The first major update to Windows Home Server is entering beta release more than two years after the server's initial release, but questions still remain about its long-term survival prospects.
What is a lightweight Linux? It seems the bar keeps moving upwards. But there are still genuine lightweight Linuxes that keep good old PCs out of landfills, as Paul Ferrill discovers with Puppy Linux.
<b>Phoronix:</b> "The release of Ubuntu 10.04 LTS "Lucid Lynx" is quickly approaching next month and it will arrive with a whole set of new features and improvements including a faster boot process, a long-awaited new theme, the Nouveau driver to replace the crippled xf86-video-nv driver, the unveiling of the Ubuntu One Music Store, integration of Plymouth, Ubuntu ARM advancements..."
Backups aren't what they used to be. The amount of data to contend with has mushroomed and the technologies available to meet storage needs are increasingly complex. Here's one engineering firm's travails and how it resolved them.
<b>Enterprise Mobile Today:</b> "Apple's HTC lawsuit may have come out of nowhere as far as the public is concerned, but behind the scenes, Apple has been warning handset vendors for some time that it has patents and lawyers and isn't afraid to use them."
HP touts the EliteBook 8440w as a true workstation, muscular enough for demanding engineering and scientific applications and built with professional-grade graphics. Does it live up to the hype?
<b>Tiobe Software:</b> "After more than 4 years C is back at position number 1 in the TIOBE index. The scores for C have been pretty constant through the years, varying between the 15% and 20% market share for almost 10 years."
Following up on its Fix It Button, single-click bug fix technology, Microsoft aims to simplify tech support for small businesses with a more extensive automated diagnostic system.
Following up on its Fix It Button, single-click bug fix technology, Microsoft aims to simplify tech support for small businesses with a more extensive automated diagnostic system.
<b>Tech Source:</b> "Do you want to watch YouTube videos in High-definition format without opening a web browser or without having the need to install Flash Player? If yes, then let me introduce you to a simple but capable YouTube desktop client called Minitube."
<b>Cyber Cynic:</b> "Facebook claims to have more than 400 million active users. In fact, according to Web analytics firm Alexa, only Google is a more popular site. So, with all that going for it, why are so many users unhappy, with one poll showing that more than half of Facebook users are thinking about leaving?"
It’s no 'Eight Minute Abs,' but this list of eight tech tips can still help you firm and tone your small business network and help your business stay in fighting trim.
It’s no 'Eight Minute Abs,' but this list of eight tech tips can still help you firm and tone your small business network and help your business stay in fighting trim.
Another Patch Tuesday from Microsoft, another busy day for IT administrators. April's patch batch includes 11 total fixes, five deemed "critical" in severity.
<b>ServerWatch:</b> "A new version of a major Linux server OS distro: interesting. A new version of Windows: intriguing. A new version of OS X: could be fun to play with. But a new Linux kernel? Big deal."
Dell wants to help admins spend less time keeping x86 servers running. A new crop of Westmere-processor-based, self-healing machines are designed for to be deployed and ignored.
Dell wants to help admins spend less time keeping x86 servers running. A new crop of Westmere-processor-based, self-healing machines are designed for to be deployed and ignored.