<b>Cyber Cynic:</b> "After covering the war of words over IBM's use of patents in a business dispute with French start-up TurboHercules and giving my two cents on this open-source family fight, I'd hope the matter would die down. I was wrong."
Among the big news this week in green data center management: APC will demonstrate how to provide energy while addressing energy efficiency legislation; Altruent Systems announced it has completed a new energy efficient data center for one of its key clients; and Voonami is unveiling what it claims is the greenest in Utah.
The Access MDB format is evil and ADPs (Access Data Projects) should be used exclusively vs. there are "no advantages to an ADP." There are strong feelings on both sides of this argument, with the truth falling somewhere in-between. Read on to learn more...
Technology investment researcher 451 Group predicts the virtualization software maker will pick and choose from a number of potential takeover candidates in 2010.
At long last, after seven years SCO vs. Novell is at an end, and the jury verdict is "SCO. No. Go." But is this really the end of the case that would not die?
<b>Matthew Casperson's Hubfolio:</b> "Traditionally the solution is a common partition formatted with FAT32, but instead of making Linux do the hard work of interacting with Windows, I thought I would try it the other way around. This is how I found myself testing both Ext2Fsd and Ext IFS For Windows."
Fujitsu gets tiny with the LifeBook UH900, a Windows 7 notebook PC you can hold in the palm of one hand. How does it rate, and is this small too small?
<b>The ERACC Web Log:</b> "Chuck is my average user desktop Linux success story. He has been so for about six years now. Chuck does not want to go back to Microsoft operating systems as he sees no benefit to that."
<b>Handle With Linux:</b> "Linux logos are often a expression of feelings. Often they express a sense of humor, or great feel for esthetics. One of the reasons people use linux is because it's possible to make it a personal experience."
<b>IBM Developerworks:</b> "Summary: Use inotify when you need efficient, fine-grained, asynchronous monitoring of Linux file system events. Use it for user-space monitoring for security, performance, or other purposes."
<b>Technology & Life Integrationt:</b> "Many moons ago ( and I am not talking about those drunken moons at passing cars :), while the IT jungle was still fresh and green. There was a big blue king of the jungle. This top monkey position was usurped by an up and coming tiger that, while the tigers name seemed small and soft, it wasn't afraid to show its teeth."
After a week-long investigation, Microsoft bug sleuths claim they've hunted down the cause of multiple reboots and crashes inflicted on Windows XP users.
Linux users have a notoriously hard time with Cisco's VPN client. With vpnc, a little effort up front yields easy connections via GNOME NetworkManager or the command line.
Tired of weak and wimpy WiFi? This clip-on replacement for your laptop's 802.11b/g adapter promises up to triple the range, plus finding wireless networks you couldn't access before. Is it the best $59 a road warrior ever spent?
Tired of weak and wimpy WiFi? This clip-on replacement for your laptop's 802.11b/g adapter promises up to triple the range, plus finding wireless networks you couldn't access before. Is it the best $59 a road warrior ever spent?
Scripting interactive operations can be a challenge, but the expect command is tailor-made for this. Juliet Kemp offers some tips on using this handy scripting tool.
Have your storage needs gone beyond a few lines of rsync scripting? With a combination of Amazon's cloud services, DRDB and Linux you can craft a resilient storage solution.