items tagged with David M Williams
Can Google Wave do what Bill Gates couldn't?
Written By: David M Williams
Section: The Linux distillery
Category: The Linux user and switcher blog
2009-06-09 05:27:03
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Written By: David M Williams
Section: The Linux distillery
Category: The Linux user and switcher blog
2009-06-09 05:27:03
Cast your mind back four years. Bill Gates was spruiking sender ID as the solution to spam, proposing extensions to the standard e-mail protocol. Nothing came of it. Does the new kid on the block have the goods?
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Yourname at Linux.Com
Written By: David M Williams
Section: The Linux distillery
Category: The Linux user and switcher blog
2009-06-03 21:55:11
Love Linux? Want to be known as thatguy @ linux.com? Now you can.
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Written By: David M Williams
Section: The Linux distillery
Category: The Linux user and switcher blog
2009-06-03 21:55:11
Love Linux? Want to be known as thatguy @ linux.com? Now you can.
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Google Wave bye bye to Bing
Written By: David M Williams
Section: The Linux distillery
Category: The Linux user and switcher blog
2009-06-02 05:10:53
Two prominent software houses showed off their latest online wares this last week. Yet, it was not simply products on display but vision and innovation, or rather in one case, the lack of it. Can Microsoft keep pace with Google’s thought leadership?
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Written By: David M Williams
Section: The Linux distillery
Category: The Linux user and switcher blog
2009-06-02 05:10:53
Two prominent software houses showed off their latest online wares this last week. Yet, it was not simply products on display but vision and innovation, or rather in one case, the lack of it. Can Microsoft keep pace with Google’s thought leadership?
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Google Wave: the next big wave
Written By: David M Williams
Section: Information technology news
Category: Internet
2009-06-01 21:35:07
Only rarely does a new technology emerge which is so sensible, so simple and so wonderful that you can't imagine how it never existed before. Google Wave is one such thing and it's the biggest thing to hit the Internet since the Web itself.
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Written By: David M Williams
Section: Information technology news
Category: Internet
2009-06-01 21:35:07
Only rarely does a new technology emerge which is so sensible, so simple and so wonderful that you can't imagine how it never existed before. Google Wave is one such thing and it's the biggest thing to hit the Internet since the Web itself.
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Linux market share growing, growing, growing
Written By: David M Williams
Section: The Linux distillery
Category: The Linux user and switcher blog
2009-06-01 01:05:32
Q: What is the true market share for Linux? A: Depends who you ask! You can find desktop penetration of 1%, 2% and 4% - and a server share right up to 46%!
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Written By: David M Williams
Section: The Linux distillery
Category: The Linux user and switcher blog
2009-06-01 01:05:32
Q: What is the true market share for Linux? A: Depends who you ask! You can find desktop penetration of 1%, 2% and 4% - and a server share right up to 46%!
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Susan Boyle for sale
Written By: David M Williams
Section: Information technology news
Category: Internet
2009-05-29 05:27:45
The owner of susanboyle.com is hoping entrepreneurs or fans of Susan Boyle, the Scottish singer, will snap up this domain name for a cool $US 25,000. Yet, this is no case of cyber-squatting because the owner is none other than, well, Susan Boyle.
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Written By: David M Williams
Section: Information technology news
Category: Internet
2009-05-29 05:27:45
The owner of susanboyle.com is hoping entrepreneurs or fans of Susan Boyle, the Scottish singer, will snap up this domain name for a cool $US 25,000. Yet, this is no case of cyber-squatting because the owner is none other than, well, Susan Boyle.
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Skype launch Australian store
Written By: David M Williams
Section: Information technology news
Category: Vendors
2009-05-27 08:09:12
Ever popular voice-over-IP (VoIP) provider, Skype, today opened its Australian online store, encouraging locals to combat the recession and cut their own phone costs.
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Written By: David M Williams
Section: Information technology news
Category: Vendors
2009-05-27 08:09:12
Ever popular voice-over-IP (VoIP) provider, Skype, today opened its Australian online store, encouraging locals to combat the recession and cut their own phone costs.
