From server features to disk space and data transfer, this guide will tell you what you need to know and to consider when shopping for a hosting provider for your small business Web site.
<b>Howtoforge:</b> "This tutorial shows how you can set up an Ubuntu Studio 10.04 desktop that is a full-fledged replacement for a Windows desktop, i.e. that has all the software that people need to do the things they do on their Windows desktops. The advantages are clear: you get a secure system without DRM restrictions that works even on old hardware, and the best thing is: all software comes free of charge."
<b>Phoronix:</b> "MeeGo, the mobile Linux operating system that came about when Intel and Nokia joined forces to marry Moblin and Maemo, will be using Btrfs as its default file-system."
OS Roundup: So says the International Intellectual Property Alliance, a group of trade bodies that includes the MPAA and the RIAA. In its eyes, countries that encourage the use of open-source software are in the same league as those with rampant copyright piracy.
<b>Tech Comics:</b> "Social networking activities like Facebook and Twitter consumer so much attention that it may be hard to find a balance with life itself."
Claiming double-digit growth over the past three years, a Microsoft vice president says its unified communications product will help usher in his view of a world of "connected communications."
<b>Netstat -vat:</b> "Can Firefox's innovation and growth curve continue? In a comment attributed to former Firefox developer Blake Ross, apparently not."
OS Roundup: So says the International Intellectual Property Alliance, a group of trade bodies that includes the MPAA and the RIAA. In its eyes, countries that encourage the use of open-source software are in the same league as those with rampant copyright piracy.
<b>Handle With Linux: </b>"This network camera runs uClinux the smallest Linux distribution in the world. The network cameras build by Axis are intelligent and even have a shell scripting environment on board."
Marketing guru Andrew Lock interviews the CEO of MemberGate, the premiere membership website, plus tips on creating a loyalty program for your best customers.
<b>Standards Blog:</b> "While CIA Agent Carl Cummings was being taught to heel, Frank was sitting at his kitchen table, tapping away at the cramped keyboard of a cheap netbook connected to a neighbor’s unsecured WiFi network. Even this was risky, he reminded himself, so this brief session would have to be his last until he moved on."
<b>Linux and Whatever:</b> "The HP Deskjet D2680 is very easy to install in Linux. First I installed hplip and then I installed hplip-gui. After that it was as simple as plugging the printer in and then opening the HP device manager."
<b>Enterprise Networking Planet:</b> "Apple Macs are secure because they don't get computer viruses, and because OS X, the operating system they run, is based on the rock-solid and highly secure BSD UNIX."
New directive requires government agencies to get with the times and abandon paper-based reporting for real-time digital updates on all potential cybersecurity threats.
Cheap laptops are easy to find, but an affordable notebook computer with both style and substance is a terrific find for any small business owner. The ThinkPad Edge does not disappoint.
Hackers and e-crooks have moved beyond the low-hanging fruit of online banks and eBay as primary targets for their elaborate phishing schemes, according to a new report.
There’s nothing better for your business than a brand advocate, a loyal customer who spreads the word about your products or services. Developing brand advocates can give a big boost to your bottom line.
<b>Enterprise Mobile Today:</b> "The Linux-based Android version 2.2, dubbed Froyo (frozen yogurt), isn't even officially out yet and the blogosphere is abuzz with reports that the follow-up, Gingerbread, is due in the fourth quarter of this year."
As business boomed, the firm added a human resources department, hired an internal IT staff and built a call center to dissuade its victims from seeking credit card refunds.