Netscape Crime News, - 6 AUG 06
Now they make CPU Coolers. This one is unique in that they mash Aluminum Titanium and Copper to do it.
Hijacking a Macbook in 60 Seconds or Less
If you want to grab the attention of a roomful of hackers, one sure fire way to do it is to show them a new method for remotely circumventing the security of an Apple Macbook computer to seize total control over the machine......
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The Problem with Linux
Ray Dall - 1 AUG 2006
Let me start out by saying that Linux is a fine operating system. Elegant in it's simplicity, it can be run off a single floppy, a jump drive, or CD, and so is transportable from box to box without a lot of effort. It is robust and secure enough that it is used in routers and servers throughout the world. Google admittedly uses linux in all of it's machines. And to make it an even sweeter deal – Linux is FREE! So with all of these things going for it, why hasn't Linux taken off like a rocket? Why isn't it in every home in the country?
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Possible Replacement Operating System for Old Win 98 Users
FreeDOS aims to be a complete, free, 100% MS-DOS compatible operating system (mostly achieved.) Today, FreeDOS is ideal for anyone who wants to bundle a version of DOS without having to pay a royalty for use of DOS. FreeDOS will also work on old hardware, in DOS emulators, and in embedded systems. FreeDOS is also an invaluable resource for people who would like to develop their own operating system. While there are many free operating systems out there, no other free DOS-compatible operating system exists.......
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http://www.minix3.org/index.html
MINIX 3 is a new open-source operating system designed to be highly reliable, flexible, and secure. It is loosely based somewhat on previous versions of MINIX, but is fundamentally different in many key ways. MINIX 1 and 2 were intended as teaching tools; MINIX 3 adds the new goal of being usable as a serious system on resource-limited and embedded computers and for applications requiring high reliability........READ MORE!
Operating system certified for SIL3 use
Control Engineering -- July 21, 2006
Green Hills Software announced that its Integrity and velOSity operating systems, the main components of the Green Hills Platform for Industrial Safety, have been certified by TÜV to Safety Integrity Level 3 (SIL3) of the IEC-61508 safety standard. SIL3 is the highest safety level possible for an individual software component, such as an operating system.....
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Windows Principles: an Operating System Goes to the Dogs
Jack Schofield -- 20 JUL 2006
Microsoft has published three guiding principles for Windows, and 12 tenets that it says will promote competition. It's not clear that there's anything new here. It's hugely important that Microsoft now sells Windows at rates published on "a standard volume-based price list," but Microsoft was already doing that. No more special deals for companies such as IBM, which at one stage was apparently paying only $9 a copy. (In fact, removing the secret deals might actually have increased the average cost of Windows.)......
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Investigating the Plan 9 Operating System
Andrew Hudson -- 19 JUL 2006
Plan 9 is an operating system designed by the same people who created the original UNIX. Its development began in the late 1980's and it was a research project intended to address a variety of system scalability issues that the UNIX and LINUX kernels don't do particularly well, namely, distributed computing, distributed name spaces, and distributed file systems........
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Which Macs will run Mac OS X Leopard and which Macs will not?
18 JUL 2006
"The feature set of the new Mac operating system will be revealed soon, but there's no way that all currently supported machines will run it," David Morgenstern writes for eWeek. "Which ones will make the cut and which will be left running Tiger? Apple Computer is putting the final touches on the feature list for "Leopard," its version of OS X due for unveiling at the company's forthcoming Worldwide Developers Conference in early August. Since that list is a super deep-dark secret, the Mac community is abuzz with speculation on what features the update will contain as well as many fake screen shots purporting to be genuine leaks," Morgenstern writes. "But what few in the Mac community are talking about in advance of WWDC are which Mac models will make the Leopard cut. Apple will orphan some Mac models for sure, but which ones? "
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Symantec Report: Vista Code Contains Security Loopholes
Matt Hines - eWEEK -- 18 JUL 2006
A new report from Symantec security researchers contends that Microsoft's much-awaited Vista operating system could harbor a range of vulnerabilities that will make it less secure than previous iterations of Windows. According to research published July 18 by Symantec, in Cupertino, Calif., a number of Vista's software components, specifically a handful of protocols related to its redesigned networking technologies, could become security loopholes if Microsoft does not fix the problems or ensure that the product is configured appropriately to hide the glitches when it is shipped.
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OpenVMS - a System of Structure
Written by special contributor Robert Gezelter on 2006-07-18 11:57:16 UTC
< href="mailto: pawan@ebirbals.com">Pawan Bangar --
In its initial concept, OpenVMS (then VAX/VMS) sought to provide the functionality and capabilities of a mainframe-class system at a small fraction of the size and cost, while at the same time providing higher levels of reliability and integrity. These goals were achieved by what has become OpenVMS' hallmark, an emphasis on integrity and architectural leverage........
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Intel's Mobile Platform to Support DirectX 10 Graphics.
Linux for Home Users
< href="mailto: pawan@ebirbals.com">Pawan Bangar --
Hey Guys and Gals! Don't raise your eyebrows or fear by hearing the word Linux. It is as user friendly as windows. Just take a look at the articles below and all myths about Linux in your mind will disappear. It's a free operating system available to download but you have to pay a tiny bit to mail order it or buy it from a company. Linux came into being about 11 years ago- it was developed by Linus Torvalds of Finland along with a group of programmers from the open source software movement.......
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Higher Reliability than Linux??
Humphrey Cheung -- 14 JUL, 2006
With features such as failover clustering, replication, database snapshots, database mirroring, and snapshot isolation, SQL Server 2005 helps ensure that your critical databases maintain high availability........
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Gentoo VDR Project
The Gentoo Video Disk Recorder (VDR) project has existed for quite some time as an unofficial project. It is now an official subproject of desktop/video and deals with the program VDR and its proper integration with Gentoo. VDR is a solution to build a full-featured set-top box (STB) for digital video broadcasting (DVB) and Advanced Television Systems Committee (ATSC) reception. However, it is not restricted to just digital input. With the analogtv-plugin it can also exploit analog TV capture cards........
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Congress begins push for energy-efficient servers
July 12, 2006 (Computerworld) -- WASHINGTON -- The U.S. House of Representatives today approved a bill requiring the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to study the use of energy-efficient servers that can reduce the power demand of data centers packed with equipment. The bill's author, Rep. Michael Rogers (R-Mich.), said he hopes the study will help promote the use of energy-efficient servers and data centers through regulations that encourage conservation by federal agencies and offer tax incentives to private companies. The bill, which is co-sponsored by Rep. Anna G. Eshoo (D-Calif.), now goes to the Senate.........
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What you need to know about IPv6
The world is running out of IP addresses. The current version of the Internet Protocol relies on unique addresses for each device that connects to a network. In the case of the Internet, public IP addresses that enable devices to communicate directly with one another over the global network are becoming scarcer each day. As more and more devices come online in the future, IPv4 will run out of capacity to accommodate our communication needs.
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