February 1, 2011
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Later this week, sources tell me that Convirture, maker of open source-based virtualization management software, will announce a very close partnership with Eucalyptus Systems, creators of the eponymous private cloud platform. The agreement will have the two companies working together … Continue reading
January 26, 2011
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The last thing I wanted to see was Android to split into two “official” versions. Well, guess what, for all intents and purposes that’s what’s happened. Ack! It’s bad enough that Android has multiple current versions. Then, Xavier Ducrohet, Android … Continue reading
January 25, 2011
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Unlike the UK’s Royal family, I doubt anyone is listening in on my phone calls. But, if someone wanted to, they could. Many mobile phone calls in the U.S. and Europe are encrypted with a stream cipher called A5/1, which … Continue reading
January 20, 2011
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When I’m called in to consult on network traffic management, I usually end up recommending heavy-duty, network traffic solutions such as Cisco’s IOS NetFlow, F5 Network’s BIG-IP, or Juniper’s Network and Security Manager (NSM). These are serious tools for serious … Continue reading
January 18, 2011
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Want to start a fight in Linux desktop circles? Say, loudly and obnoxiously that Qt, the programming libraries behind the KDE desktop, are better than GTK+, the libraries backing GNOME. Or, vice-versa. Either will work. Now, though, Mark Shuttleworth, founder … Continue reading
January 17, 2011
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I think that you can have too much of a good thing. I mean, I like that there are so many significant Linux distributions to choose from for servers and desktops. And, OK, I can see there being room for … Continue reading