Code, databases, gadgets, words and a geek cornucopia
Wow! I’m inspired, I’m sold. Google Wave is the future of the 40-year old e-mail protocol, plus wrapping up IM, wikis, blogging, collaboration and more all in one new open protocol. Here’s what it is all about.
iTWire: This puzzles me, why do so many people call their computer “the hard drive?” I seriously wonder if it is being taught somewhere. So, I had a rant about it.
Impressively, it was SlashDotted - a lot of people must share this angst.
iTWire: Today, May 10th 2009, is Mother’s day for many countries around the world from Anguilla to Zimbabwe. How fitting, then, to offer a tribute to Linus Torvalds, the “mother” of Linux.
iTWire: I wanted to know how well Windows 7 (release candidate) would perform on an Acer Aspire One. Here’s how it went.
(This article was SlashDotted! Yeah!)
Thanks to Andrew Coates, I’ve just registered to take Microsoft exam 70-642 on Windows Server 2008 networking, next week.
I’m also interested in doing 70-640 but for some reason the Prometric web site didn’t list English as a language choice … !
I was interviewed for a brief story in MIS magazine on how CIOs can get project funding past the CFO in these modern times.
In a shock announcement, Microsoft has today taken majority ownership of software house Novell. This immediately gives the Redmond giant control of Novell’s intellectual property assets including the legal copyright over UNIX. Already Red Hat and Canonical (Ubuntu) have expressed their expectation Microsoft will aggressively seek to eradicate all distributions save for Microsoft Linux Vista, formerly SUSE.
Read the full story here!
You know a virus is big news when suddenly your users start asking about it instead of the usual “Good news” hoax variants (you know, “my friend’s brother’s uncle’s IT guy said don’t open an e-mail with the title ‘good news’ or it will melt your whole computer and eat your house. Microsoft has said there is NO cure !!!!!!”)
Now, good network admins already have their infrastructure under control - both for present and for future threats.
So, it’s prudent to send out an affirming message at this time letting your users know that they can have confidence their data will be protected from harm and they won’t suffer downtime.
Here are some template e-mails you can use - and not just for Windows, but for the Linux and MacOS guys too!
Impulse-buy retailer Zazz.com.au has sold computers in the past, but today’s deal is a special one to my heart. For less than $200 including freight you get a Dell Optiplex desktop computer with Ubuntu Linux loaded and guaranteed fully working. However, you only have today to go for it.
This month iTWire had an “enterprise” focus so my Linux features were a bit thinner …
Linux
Linux ISVs gain tool to uncover lost license revenue
MySQL forks: Monty splits from Sun
Linux celebrates its 1234567890′th breath
Free software isn’t freeware, why FOSS has a higher standard
Dell select Linux to keep enterprise IT costs down
Which enterprise Linux to choose?
Enterprise
A CIO’s guide to relevancy during a recession
Why 90% of production databases aren’t indexed properly
Virtualisation’s dirty little secret
BlackBerry Enterprise Server 5.0 on track to return on investment
Workforce management software brings positive benefits
BlackBerry browser may be on the improve?
Misc topical
The Pirate Bay trial - summary of week one (and the King Kong defence!)
Kaspersky patch own back yard but delude self
Google went down as quick as a slash, whole Internet harmful