Server Snapshot: IBM's innovation isn't limited to its POWER-based servers. A host of new System x and BladeCenter offerings are poised to bring Big Blue to the top volume spot.
<b>Scott James Remnant:</b> "With the recent announcement of systemd, I've noticed some increased confusion around Upstart and what it means to be an event-based init daemon. Now seems as good a time as any to try and clear that up by describing what I mean by that."
<b>Ghabuntu:</b> "One good thing about using Linux is the amount of choices one has when it comes to the use of any application. If you are a music lover, the following 5 music/audio editors are worthy of note"
Server Snapshot: IBM's innovation isn't limited to its POWER-based servers. A host of new System x and BladeCenter offerings are poised to bring Big Blue to the top volume spot.
<b>Rms-Mit:</b> "I believe that Virtual Desktops and multi-monitor controls can be merged to make both more flexible and easy to use. I also believe that merging these concepts will simplify the virtual desktop & multi-monitor concepts."
For smaller setups and times when you don't need server-to-server tunnels, OpenVPN may do the trick. But where do you turn when you need cross-platform security without any performance compromises?
May's 'Patch Tuesday' drop looks to be on the lean side following a couple heavy-duty releases, but an important flaw in SharePoint Server that's known to Microsoft is not on the current agenda.
<b>Ubuntu UK Podcast:</b> "We interview the awesome Stuart Langridge and discuss the Ubuntu One Music Store, beta testing, record tokens, Rhythmbox, MP3s, Britney Spears, file syncing, customer service, getting music into the store and Severed Fifth, Frequently Asked Questions, vinyl, reaching ‘real’ people and Shot of Jaq."
<b>The VAR Guy:</b> "While Red Hat, Novell, Canonical and other Linux distribution providers continue to gain momentum, most of the Linux chatter has very little to do with small business success. Consider the facts:"
The Java collections framework contains classes you use to maintain collections of other objects. These collection classes have different performance and ordering properties. See how the HashMap and HashSet Classes allow objects to be added to a collection, removed from a collection, or found in roughly constant time. Discover how to use these classes and what to do to achieve good performance from them.
<b>ServerWatch:</b> "The desktop form will be supported for three years and the server version five years, making the OS an appealing option for enterprise users. I looked at the server edition for ServerWatch."
<b>Serverwatch:</b> "Microsoft has been busy these past few days reminding the world that it really is an organization of monstrous proportions and its tendrils reach from the humblest consumer desktop right up to the level of super-computing."
<b>Linux Beacon:</b> "While TonidoPlug is a great personal server as it is, you can teach it a few neat tricks. For example, how about turning your TonidoPlug into a fully-fledged server running the MySQL/PHP stack?"
OS Roundup: Microsoft appears to have woken up to the fact that free open-source Office clones may be the thin end of a very slippery wedge. Its response is loud and clear, as it tells the world, when it comes to operating systems Microsoft intends to be a formidable competitor for some time to come.