items tagged with David M Williams
Obama and McCain prove critical open source argument true
Written By: David M Williams
Section: The Linux distillery
Category: The Linux user and switcher blog
2008-12-17 08:40:04
One of the most repeated examples cited to promote open source philosophy is that of an electronic voting system. If this process is not understood or transparent then its results cannot be trusted. The strength of this argument has gone up a hundredfold with the discovery that Diebold counting software has been missing ballots for four years.
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Written By: David M Williams
Section: The Linux distillery
Category: The Linux user and switcher blog
2008-12-17 08:40:04
One of the most repeated examples cited to promote open source philosophy is that of an electronic voting system. If this process is not understood or transparent then its results cannot be trusted. The strength of this argument has gone up a hundredfold with the discovery that Diebold counting software has been missing ballots for four years.
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Microsoft recruits active open source identity
Written By: David M Williams
Section: Information technology news
Category: Market News
2008-12-16 04:58:30
Dick Hardt, known for his contentious Windows port of the Perl programming language and current work on online identity management (dubbed "identity 2.0") has revealed he is heading to Redmond.
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Written By: David M Williams
Section: Information technology news
Category: Market News
2008-12-16 04:58:30
Dick Hardt, known for his contentious Windows port of the Perl programming language and current work on online identity management (dubbed "identity 2.0") has revealed he is heading to Redmond.
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Geeks seek to hack depression
Written By: David M Williams
Section: Information technology news
Category: Internet
2008-12-15 08:40:09
It's easy to tell an extroverted IT professional: they're staring at YOUR shoes. Jokes aside, the stereotypical computing worker may be hiding a dark secret. Yet, they're not alone, according to a new online support group for the tech crowd.
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Written By: David M Williams
Section: Information technology news
Category: Internet
2008-12-15 08:40:09
It's easy to tell an extroverted IT professional: they're staring at YOUR shoes. Jokes aside, the stereotypical computing worker may be hiding a dark secret. Yet, they're not alone, according to a new online support group for the tech crowd.
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School teacher claims "No software is free, Linux is not legal"
Written By: David M Williams
Section: The Linux distillery
Category: The Linux user and switcher blog
2008-12-14 07:14:30
A teacher in Austin, Texas, has confiscated Linux CDs being handed out by a student because, she claims, "No software is free and spreading that misconception is harmful." Just how much has the Redmond marketing machine infiltrated our educational institutions?
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Written By: David M Williams
Section: The Linux distillery
Category: The Linux user and switcher blog
2008-12-14 07:14:30
A teacher in Austin, Texas, has confiscated Linux CDs being handed out by a student because, she claims, "No software is free and spreading that misconception is harmful." Just how much has the Redmond marketing machine infiltrated our educational institutions?
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Are iPhone-friendly sites actually a disservice?
Written By: David M Williams
Section: Technology feature
Category: iPhone
2008-12-14 02:00:33
Whether the iPhone is the biggest selling phone in the world or not, it's certainly become the most publicised. Businesses are clamouring to produce customised versions of their web sites which auto-detect than an iPhone is being used and render content to suit. Yet, are these actually hampering visitors?
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Written By: David M Williams
Section: Technology feature
Category: iPhone
2008-12-14 02:00:33
Whether the iPhone is the biggest selling phone in the world or not, it's certainly become the most publicised. Businesses are clamouring to produce customised versions of their web sites which auto-detect than an iPhone is being used and render content to suit. Yet, are these actually hampering visitors?
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Why the Cybersource Linux solution for Australian school laptops won't make it
Written By: David M Williams
Section: The Linux distillery
Category: The Linux user and switcher blog
2008-12-10 04:26:42
Australian Linux and open source implementation and training consultancy, Cybersource, have put forth their 9-step open-source and netbook solution to solve the Australian Government’s one-laptop-per-child promise which has so far had policy makers scratching their red-faced heads. Yet, Cybersource's plan simply won't make traction and here's why not.
