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Saturday, 04 October 2008 |
The very technology underpinning the Internet – TCP/IP – came to life in the world of UNIX. It's no surprise that the best network "auditing" (ie snooping!) tools are to be found on Linux, and not that Johnny-come-lately, Windows. Here is the reason why Windows is crippled by comparison.
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Saturday, 04 October 2008 |
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Ah, Linux! Is there anything it can't do? Not only can you surf the Internet, write documents and calculate taxes, here's how Linux also wants to look after your health and well-being, including getting you off cigarettes and avoiding repetitive strain injury.
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Thursday, 02 October 2008 |
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Chances are you have some sort of web site. Linux has a rich history of text processing which can be used to turbo-boost your blogs. In fact, blogging goes to Linux like a hand to a glove.
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Thursday, 02 October 2008 |
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Adding a second (or third or more!) hard drive to your computer is a great way to, well, give your computer more disk space. Ok, the concept is pretty logical but the process to make it work needs some explanation. Here’s what to do, plus one thing the Linux filesystem does brilliantly which Windows can’t do at all.
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Wednesday, 01 October 2008 |
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No matter your flavour of instant messenger (IM) client, Linux has you covered. With the open source program Pidgin you can talk freely.
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Sunday, 28 September 2008 |
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That ubiquitous Linux! It's on your computer, your mobile phone, your handheld GPS. What's more, it's also in movies, cartoons, comics and books around you too! Here are my top 5 Linux references as found in popular culture.
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Sunday, 28 September 2008 |
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That's right; you heard me. Here are – count 'em – one hundred reasons why Linux beats Windows.
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Thursday, 25 September 2008 |
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Windows Small Business Server is a cut-down version of the Windows Server range of products. Yet, it's not just cut down on price but cut down on features too. It has deliberate built-in limitations. You don't have to put up with this. Here are a range of Linux-based options that give you greater functionality and at a lower price. Give SBS the flick with these products.
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Thursday, 18 September 2008 |
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I've claimed that Microsoft's Small Business Server (SBS) is hampered by its built-in limitations. These constraints have been designed in. Why would you opt for SBS when you could have it all using Linux? It's time to put my money where my mouth is. Here's what I look for in a Linux-based solution and starting today not one, but five, options to pick from.
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Saturday, 13 September 2008 |
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Woah Nelly! I said "SBS sucks" and raised the ire of SBS consultants worldwide. However, their responses are very telling and blow the lid on the real reason anyone would recommend SBS to a company (and it's nothing to do with technology.)
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Thursday, 11 September 2008 |
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Imagine a world without Linux. There'd be no cute Tux penguin or any notion of software freedom day. Netbooks would not have come about. But more strikingly, there wouldn't be the modern powerful tools that Windows systems administrators have come to love. That's right; Linux is keeping Microsoft honest and I'm going to expose the new Windows Small Business Server for what it is, along with those who resell it.
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