative nettop computers we've reviewed over the past new months, the Zotac MAG can also attach to the VESA mount on the back of most monitors, meaning it takes up literally zero desk space."
While February saw one of the largest patch batches ever from Microsoft, the forecast for March looks much better, with only two bug fixes on the agenda.
Oracle Magazine May/June features articles on cloud computing, Oracle Data Mining, Oracle and Sun, java, StorageTek Enterprise Backup software, Oracle Application Development Framework libraries, Oracle Database with Oracle Developer Tools for Visual Studio, Steven Feuerstein on PL/SQL best practices, Oracle Warehouse builder 11g release 2, Tom Kyte on Edition-Based Redefinition (part 3) and much more.
A number of factors are driving the requirement for applications to correctly support high DPI settings--increased monitor resolutions are making it more difficult for users to read text on the screen, compliance with disability access legislation is an increasingly important factor for corporations, and users are now expecting applications to behave well at higher DPI settings. MFC 10 and Visual C++ 2010 have built-in support for high DPI, making the development of a DPI-aware application quicker and more simple.
<b>Stop:</b> "Andrea and Stefano chose this project to prove what Free Software can do for education and to fight an unpleasant, but unfortunately very common situation in italian schools and Universities."