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Written By: David M Williams
Section: The Linux distillery
Category: The Linux user and switcher blog
2008-12-10 04:26:42
Australian Linux and open source implementation and training consultancy, Cybersource, have put forth their 9-step open-source and netbook solution to solve the Australian Government’s one-laptop-per-child promise which has so far had policy makers scratching their red-faced heads. Yet, Cybersource's plan simply won't make traction and here's why not.
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VMware to bring virtualisation to mobile phones
Written By: David M Williams
Section: Information technology news
Category: Mobiles
2008-12-10 03:23:23
Well-known virtualisation software provider VMware is set to break new ground with virtualisation coming to mobile phones through the new VMware Mobile Virtualisation Platform (MVP.)
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Written By: David M Williams
Section: Information technology news
Category: Mobiles
2008-12-10 03:23:23
Well-known virtualisation software provider VMware is set to break new ground with virtualisation coming to mobile phones through the new VMware Mobile Virtualisation Platform (MVP.)
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Joe the Plumber teaches how to weather the recession with Linux and Open Source models
Written By: David M Williams
Section: The Linux distillery
Category: The Linux user and switcher blog
2008-12-07 07:21:22
In this globally troubled time open source software - and Linux, its operating system poster child - has clear economic advantages. You've heard talk of Joe the Plumber; let me introduce his little known cousin Cain the CIO who’s looking to do more with less money.
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Written By: David M Williams
Section: The Linux distillery
Category: The Linux user and switcher blog
2008-12-07 07:21:22
In this globally troubled time open source software - and Linux, its operating system poster child - has clear economic advantages. You've heard talk of Joe the Plumber; let me introduce his little known cousin Cain the CIO who’s looking to do more with less money.
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What Twitter can teach about highly reliable and scalable web apps
Written By: David M Williams
Section: Information technology news
Category: Enterprise
2008-12-04 21:15:11
Twitter is a popular web 2.0 site gaining huge traction in disproportion to its sheer simplicity. Twitter just asks, "What are you doing?" and nothing more. Despite this it has absolutely millions of page views with a global audience keeping in touch. Here are lessons that any business can take advantage of if they want their web apps to handle massive loads.
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Written By: David M Williams
Section: Information technology news
Category: Enterprise
2008-12-04 21:15:11
Twitter is a popular web 2.0 site gaining huge traction in disproportion to its sheer simplicity. Twitter just asks, "What are you doing?" and nothing more. Despite this it has absolutely millions of page views with a global audience keeping in touch. Here are lessons that any business can take advantage of if they want their web apps to handle massive loads.
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Web analytics can give second shot at sales
Written By: David M Williams
Section: Information technology news
Category: Enterprise
2008-12-03 08:09:11
Do you know how many visitors to your web site eventually end up making a purchase? Why did the others not buy? Did they drop out during the sales process? Can you work out why? And, importantly, can you pick that sale up again? The answers might be sitting dormant in your web log - if only someone looked.
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Written By: David M Williams
Section: Information technology news
Category: Enterprise
2008-12-03 08:09:11
Do you know how many visitors to your web site eventually end up making a purchase? Why did the others not buy? Did they drop out during the sales process? Can you work out why? And, importantly, can you pick that sale up again? The answers might be sitting dormant in your web log - if only someone looked.
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Linux netbooks look likely to save Australian government education election promise
Written By: David M Williams
Section: The Linux distillery
Category: The Linux user and switcher blog
2008-12-02 22:59:17
The New South Wales (NSW) Department of Education and Training (DET) has today revealed its required specifications for custom-built laptops it intends to issue to students from grades 9 to 12 by the middle of 2009. In what is remniscent of a netbook, the budget is set at $500 per model, with hardware at that level.
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Written By: David M Williams
Section: The Linux distillery
Category: The Linux user and switcher blog
2008-12-02 22:59:17
The New South Wales (NSW) Department of Education and Training (DET) has today revealed its required specifications for custom-built laptops it intends to issue to students from grades 9 to 12 by the middle of 2009. In what is remniscent of a netbook, the budget is set at $500 per model, with hardware at that level.
