Microsoft and ChangeBase partner to provide solutions that let small and midsized businesses fix compatibility problems with older applications when they migrate to Windows 7.
Last month we talked about some things to set and tune in a new MySQL database installation. We touched on connections, query cache, temp tables, session memory, and the slow query log. This second part in the series hits on some other very important things to tune in a new MySQL database.
<b>Kotaku:</b> "On April 1, Sony removed one of the PlayStation 3’s original features, the option to install an alternate operating system such as Linux, with its latest firmware (version 3.21). Today, one man claims to have reinstated that feature."
Fedora Beta 13 continues the Fedora tradition of innovation and improvement; in this release they are not readily apparent, so Bruce Byfield does a little digging to see what goodies lie under the hood.
<b>Datamation:</b> "Mozilla is out this week with Firefox 3.5.9 and 3.0.19 updates, fixing multiple security vulnerabilities in the open source Web browser's two branches, while announcing that the older of the two branches is being phased out."
<b>Computerworld AU:</b> "The Australian Taxation Office is pushing the AUSkey public key infrastructure (PKI) for secure data exchange when submitting tax returns, but Linux users say they have again been left out in the cold."
With more than 20 million Google results for "SEO Company," finding a good SEO company can be overwhelming. This SEO guide offers advice on what to look for when hiring an expert for your small business ecommerce Web site.
<b>Distrowatch:</b> "Katie McCarley has announced the release of Element 1.2, an Ubuntu-based distribution for home theatre or media-centre personal computers"
<b>Datamation:</b> "A Chinese official has blasted Google's decision to offer unfiltered Web content to its citizens on the mainland, calling the move "totally wrong" and saying it violates Google's written agreement to abide by Chinese laws."
<b>Focus:</b> "Linux is far more than just a fringe OS. In fact, it's running in quite a few more places than you probably suspect. Below are fifty places Linux is running today in place of Windows or Mac."
<b>Click:</b> "The images are all 1 GB + (except for the Rescue and Standard versions), so that's a bit of a change from the Lenny era. You'll need to use a DVD. Due to my Toshiba's hatred of CD-R but surprising love of DVD+R, I've been burning everything, including CD images, onto DVD, and it's worked quite well."
<b>Distrowatch:</b> "Igelle is a young distribution which first appeared with its 0.6 release about a year ago. In February of this year the Igelle developers announced the availability of version 1.0, calling it "the world's most flexible operating system.""
Tip of the Trade: Want to use Grep without including some directories? Here's a simple, yet efficient way, for the open-source software to find what you're looking for.
<b>Linux Pro Magazine:</b> "We take a peek at how to create your own plasmoids for the latest KDE desktop, giving you the power to build the perfect active desktop environment."
<b>Standards Blog:</b> "The President of the United States was treating himself to an early breakfast of bacon and eggs. Why not? If a Commander in Chief couldn't ignore his doctor's orders on his 70th birthday, why bother to have the job at all?"
HP's portable, computer projector weighs less than one pound and fits in the palm of your hand. This small business notebook accessory makes it easier to project a professional image.