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Jul3
‘Containers’ Out Perform Virtualization For KV Pharmaceuticals (TechWeb)
TechWeb - InformationWeek - With a container approach from Parallels’ Virtuozzo, memory consumption and processor overhead are reduced through the use of one operating system per host.
Filed in: Software
May9
Problems with XP SP3 highlight the need to beware of updates
It has taken Microsoft four years to ship another service pack for Windows XP. After all that time, you might think that they’d get it right. However, even as SP3 went to RTM, problems cropped up with SP3, including problems that it caused with Microsoft’s own Dynamics line of software….
Filed in: Software
Apr30
Five security tips from MediaWiki’s lead developer
Brion Vibber, the Wikimedia Foundation’s lead developer, is the guiding hand behind the ongoing improvement of MediaWiki. MediaWiki is one of the most widely-used Web applications in the world, and is the software basis for Wikipedia. On the Wikitech mailing list, he offered some insight into how he…
Filed in: Software
Apr28
Develop secure software using the Microsoft SDL process
Microsoft has put its first-hand knowledge of dealing with buggy software to very good use by releasing the Trustworthy Computing Security Development Lifecycle (SDL) to the general public. The document is based on the same process used internally at Microsoft. The Microsoft SDL documents a process for…
Filed in: Software
Apr17
Mac Cloner Accuses Apple of Mac OS X Monopoly (NewsFactor)
NewsFactor - Psystar is not only pushing cheap Mac clones, it’s defending its right to do so by accusing Apple of running an operating-system monopoly. Will Apple get a taste of Microsoft’s Windows woes? Or will Psystar wind up out of business?
Filed in: Software
Apr15
My Tux Tattoo
Yes it’s true, over the weekend I had a nice Tux penguin tattooed on my right forearm. And of course, I have pictures. So hop on over to my Tux Tattoo Gallery and let me know what you think. And then, of course, I want everyone to…
Filed in: Software
Apr8
Geek Trivia: A trial of the Spirit
Editor’s note: Since one of NASA’s Mars rovers recently escaped the executioner’s axe, the Trivia Geek is using that as an excuse to recycle this Classic Geek, which originally ran on Jan. 3, 2006. Two years ago this week, Spirit — the first of NASA’s twin Mars Exploration Rovers…
Filed in: Software
Apr7
How a geek hacked his way to a billion dollar business — and it’s not Bill Gates
Sometimes you would think that there aren’t any interesting characters in the technology business whose names are not Steve Jobs and Bill Gates. While Gates and Jobs have both had fascinating journeys over the past three decades, if you want to hear about some of the most colorful and influential…
Filed in: Software
Apr2
LG Telecom may offer 3G service on Google platform (Reuters)
Reuters - LG Telecom Co Ltd (032640.KQ), South
Korea’s third-biggest mobile service operator, may offer its
third-generation service on phones using Google’s
mobile software platform, LG’s chief executive said on
Thursday.
Filed in: Software
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