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Why do Windows programs suck so freaking much? (and what can they learn from Linux)
Written By: David M Williams
Section: The Linux distillery
Category: The Linux user and switcher blog
2008-11-29 21:39:13
Look, I'm sorry, but it has to be said. Open Task Manager on any Windows computer and chances are there are a hundred processes even if you're just sitting idly on the desktop. What's with the obsession to constantly make crap run on startup? Let's look at some common offenders and how to cut them down to size.
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Written By: David M Williams
Section: The Linux distillery
Category: The Linux user and switcher blog
2008-11-29 21:39:13
Look, I'm sorry, but it has to be said. Open Task Manager on any Windows computer and chances are there are a hundred processes even if you're just sitting idly on the desktop. What's with the obsession to constantly make crap run on startup? Let's look at some common offenders and how to cut them down to size.
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The complete Christmas shopper's guide to Linux-based netbooks
Written By: David M Williams
Section: The Linux distillery
Category: The Linux user and switcher blog
2008-11-26 01:14:33
Give a gift of a netbook this year; I will be. These ultra-light computing devices are versatile, affordable and appealing. But which one to buy? Should you pay more for a laptop? What are the pros and cons between different models? Never fear, here's how to work your way through the morass and buy with confidence!
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Written By: David M Williams
Section: The Linux distillery
Category: The Linux user and switcher blog
2008-11-26 01:14:33
Give a gift of a netbook this year; I will be. These ultra-light computing devices are versatile, affordable and appealing. But which one to buy? Should you pay more for a laptop? What are the pros and cons between different models? Never fear, here's how to work your way through the morass and buy with confidence!
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Recession proof your enterprise with Linux-based virtualisation
Written By: David M Williams
Section: The Linux distillery
Category: The Linux user and switcher blog
2008-11-23 06:43:17
Businesses everywhere are looking to cut costs in the grip of reduced consumer spending, decreased advertising and a general slowdown of trade. Linux can aid you in cutting your infrastructure costs - no matter your platform of choice.
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Written By: David M Williams
Section: The Linux distillery
Category: The Linux user and switcher blog
2008-11-23 06:43:17
Businesses everywhere are looking to cut costs in the grip of reduced consumer spending, decreased advertising and a general slowdown of trade. Linux can aid you in cutting your infrastructure costs - no matter your platform of choice.
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Aiptek's pico projector pocket cinema fails to impress
Written By: David M Williams
Section: Technology Lifestyle
Category: Reviews
2008-11-22 17:42:36
If only this worked it could have been the year's must-have Christmas gift for the gadget lover or the hard-to-buy-for. I'm talking about a pocket projector which on paper sounds brilliant: a tiny, battery operated, portable 10 lumens 640x480 video projector. Use it on the plane, the car, your roof, anywhere, without a care for power or weight. If only it worked.
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Written By: David M Williams
Section: Technology Lifestyle
Category: Reviews
2008-11-22 17:42:36
If only this worked it could have been the year's must-have Christmas gift for the gadget lover or the hard-to-buy-for. I'm talking about a pocket projector which on paper sounds brilliant: a tiny, battery operated, portable 10 lumens 640x480 video projector. Use it on the plane, the car, your roof, anywhere, without a care for power or weight. If only it worked.
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Why doesn't everyone just run Linux?
Written By: David M Williams
Section: The Linux distillery
Category: The Linux user and switcher blog
2008-11-20 08:22:23
Linux rocks; if you have a netbook, a GPS, a portable media player or any of a number of gadgets chances are it's running Linux under the hood. That's because Linux is reliable, it's versatile, it's robust and it has no licensing fees. So why isn't it mainstream in the desktop world? Here's why.
