David M Williams
David has been computing since 1984 where he instantly gravitated to the family Commodore 64. He completed a Bachelor of Computer Science degree from 1990 to 1992, commencing full-time employment as a systems analyst at the end of that year. Within two years, he returned to his alma mater, the University of Newcastle, as a UNIX systems manager. This was a crucial time for UNIX at the University with the advent of the World-Wide-Web and the decline of VMS. David moved on to a brief stint in consulting, before returning to the University as IT Manager in 1998. In 2001, he joined an international software company as Asia-Pacific troubleshooter, specialising in AIX, HP/UX, Solaris and database systems. Settling down in Newcastle, David then found niche roles delivering hard-core tech to the recruitment industry and presently is the Chief Information Officer for a national resources company where he particularly specialises in mergers and acquisitions and enterprise applications.
Upgrading to Windows Server 2012
With all the current fanfare about Windows 8 it may be easy to overlook the big brother of the new Redmond Operating System. Just as Windows 8 has hit the streets, so too Windows Server 2012 is live for enterprise infrastructure.
Linux.com holiday membership drive
The Linux Foundation has launched its holiday member drive. Sign up for benefits such as your own linux.com e-mail address and, for some, to be automatically entered into a draw to win a $75 gift card to the Linux.com store.
Participate in democracy, get Linux and MacOS Windows emulation for free
If 100,000 United States of America citizens pledge to vote in the 2012 Presidential election CodeWeavers will make CrossOver available for free, allowing users of Linux and MacOS systems to run many major Windows apps natively.
