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- Stonesoft Security in Virtual Environments
- As I mentioned in the post, Virtualization and security, quite a number of suppliers focused on security in virtualized environments have come forward to speak with me in the past month. Stonesoft is one of those companies. Mark Boltz, Senior Solutions Architect, and Greg Mead, Solutions Architect, both of Stonesoft,...
- Blog posts 2008-05-16
- With the Quickness: HD Moore sets new land speed record with exploitation of Debian/Ubuntu OpenSSL flaw
- So, for those who haven't heard, a Debian packager modified the source used for OpenSSL on Debian based systems Debian and the whole of the Ubuntu family to remove the seed used for PRNG Pseudo Random Number Generator used when creating SSL keys. Well, HD Moore set a new record...
- Blog posts 2008-05-14
- No Office 2007 for UK classrooms?
- InformationWeek is reporting on new complaints from the British Educational Communications and Technology Agency BECTA against Microsoft's lack of support for open standards. Now that OOXML has been adopted as an ISO standard, it's hard to say where this will go; however, the agency makes the case for steering...
- Blog posts 2008-05-13
- Microsoft to raise Windows Small Business Server price 80 percent
- Microsoft to raise Windows Small Business Server price 80 percentExchange for Small Business?A small business running their own Exchange Server is silly. There are many viable and less expensive outsourcing alternatives. The same can be said for Sharepoint.Agreed. Good features, overkill for small businessI think the new price is great...
- Discussion threads 2008-05-13
- Will EDS deal make HP Microsoft's IBM?
- With the completion of its deal to buy EDS for $13.9 billion, Hewlett-Packard is about to become just as key to Microsoft's fate as IBM is to the fate of open source. How will Microsoft react? While Sun, Red Hat and a host of...
- Blog posts 2008-05-13
- Notepad2 Turkce (1)
- Notepad2 is a light-weight, free, and open source Notepad-like text editor with syntax highlighting for a few commonly used languages. It's based on the Scintilla source code editing component (http://www.scintilla.org) and works on NT-based versions of Windows. Features: Syntax highlighting: HTML, XML, PHP, ASP (JS, VBS), CSS, JavaScript, VBScript, C/C++,...
- Software downloads 2008-05-13
- Creating an XP SP3 slipstreamed ISO file
- If you are not a TechNet or MSDN subscriber then getting your hands on a copy of Windows XP with SP3 means having to do some legwork yourself (or shell out for a new license ... but I'm assuming that you have better things to spend your money on!). ...
- Blog posts 2008-05-12
- Synology Disk Station DS-107+
- Up to this point, our network attached storage reviews have focused on consumer-level products that act as simple backup or media-sharing solutions for home users. NAS is but one of the many features found on the Synology Disk Station DS107+, a sophisticated device that holds appeal for home users and...
- Product reviews 2008-05-08
- An idea about teaching Linux to the MCSE community
- An idea about teaching Linux to the MCSE communityIt's not about shellsIt's about where things are and what they're called.Remember we can have the scripts configure gnome to look like windows and pop up wintel like menus too.Put the cart before the horse.You'll need to get them all into the...
- Discussion threads 2008-05-08
- Why many MCSEs won't learn Linux
- Why many MCSEs won't learn LinuxLinux doesn't help the causeOne problem many "MCSEs" have is that most Linux distros spend too much effort trying to be like Windows. This serves to delay the MCSE's development, as they end up treating Linux as if it new version of Windows.Even though it...
- Discussion threads 2008-05-07
- HTC announces the Diamond with 3D TouchFLO
- HTC announces the Diamond with 3D TouchFLOTouchFLO 3D is damn amazing!!!But I'd rather wait until I get a smartphone with QWERTY keyboard, TouchFLO 3D, microSD memory slot, and upgradable battery, so that I can upgrade to a larger battery if so desired. It's also nice to carry an additional battery...
- Discussion threads 2008-05-06
- On owning your own bits
- I recently got rid of my CD collection. It wasn't a big collection, as these things go: Maybe 200 discs. I didn't even need the shelf space...I just wanted to clear out an increasingly embarrassing relic of the "age of atoms." So What? Where...
- Blog posts 2008-05-06
- PDF-ShellTools (zip)
- PDF-ShellTools are Windows shell extensions to interact with pdf files directly from the Windows shell. This way we can do some interesting things to our pdf documents without the need to open them in Acrobat or another desktop pdf application.Right now, group these tools: PDF-InfoTip, PDF-InfoEdit,PDF-Anonymizer,PDF-Split and PDF-Merge. Version 1.0.0.9...
- Software downloads 2008-05-06
- "Don't tell them that I love it"
- "Don't tell them that I love it"Skills cost moneyAll of this is predicated on one thing: Computers exist to get something else done.That could be me chatting with a friend, writing a document, or editing a photo. We are not interested in the system that gets that job done, we...
- Discussion threads 2008-04-29
- Is Psystar Mac clone using the Kalyway boot hack?
- Is Psystar Mac clone using the Kalyway boot hack?I totally agree[i]But anyone who is doing actual work on a Mac should buy a Mac. And that means a kosher, Apple machine.[/i]If you are serious about your work, then you spend the money on a serious machine, (be it a Windows...
- Discussion threads 2008-04-28
- VanDyke ClientPack for Windows and UNIX (html)
- The VanDyke ClientPack command-line utilities securely automate routine file transfer, shell, and public-key administration tasks, saving you time, reducing potential human error, and increasing compliance with security policies. The ClientPack includes: vsftp, an interactive SFTP command-line utility for secure file transfer; vcp, a command-line file transfer utility; vsh, a command-line...
- Software downloads 2008-04-28
- Archos Wi-Fi media receiver includes DVR for recording TV content
- Archos has just launched a new set-top Wi-Fi media receiver that one-ups Apple TV by enabling you to record content from your television. The Archos TV+, which includes a Web browser, also enables you to watch Web content like YouTube video and certain programming from network TV Web sites. ...
- Blog posts 2008-04-24
- The view from stupid
- The view from stupidWhen and how to explainI recall from the Comment that you refused to provide full explanations, in Comment or TalkBack because you would have required too much time and space. (Paraphrasing.)As at that time, I'll observe that assertions must be supportable, by data or by logic....
- Discussion threads 2008-04-24
- OLPC ready to scrap Linux??
- OLPC ready to scrap Linux??XPEOMDon't you know?He swears by BeOS!What "annual tax" are you refering to?[i]having to pay an annual tax to Microsoft for software updates[/i]I receive my updates for free. How do those on the OLPC unit differ?So what would they run on it?Vista? LOLRather extreme positionFundamentalists are always...
- Discussion threads 2008-04-23
- Is it wise to loosen Entourage's attachment security policy?
- Entourage 2008 is very strict in its blocking of attachments and some users may find its security rules restrictive. However, with a bit of effort, users can tell Entourage to loosen up on various Mac OS X files, Mime content and certain file name extensions. However, whether...
- Blog posts 2008-04-22
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