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Written By: David M Williams
Section: The Linux distillery
Category: The Linux user and switcher blog
2008-11-20 08:22:23
Linux rocks; if you have a netbook, a GPS, a portable media player or any of a number of gadgets chances are it's running Linux under the hood. That's because Linux is reliable, it's versatile, it's robust and it has no licensing fees. So why isn't it mainstream in the desktop world? Here's why.
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The wit and wisdom of Linus Torvalds
Written By: David M Williams
Section: The Linux distillery
Category: The Linux user and switcher blog
2008-11-17 08:55:05
Linus Torvalds is known, rightly so, as the creator of the Linux kernel. What began as his own hobby project now powers major data centres, enabled the netbook market to exist, and has given rise to many a user group install-fest. It's no wonder his opinion is canvassed regularly but the answer may not always be what you expect. Here are some of the best and most defining.
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Written By: David M Williams
Section: The Linux distillery
Category: The Linux user and switcher blog
2008-11-17 08:55:05
Linus Torvalds is known, rightly so, as the creator of the Linux kernel. What began as his own hobby project now powers major data centres, enabled the netbook market to exist, and has given rise to many a user group install-fest. It's no wonder his opinion is canvassed regularly but the answer may not always be what you expect. Here are some of the best and most defining.
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A real-world web site crack before your eyes
Written By: David M Williams
Section: The Linux distillery
Category: The Linux user and switcher blog
2008-11-13 07:42:12
15 years ago Dan Farmer wrote a program called SATAN designed to help sysadminis detect vulnerabilities in their networks. He was criticised because of the massive potential for malice if used by "the wrong people" and was fired by his employer, SGI. Now, I'm not in Farmer's league but I'm going to risk my reputation here and now to practically explain SQL injection by cracking two publicly available web sites.
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Written By: David M Williams
Section: The Linux distillery
Category: The Linux user and switcher blog
2008-11-13 07:42:12
15 years ago Dan Farmer wrote a program called SATAN designed to help sysadminis detect vulnerabilities in their networks. He was criticised because of the massive potential for malice if used by "the wrong people" and was fired by his employer, SGI. Now, I'm not in Farmer's league but I'm going to risk my reputation here and now to practically explain SQL injection by cracking two publicly available web sites.
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How two of the world's largest websites use Linux for high availability
Written By: David M Williams
Section: The Linux distillery
Category: The Linux user and switcher blog
2008-11-10 06:53:02
Pop quiz: you have a web site and you want it to be popular. It must scale to tens, hundreds of thousands, even millions of visitors. It has to be snappy and responsive. What server platform will you host it on? Here’s what two of the world’s most popular sites – Wikipedia and Digg - went with, and it wasn’t Windows.
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Written By: David M Williams
Section: The Linux distillery
Category: The Linux user and switcher blog
2008-11-10 06:53:02
Pop quiz: you have a web site and you want it to be popular. It must scale to tens, hundreds of thousands, even millions of visitors. It has to be snappy and responsive. What server platform will you host it on? Here’s what two of the world’s most popular sites – Wikipedia and Digg - went with, and it wasn’t Windows.
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Shades of Clippy: Windows 7 brings the ribbon everywhere
Written By: David M Williams
Section: Information technology news
Category: Software
2008-11-06 18:39:54
Clippy, the infamous Office Assistant introduced in Microsoft Office '97 has a new rival in the category of unpopular user interface elements that spread voraciously. This time it is the ribbon toolbar which was unleashed in Office 2007 and is now making a widespread appearance in Windows 7 including the first makeover to mainstays Wordpad and Paint for 15 years.
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Written By: David M Williams
Section: Information technology news
Category: Software
2008-11-06 18:39:54
Clippy, the infamous Office Assistant introduced in Microsoft Office '97 has a new rival in the category of unpopular user interface elements that spread voraciously. This time it is the ribbon toolbar which was unleashed in Office 2007 and is now making a widespread appearance in Windows 7 including the first makeover to mainstays Wordpad and Paint for 15 years.
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