Author: JT Smith
ZDNet News looks at a few applications to administer new TLDs filed Monday with the International Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN).
Knowledge exchange for Linux developers
Author: JT Smith
PRNewswire reports, together, HotDispatch and
Caldera will build an online marketplace for Linux developers to purchase and
sell technical expertise.
Caldera will build an online marketplace for Linux developers to purchase and
sell technical expertise.
Is the SDMI boycott backfiring?
Author: JT Smith
Programmers don’t want to help the recording industry test its
new security “solution,” reports Salon News,
but the technology insiders behind the
system say hackers could kill it once and for all by
participating.
new security “solution,” reports Salon News,
but the technology insiders behind the
system say hackers could kill it once and for all by
participating.
Category:
- Linux
Why did MS really save Corel?
Author: JT Smith
ZDNet News article proclaims, “There are other reasons Microsoft bought into Corel, in my humble opinion, and none of them has anything
to do with Microsoft gaining the endorsement of a major software vendor for its .Net development platform, as stated in the joint Microsoft-Corel press release.”
to do with Microsoft gaining the endorsement of a major software vendor for its .Net development platform, as stated in the joint Microsoft-Corel press release.”
Linux virus scanners: Common problems
Author: JT Smith
According to this article from SecurityPortal, even if you do everything perfectly, you can still run into problems.
Category:
- Linux
The MontaVista monopoly of minds
Author: JT Smith
MontaVista is at the forefront of ppc embedded system software design, announces Linuxppc.org.
Category:
- Linux
Computer that ate Hitler’s brain
Author: JT Smith
Colossus II was the first programmable computer, the one that enabled the Allies to “read the mind of Adolf Hitler.” From a report at Wired.com.
Category:
- Linux
IBM rebrands server offerings
Author: JT Smith
IBM, the world’s largest computer
maker, will unveil the first machine to be sold
under a single brand name covering all its business
computers. From a report by Reuters.
maker, will unveil the first machine to be sold
under a single brand name covering all its business
computers. From a report by Reuters.
Category:
- Unix
Today is Techies Day
Author: JT Smith
Wired.com tells us that October 3 is Techies Day — a time to call attention to the shortage of qualified tech workers in the United States. Industry reps will talk to kids around the country about the wonderful opportunities awaiting them in geekdom.
Category:
- Linux