August 7, 2009
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I thought that the massive DDoS (Distributed Denial of Service) attacks that knocked Twitter and other social networks out was because of Iran’s government trying to shut down its protesters. I was wrong. Hundreds of millions of Internet users were … Continue reading
August 6, 2009
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The morning ritual: Get your cup of coffee, open up your e-mail, switch your Web browser to Twitter… ARGH! That was how the morning went for many people when they turned to Twitter only to find that the wildly popular … Continue reading
July 22, 2009
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By the time you read this, Windows 7 may have been RTM (released to manufacturing), so it’s time to take a first peek at what Windows 7 brings to the table, and what it doesn’t. First, let me shock the … Continue reading
July 20, 2009
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‘m really not sure why everyone is so surprised that Microsoft submitted the driver source code for four Microsoft Hyper-V drivers for inclusion in the Linux kernel under the GPLv2 license. You see, Microsoft and Novell have been working on … Continue reading
July 17, 2009
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There’s no such thing as perfect security. There are no programs that give you absolute software security. After all, security is a process, not a product. Linux’s security process, though, is outstanding, which is one reason why it has great … Continue reading
July 15, 2009
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Steve Ballmer, Microsoft CEO, shocked attendees at Microsoft’s Worldwide Partner conference in New Orleans yesterday when he announced that while Windows 7 is certainly interesting since it won’t ship until late this year it’s little more than vaporware. Ballmer continued, … Continue reading