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SSL expert says more to man-in-the-middle than meets the eye
Written By: David M Williams
Section: Information technology news
Category: Security
2009-05-25 02:49:43
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Written By: David M Williams
Section: Information technology news
Category: Security
2009-05-25 02:49:43
Hacker groups have reported that man-in-the-middle attacks can be used to strip away the benefits of SSL security when transacting online. However, says the inventor of SSL, these are a browser problem and, moreso, they're not so black and white.
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We're all the Pirate Bay, proclaims new anthem
Written By: David M Williams
Section: Information technology news
Category: Internet
2009-05-19 05:51:24
It appears not all commercial artists are cheering the guilty verdict against the Pirate Bay operators. Swedish artist Montt Mardié has composed and released a catchy anthem for the site, calling upon artists to recapture their passion.
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Written By: David M Williams
Section: Information technology news
Category: Internet
2009-05-19 05:51:24
It appears not all commercial artists are cheering the guilty verdict against the Pirate Bay operators. Swedish artist Montt Mardié has composed and released a catchy anthem for the site, calling upon artists to recapture their passion.
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The cranky CIO says the hard drive is inside the computer
Written By: David M Williams
Section: The Linux distillery
Category: The Linux user and switcher blog
2009-05-18 05:00:35
Those of us who work in technology have a jargon all of our very own. We know the difference between CPUs and GPUs, between SSD and HDD, let alone HD and SDTV! Yet, our users are flat out calling everything "the hard drive."
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Written By: David M Williams
Section: The Linux distillery
Category: The Linux user and switcher blog
2009-05-18 05:00:35
Those of us who work in technology have a jargon all of our very own. We know the difference between CPUs and GPUs, between SSD and HDD, let alone HD and SDTV! Yet, our users are flat out calling everything "the hard drive."
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Breathe into this, sir - proprietary software fails DUI test
Written By: David M Williams
Section: The Linux distillery
Category: The Linux user and switcher blog
2009-05-18 04:37:30
A remarkable court case in New Jersey saw the source code for the Alcotest 7110 MKIII-C reviewed by an independent software firm. The findings showed terrible bugs and technical deficiencies raising serious questions about the reliability of the devices and previous judgments issued. This is why open source is a must for accountability.
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Written By: David M Williams
Section: The Linux distillery
Category: The Linux user and switcher blog
2009-05-18 04:37:30
A remarkable court case in New Jersey saw the source code for the Alcotest 7110 MKIII-C reviewed by an independent software firm. The findings showed terrible bugs and technical deficiencies raising serious questions about the reliability of the devices and previous judgments issued. This is why open source is a must for accountability.
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Security expert says the Cloud is the way to go for B2B
Written By: David M Williams
Section: Information technology news
Category: Security
2009-05-18 03:55:08
While Dr Taher Elgamal is in Australia for AusCERT he took time to speak to iTWire about just why companies really ought to be looking to the cloud for business to business transactions.
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Written By: David M Williams
Section: Information technology news
Category: Security
2009-05-18 03:55:08
While Dr Taher Elgamal is in Australia for AusCERT he took time to speak to iTWire about just why companies really ought to be looking to the cloud for business to business transactions.
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Dr SSL says intelligent data is the future of computer security
Written By: David M Williams
Section: Information technology news
Category: Security
2009-05-18 03:35:45
Dr Taher Elgamal, the driving force behind the SSL protocol explains that intelligent data is the way forward for business to protect confidential company information and simplify infrastructure.
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Written By: David M Williams
Section: Information technology news
Category: Security
2009-05-18 03:35:45
Dr Taher Elgamal, the driving force behind the SSL protocol explains that intelligent data is the way forward for business to protect confidential company information and simplify infrastructure.
