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- Dark Internet Fundamentals
- We all think we know the internet - the service that has magically transmitted these words from my keyboard to your eyeballs - but how much do you know of the fundamentals? As I wrote about last year, the plumbing of the internet...
- Blog posts 2009-11-29
- AlphaEZCam 1.01.26 (Windows)
- AlphaEZCam is a powerful, yet easy Webcam application that lets you manage multiple camera's and upload images to Web servers. AlphaEZCam can be quickly installed and is easy to use. With its built in wizards you can setup a Webcam and quickly create a number of different Webcam pages together...
- Software downloads 2009-11-26
- Does virtualization equal cloud computing?
- I would say yesThere is no need to buy 'stand alone' servers any longer in functionality when you can put it in a Blade 'name your flavor' chassis.Virtualization with VMware/RHEL or some vendor is the best way to get it off bare-metal...Doing baremetal rebuilds is time consuming and it takes...
- Discussion threads 2009-11-25
- Dejal Simon 2.5.5 (Mac)
- Dejal Simon is the essential site monitoring tool for Mac OS X. It checks web pages, FTP and DNS servers, local or remote ports, and other services for changes or failures, and notifies you via e-mail, sound, speech, Twitter, HTML reports, and other means. Add tests to Simon to track...
- Software downloads 2009-11-25
- WebDrive 2.01.203 (Mac)
- WebDrive for Mac integrates FTP, FTPS, WebDAV, SFTP, or GroupDrive servers into OS/X Finder by mounting the server as a local device. This allows you to use your favorite Macintosh applications to edit files and save them directly to the server. The WebDrive for Mac client includes many advanced features...
- Software downloads 2009-11-25
- VNC Scan Enterprise Console 2009.11.17 (Windows)
- VNCScan is the Swiss army knife of Network Administration tools. With the VENM Console, you can remotely control and manage your workstations and servers. VNCScan is the legendary front end to UltraVNC, RealVNC, and TightVNC. With VNCScan, you can grab remote screen captures over the network, scan for and deploy...
- Software downloads 2009-11-25
- Advanced Host Monitor 8.32 (Windows)
- Advanced Host Monitor is a network monitoring software that continuously monitors servers availability and performance. It checks network servers at regular intervals and takes pre-defined actions as soon as a device does not respond. HostMonitor has 60 test methods, 30 alert methods, highly flexible report and log manager. Package also...
- Software downloads 2009-11-25
- Numbers of new Core i7 iMacs are turning up DOA
- I guess it goes to show that......even the almighty apple is not immune to issues. We have some iMacs (about 100 - 120) in my organization compared to about 2500 Windows Desktops and out of the 90 we ordered a few years ago (17" iMacs) we had one come...
- Discussion threads 2009-11-24
- Parachute 1.0 (Mac)
- Parachute is a flexible, powerful backup tool that allows you make automated backups of your files. With Parachute you can select files individually, set your own schedule and backup to both local disks and remote servers. Pick Your Destination: With Parachute you can backup your data to...
- Software downloads 2009-11-24
- Navicat Premium 8.2.17 (Windows)
- Navicat Premium is a multi-connections Database Administration tool allowing you to connect to MySQL, PostgreSQL and Oracle databases simultaneously within a single application, making database administration to multiple kinds of database so easy. Support of multi-connections to MySQL, PostgreSQL and Oracle servers. Support of transferring data between different servers. Support...
- Software downloads 2009-11-24
- Navicat Lite 8.2.17 (Windows)
- Navicat Lite is a multi-connections Database Administration tool allowing you to connect to MySQL, PostgreSQL and Oracle databases simultaneously within a single application, making database administration to multiple kinds of database so easy. Support of multi-connections to MySQL, PostgreSQL and Oracle servers. Support of transferring data between different servers. Support...
- Software downloads 2009-11-24
- Beware business cloud dangers, says EU agency
- Spoken like someone without a clueBut then again, what can be expected from trolls anymore?Originality?Security & AccessGrant the LEAST amount of access for the end user.DENY then ALLOW, why would you open up Port 80 to the world if you only do business in the United States or local area...
- Discussion threads 2009-11-23
- Navicat Premium 8.1.6 (Mac)
- Navicat Premium is a multi-connections Database Administration tool allowing you to connect to MySQL, PostgreSQL and Oracle databases simultaneously within a single application, making database administration to multiple kinds of database so easy. Major Features in Navicat Premium version 8.1include: Support of multi-connections to MySQL, PostgreSQL and Oracle servers....
- Software downloads 2009-11-22
- Who's afraid of the big bad cloud?
- Not even hybrid apps?Right, got it. You hate everybody who doesn't buy your religion, which doesn't even allow for hybrid applications."I ask why I?d entrust sensitive data to a user with a laptop."You're right, companies can't even trust their own employees. Heck, let's send everybody home and dissolve the whole...
- Discussion threads 2009-11-20
- Chrome OS - The good, the bad and the ugly, and how it fits in with Windows, Mac and Linux
- Chrome OS - The good, the bad and the ugly, and how it fits in with WindowsI gave it some thought too and realized that Chrome OS only has the bad and the ugly. There is nothing good about it. All data stored in the cloud, and on Google's...
- Discussion threads 2009-11-20
- Inside the Google Chrome OS security model
- The proof will be in implementationAll of these lofty goals are one thing. Making it happen in code is quite another. It sounds like they are just giving a laundry list of what people want them to say. I'm in the "believe it when I see it" camp. Good intentions...
- Discussion threads 2009-11-19
- Chrome OS: Some Early Preview Videos
- google should move away from linuxI suppose they could easily take away all those messes of the current os by doing that. Haha! Crummy-um "Chromium OS and Open Source" video-- the guy is calling it Crummy-um! Sounds about right.RE: Chrome OS: Some Early Preview VideosAnd ZDNet falls hook, line,...
- Discussion threads 2009-11-19
- Alchemy Network Monitor 10.4 (Windows)
- Alchemy Network Monitor monitors your network servers and business-critical applications availability and performance and immediately alerts you if a server gets out of order. Alchemy Network Monitor can also perform certain actions (e.g. launch an external application or execute an SQL query) when a server stops responding to the programs...
- Software downloads 2009-11-19
- Alchemy Network Monitor PRO 10.4 (Windows)
- Alchemy Network Monitor monitors your network servers and business-critical applications availability and performance and immediately alerts you if a server gets out of order. Alchemy Network Monitor can also perform certain actions (e.g. launch an external application or execute an SQL query) when a server stops responding to the programs...
- Software downloads 2009-11-19
- Process Checker 1.1 (Windows)
- Configure lists of servers and processes to monitor, set the interval and configure your SMTP mail and event log settings and you're ready to go. Process Checker will periodically check the list of remote servers to see if the nominated processes are running. If any of the processes are not...
- Software downloads 2009-11-19
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