<b>OS News: </b>"The [street-smart] people at MPEG-LA have made sure that from the moment we use a camera or camcorder to shoot an mpeg2 or h.264 video, we owe them royalties, even if the final video distributed was not encoded using their codecs."
OS Roundup: Is Oracle closing the door on OpenSolaris in favor of Linux servers? Recent actions, imply the company is determined to drive potential customers away from the UNIX offerings it acquired from Sun and into the arms of Red Hat and other enterprise Linux vendors.
OS Roundup: Is Oracle closing the door on OpenSolaris in favor of Linux servers? Recent actions, imply the company is determined to drive potential customers away from the UNIX offerings it acquired from Sun and into the arms of Red Hat and other enterprise Linux vendors.
<b>Linux.com:</b> "In this article I am going to discuss ways in which you can have your Linux machine interacting with your co-workers' Mac and PC machines to keep you and your company working without a hitch."
What's the best tool for rescuing a broken Windows system? Linux. Eric Geier shows how to rescue your Windows data using Ubuntu Linux, without having to install it to your hard drive.
The blank check IT security enjoyed has been pulled off the table as businesses reassess how much they spend to stay safe. Need some data on the mood? McAfee reports nearly three-quarters of SMBs have cut security spending, even though 71 percent believe a serious attack would put them out of business.
Social networking is a crucial part of small business marketing, but managing all the different sites and communities can be overwhelming. Laurie McCabe explains how social media management can tame the beast.
Social networking is a crucial part of small business marketing, but managing all the different sites and communities can be overwhelming. Laurie McCabe explains how social media management can tame the beast.
<b>Playstation Blog:</b> "This feature enabled users to install an operating system, but due to security concerns, Sony Computer Entertainment will remove the functionality through the 3.21 system software update."
<b>Serverwatch:</b> "This article will look at running the Apache HTTP, FreeRADIUS and FreeNAS servers. We'll review the process of installing and using each inside Windows."
<b>Linux Format:</b> "As an April Fool's joke, I created a fake Linux app for the iPhone that made it look like Linux was running on your phone...Sadly, Apple rejected the app for various reasons."
<b>The H Open:</b> "The development of Linux 2.6.34 has started and is causing heated discussions on the LKML. LWN.net has analysed Linux 2.6.32.9 for security fixes and found almost twenty of them. Linux-Libre removes proprietary files from the kernel, and new graphics drivers for Radeon cards offer numerous improvements."
Next week Adobe Systems will put its new updater service to the test when it releases the latest security updates for its popular Reader and Acrobat apps.
<b>The Open Road:</b> "Novell, once the king of the software world, is like that. Over the years it has built up a broad portfolio of software (with associated revenue streams) in repeated attempts to regain its glory days. That portfolio now stifles its ability to focus on other areas with the most promise."
The amount of data involved in the average Web-based workload today doubles every year, increasing costs and straining IT resources. The traditional response to this dilemma from IT organizations is to throw more servers at the problem, which furthers server sprawl and increases power and management costs. As a result, the typical x86 server is only running at 10 percent utilization.
<b>LWN:</b> "Before I do that, I want to smoothly pass on the role of Fedora Project Leader, and make sure the person who next takes this role can be fully successful in it."
<b>LinuxDevices:</b> "ChinaGrabber is selling an unlocked, quadband GSM cellphone that runs Linux on a 624MHz Marvell PXA310. The $570 BPhone features a 5-inch 800 x 480 touchscreen with 180-degree rotation, plus WiFi, Bluetooth, GPS, and up to 16GB flash expansion."