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When is an upgrade not an upgrade? When MicrOpay v5 wipes all user settings
Written By: David M Williams
Section: Information technology news
Category: Software
2009-05-14 09:11:06
Prominent Australian and New Zealand payroll software company, Sage MicrOpay, has issued version 5 of their flagship Meridian product. For existing customers the upgrade is a seamless process except for one thing - it ignores every single saved setting and customisation.
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Written By: David M Williams
Section: Information technology news
Category: Software
2009-05-14 09:11:06
Prominent Australian and New Zealand payroll software company, Sage MicrOpay, has issued version 5 of their flagship Meridian product. For existing customers the upgrade is a seamless process except for one thing - it ignores every single saved setting and customisation.
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Linux pioneer dies in tragic circumstances
Written By: David M Williams
Section: The Linux distillery
Category: The Linux user and switcher blog
2009-05-11 20:51:20
The Linux community is poorer this week following the untimely death of Anthony Rumble, founder of Everything Linux and well-known member of the Sydney Linux Users Group.
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Written By: David M Williams
Section: The Linux distillery
Category: The Linux user and switcher blog
2009-05-11 20:51:20
The Linux community is poorer this week following the untimely death of Anthony Rumble, founder of Everything Linux and well-known member of the Sydney Linux Users Group.
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Not all databases are created equal
Written By: David M Williams
Section: Information technology news
Category: Software
2009-05-11 03:09:17
Software companies hurt their products by writing database engines when they’re not a database company, and by marketing teams who don’t understand why the database is important.
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Written By: David M Williams
Section: Information technology news
Category: Software
2009-05-11 03:09:17
Software companies hurt their products by writing database engines when they’re not a database company, and by marketing teams who don’t understand why the database is important.
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Book review: How we test software at Microsoft
Written By: David M Williams
Section: Technology Lifestyle
Category: Reviews
2009-05-10 18:48:41
How many testers work at Microsoft? About half! Ok, joking aside, the real answer is surprisingly similar, according to this engrossing tome "How we test software at Microsoft" from Microsoft Press.
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Written By: David M Williams
Section: Technology Lifestyle
Category: Reviews
2009-05-10 18:48:41
How many testers work at Microsoft? About half! Ok, joking aside, the real answer is surprisingly similar, according to this engrossing tome "How we test software at Microsoft" from Microsoft Press.
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Happy mother's day, Linus Torvalds
Written By: David M Williams
Section: The Linux distillery
Category: The Linux user and switcher blog
2009-05-09 21:57:57
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.
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Written By: David M Williams
Section: The Linux distillery
Category: The Linux user and switcher blog
2009-05-09 21:57:57
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.
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Enabling Windows XP mode (XPM) under Windows 7RC
Written By: David M Williams
Section: Information technology news
Category: Software
2009-05-07 02:09:03
One last-minute announcement before Windows 7RC came out was the introduction of an embedded virtual Windows XP environment. Yet, anyone who has installed Windows 7RC might be scratching their head wondering just where it is. Let me tell you.
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Written By: David M Williams
Section: Information technology news
Category: Software
2009-05-07 02:09:03
One last-minute announcement before Windows 7RC came out was the introduction of an embedded virtual Windows XP environment. Yet, anyone who has installed Windows 7RC might be scratching their head wondering just where it is. Let me tell you.
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Ubuntu Netbook Remix 9.04 on an entry-level netbook
Written By: David M Williams
Section: The Linux distillery
Category: The Linux user and switcher blog
2009-05-07 01:06:32
The newest operating system out right now is Ubuntu 9.04 which has as one of its options Ubuntu Netbook Remix (UNR) designed for, you guessed it, netbooks. Earlier this week I loaded Windows 7RC on an Acer Aspire One. Let's try UNR on the exact same machine.
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Written By: David M Williams
Section: The Linux distillery
Category: The Linux user and switcher blog
2009-05-07 01:06:32
The newest operating system out right now is Ubuntu 9.04 which has as one of its options Ubuntu Netbook Remix (UNR) designed for, you guessed it, netbooks. Earlier this week I loaded Windows 7RC on an Acer Aspire One. Let's try UNR on the exact same machine.
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