The animal on the cover of Ubuntu: Up and Running is an addax (Addaxnasomaculatus). It is more commonly known as the screwhorn antelope because of the crooked horns that adorn both sexes of this endangered species. Females’ horns can grow to be more than 2.5 feet high, while males’ horns can reach as high as [...]
It’s simple: you need to know how to work with the bash shell if you want to get to the heart of Mac OS X, Linux, and other Unix systems. Updated for the most recent version of bash, this concise little book puts all of the essential information about bash at your fingertips. You’ll quickly [...]
Security is foundational to everything we do at Microsoft –small business owners tell me they want technology that not only improves productivity but equally important they want reassurance that their work is safeguarded. With Windows 7 Professional, we made sure to include a breadth of security features to help our small business customers keep their [...]
Hi, I’m Karri Alexion-Tiernan, Director of Product Management for Microsoft Desktop Virtualization, and today I’d like to share some updates around Microsoft Enterprise Desktop Virtualization (MED-V). As customers continue to plan for and migrate to Windows 7, they go through a process of evaluating application compatibility and identifying solutions that are available to assist them [...]
This week I am taking FreeBSD 8.0 for a spin. So far, I like it enough that it will probably be my normal desktop environment. It seems to have the right stuff: my PC seems markedly faster. FreeBSD’s slogan is The Power to Serve and that is a good summary of where the strengths and [...]
I’ve had my HP Mini 110 netbook since October of last year and I’ve been entirely satisfied with it. It really has worked flawlessly for me. It came with Ubuntu 8.04 LTS and HP’s now defunct Mi interface preloaded. (For those who want more info on this system see Ladlislav Bodnar’s review for DistroWatch.) Since [...]
A critical security flaw in Acrobat Reader 9.x and 10.x as reported by CVE can “allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (memory corruption)”. According to an Adobe notice dated June 4: “There are reports that this vulnerability is being actively exploited in the wild against both Adobe Flash [...]
In celebration of Windows 7’s one year anniversary, we thought it would be cool to share some successful Windows 7 deployment stories with you. Last week, we had the pleasure of visiting General Motors and sitting down with Ken Michel, director of Online Infrastructure and Local Area Networks for GM Information Technology. I’m sure you’re [...]
Today I have some very exciting news to share about a Windows 7 Enterprise customer – Samsung Electronics has completed deployment of Windows 7 Enterprise throughout their offices in South Korea. Samsung has about 150,000 employees worldwide and the majority are located in Korea. We thought other businesses might want to hear about how they [...]
Stockholm, Sweden is routinely recognized as one of the most livable cities in the world. Not only is a beautiful city, Stockholm also boasts leading-edge IT and in my opinion, should be considered one of the most advanced technology cities. I give credit to the City of Stockholm officials, who understand that providing advanced technology [...]
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