(Network File System) The file sharing protocol in a Unix network. This de facto Unix standard, which is widely known as a "distributed file system," was developed by Sun. The name is somewhat misleading because NFS is not a disk file system that reads and writes the disk sectors, but enables the operating system to view files on computers in the network as if they were local. See file sharing protocol, file system and WebNFS.
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- NFS Balls02 1.1 (Windows)
- A new free screensaver of colorful balls on a black background. Several blue balls of different size are jumping up and down, the background is black. The screensaver is initially designed to prevent damage to CRTs and plasma computer monitors by blanking the screen or filling it with moving images...
- Software downloads 2009-11-26
- NFS Clock02 1.1 (Windows)
- The square classical clock on the blue background with geometrical figures. The screensaver is initially designed to prevent damage to CRTs and plasma computer monitors by blanking the screen or filling it with moving images or patterns when the computer is not in use. The screen saver starts automatically if...
- Software downloads 2009-11-26
- NFS Camels 1.1 (Windows)
- A new bright free screensaver called Camels from a collection of free screensavers. Three dark cartoon camels on a yellow background. The screensaver is initially designed to prevent damage to CRT and plasma computer monitors by blanking the screen or filling it with moving images or patterns when the computer...
- Software downloads 2009-11-26
- NFS Clock 9 1.1 (Windows)
- NFS Clock 9 is a new free screensaver showing what time it is from a collection of free screensavers on http://www.newfreescreensavers.com. It is a funny clock of a round form with three cartoon bending hands.
- Software downloads 2009-11-22
- NFS Snowfall 1.1 (Windows)
- NFS Snowfall is a new bright free screensaver from a collection of free screensavers on http://www.newfreescreensavers.com. Falling snowflakes remind you of merry winter holidays, winter sports and a coming New Year.
- Software downloads 2009-11-22
- NFS Clock 8 1.1 (Windows)
- A new free screensaver showing what time it is and moon phases from a collection of free screensavers. A round yellow clock with moon phases. Each phase has its own name and is illustrated with a picture of the moving moon. The background of the screensaver is dark.
- Software downloads 2009-11-19
- MkConsole 1.11 (Mac)
- This is a little application that displays logfiles on your desktop. Really useful if you have to monitor servers or you just want to keep an eye on what's going on on your machine. In its standard configuration it displays entries from any number of logfiles interleaved in a single...
- Software downloads 2009-11-16
- NFS Clock15Moon 1.1 (Windows)
- Moon: A new bright free screensaver shows the time from a collection of free screensavers from. A fairy-tale moon with shining stars and white clouds. The background is light blue.
- Software downloads 2009-11-11
- NFS Balls01 1.1 (Windows)
- A new free screensaver of colourful balls on a black background from the collection of new free screensavers. Three balls of different size and colour are jumping up and down, the background is black.
- Software downloads 2009-11-11
- NFS Clock04 1.1 (Windows)
- A new bright free screensaver with a round mechanical clock from a collection of free screensavers. The clock has three hands that indicate what time it is at the moment when the screen saver is on. This screensavers are initially designed to prevent damage to CRTs and plasma computer monitors...
- Software downloads 2009-11-11
- NFS Cowboys Screensaver 1.1 (Windows)
- Three cowboys are crossing the field at dawn. A bright and contrasted image. NewFreeScreensavers.com offers screensavers of nature, natural phenomena, screensavers showing time, and others. The screensavers from are initially designed to prevent damage to CRT and plasma computer monitors by blanking the screen or filling it with moving images...
- Software downloads 2009-11-05
- NFS Manager 3.3 (Mac)
- NFS Manager is a graphical user interface to control all built-in NFS features of Mac OS X. It can manage a whole network of Mac OS X computers to setup a distributed NFS file system via a few simple mouse clicks. NFS Network File System is the industry standard for...
- Software downloads 2009-11-02
- muCommander 0.8.4 (Windows)
- muCommander is a cross-platform file manager that features support for FTP, SFTP, SMB, NFS, HTTP, Bonjour/Zeroconf, email attachments, Zip/GZip/Tar/Bzip2/ISO/NRG/AR/Deb/LST archives, universal bookmarks, credentials management, themes, multiple windows, full keyboard management, and many configuration options. It is open-source and available in 20 languages. This version is the first release on CNET...
- Software downloads 2009-10-25
- Omni-NFS Server 4.3 (Windows)
- Omni-NFS Server supports Unlimited Client Access and turns any Windows machine into an NFS Server to enable Unix users to access the Windows resources (including Hard Drive, CD-ROM, and printers) that have been exported for remote NFS clients. Features included are NFS server and LPD. Omni-NFS Server supports 3rd party...
- Software downloads 2009-10-12
- XSecurePro 8.4 (Windows)
- XSecurePro is a X Server software package allowing you to securely connect to many different UNIX/Linux environments including RedHat, Solaris, OpenVMS, HPUX, AIX, IRIX, SuSE, and Mandrake using the SSH protocol right from your Windows desktop. XSecurePro allows Window displays in single, full, and multiple modes and provides full control...
- Software downloads 2009-10-11
- Clouds vs. Appliances
- I still prefer DistributedWhen you set up the Namespace "properly" a sysadmin can handle both client and server machines - i.e. No gurus vs. grunts. With the same configuration on all machines, it is easy to bring machines up in short order. Client maintenance consists of 1) Reboot and then...
- Discussion threads 2009-10-10
- Norton Internet Security 2010 (1 User, 3 PCs)
- Dramatic improvements to its Norton suite during the past two years indicate that Symantec has been listening to the needs and complaints of its customers. The company's strong and surprising changes to Norton's impact on system performance that it introduced last year are maintained in this new version, and a...
- Product reviews 2009-09-24
- Windows 7, Vista exposed to 'teardrop attack'
- Vulnerable by default?[i]Exploit code for a remote reboot flaw in Microsoft's implementation of the SMB2 protocol has been posted on the internet, exposing users of Windows 7 and Windows Vista to the teardrop attacks that used to be popular on Windows 3.1 and Windows 95.[/i]I presume this attack is able...
- Discussion threads 2009-09-08
- VMFS-3, How Do I Despise Thee
- Sounds bad... How about Red Hat's new stuff?A nasty experience... Have a glass of fine cognac to recover. No ice (the horror!), no mixing barbaric, at the perfect temperature of 18 degrees Celsius. Cheers. :-)How about Red Hat's new virtualization stuff in RHEL 5.4? Is that a better alternative?http://blogs.zdnet.com/virtualization/?p=1234Salut, Pjotr.RE:...
- Discussion threads 2009-09-04
- Deja Vu 3.6 (Mac)
- Deja Vu offers an automatic and seamless new approach to backing up your files. It's a preference pane that shows up in your System Preferences, and it allows you to schedule unattended backups of important folders, or even your entire system. Deja Vu has been localized for English, French, German,...
- Software downloads 2009-09-02
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