Some disasters are easy to see coming. All you had to do was look at Windows 8 and its Metro — excuse me, Modern — interface back in its beta days and you knew it was going to fly like … Continue reading
May 19, 2014
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April 24, 2014
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Here comes the black market for XP patches
Hey buddy.” “Yeah?” What do you think I’m looking for?” “XP SP 4.” “Jeeze. Really?” “Yeah, but it will cost you…” I expect conversations along those lines to happen in real life on, say, May 13, 2014. Why that date? … Continue reading
April 21, 2014
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What’s the best smartphone? That’s the wrong question.
As my town’s resident technology expert, I am sometimes approached by complete strangers with tech questions. Lately, 9 out of 10 ask, “What’s the best smartphone?” I can see in their faces that they would like a straightforward answer, something … Continue reading
April 8, 2014
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Why Containers Instead of Hypervisors?
Our cloud-based IT world is founded on hypervisors. It doesn’t have to be that way – and, some say, it shouldn’t be. Containers can deliver more services using the same hardware you’re now using for virtual machines, said one speaker … Continue reading
April 2, 2014
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Drag-and-Drop Cloud Orchestration with Ubuntu Juju
Canonical, the Ubuntu Linux and Juju Development/Operations (DevOps) program parent company, is turning Juju into a tool that makes setting clouds up a drag-and-drop operation. Drag-and-Drop Cloud Orchestration with Ubuntu Juju. More>
March 28, 2014
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Red Hat reveals CentOS plans
Napa Valley, CA: First things first. Here’s what Red Hat is not planning to do with CentOS: 1) Red Hat’s not going to charge you for CentOS; 2) CentOS will not be replacing Red Hat’s community distribution, Fedora; and 3) CentOS … Continue reading