Editor's Note: Do It Yourself "Cloud"
(Nov 21, 2009, 00:02 UTC) (0 reads) (0 talkbacks) (feedback)
Last week I wrote "Cloud is Just Another Word for "Sucker". My objections to buying into this whole "cloud" services fad are three-fold: trust, reliability, and performance. But why not do-it-yourself? Linux has everything you need.

SECURITY: Cloud Computing Security Benefits, Risks and Recommendations
(Nov 20, 2009, 21:03 UTC) (283 reads) (0 talkbacks) (feedback)
Help Net Security: "ENISA's report is the first to take an independent, in-depth look at all the security and privacy issues of moving into the cloud, outlining some of the information security benefits of cloud computing, as well as 35 key security risks."

Qualcomm sees big bucks in China's smartbook market
(Nov 20, 2009, 15:33 UTC) (549 reads) (0 talkbacks) (feedback)
Shanzai: "It's almost as if Qualcomm's CEO Paul Jacobs took a deep breath and looked the vast expanse that is Mainland China and said to himself; 'There be money in them there hills...'"

Storage Vendors Cut Costs With Open Source
(Nov 19, 2009, 20:33 UTC) (886 reads) (0 talkbacks) (feedback)
Enterprise Storage Forum: "Two data storage vendors are out with new products this week that they claim can save users a bundle over more traditional storage systems. Nexenta and ParaScale both use open source software and commodity hardware to lower storage costs for enterprises."

Droid by Motorola sales hit 250K
(Nov 19, 2009, 16:33 UTC) (1871 reads) (0 talkbacks) (feedback)
Linux Devices: "Verizon Wireless sold 250,000 units of its Droid by Motorola phone, according to eWEEK, which has also given the Droid a rave review. Meanwhile, the rumor of a Google-branded Android phone refuses to die, Palm's CEO trash-talks the Droid, and tomorrow Google will unveil its Linux-based Chrome OS, say various reports."

HP ProCurve One : Linux Based but Does it Matter?
(Nov 19, 2009, 15:33 UTC) (1175 reads) (3 talkbacks) (feedback)
InternetNews: "HP expands its app blade switch effort with new partners and programs. And does the fact ONE is Linux-based matter?"

Time to compile the naughty list: Who isn't playing nice with Linux?
(Nov 19, 2009, 13:33 UTC) (2424 reads) (4 talkbacks) (feedback)
TechRepublic: "So I might be a bit of a rabble-rouser, but since I brought up the example of Linux/open source discrimination in my last post, “You can’t get there from here: Linux platform hurdles” and asked for your feedback, I keep seeing all sorts of complaints of the similarly disgruntled from all over the Internets/series of tubes."

Use Samba With Windows 7 Clients
(Nov 19, 2009, 12:33 UTC) (1785 reads) (0 talkbacks) (feedback)
Enterprise Networking Planet: "Windows 7 is out, and everyone says they are going to upgrade, finally. What does this mean for your Samba servers? In this article we will talk about our experience using Windows 7 with Samba, both as a domain controller and as a basic file server."

Open Source Email Archiving Software
(Nov 18, 2009, 23:34 UTC) (1713 reads) (0 talkbacks) (feedback)
Tech Source From Bohol: "Email archiving is an application that accumulates, index and provide quick, searchable access to email messages..."

Asterisk Wins on Wall Street
(Nov 18, 2009, 18:34 UTC) (1244 reads) (0 talkbacks) (feedback)
The VAR Guy: "Critics say Asterisk — the open source IP PBX — is for hackers rather than real telephony customers. EUS Networks begs to differ. The New York-based solutions provider, which works closely with Digium, has launched an Asterisk-based IP telephony solution for a hedge fund client’s trading room floors. Here’s the scoop."

Create Virtual Accounts with CRAM-MD5
(Nov 18, 2009, 16:34 UTC) (687 reads) (0 talkbacks) (feedback)
Postfixmail: "The major disadvantage of PLAIN text passwords on the server of course is that they are readable. Even if your communication with the server is encrypted it is troubling to have readable passwords on the server. You can easily change this by using the dovecotpw command and creating encrypted passwords."

Windows Mobile Possible 28% Loss of Market Share
(Nov 18, 2009, 13:34 UTC) (1514 reads) (0 talkbacks) (feedback)
Linux Pro Magazine: "According to a current Gartner study, Windows Mobile has lost 28% of the mobile market share over the last year. Winners at first are Apple and Blackberry, but open source systems are gaining over the long run."

10 of the Best Free Linux CRM Software
(Nov 18, 2009, 10:34 UTC) (2047 reads) (0 talkbacks) (feedback)
LinuxLinks: "In simple terms, Customer Relationship Management (CRM) represents the way an organisation keeps track with its existing and potential future customers. CRM software offers the means to support these processes."

Flinders University gives open source the boot
(Nov 18, 2009, 06:04 UTC) (2117 reads) (2 talkbacks) (feedback)
Computerworld AU: "Flinders University will migrate its 16,000 students over to Microsoft’s Live@edu email platform from mid-2010 after dropping an in-house open source solution."

25 best quotes from tech history
(Nov 18, 2009, 03:04 UTC) (3417 reads) (1 talkbacks) (feedback)
Computerworld: "...over the years some memorable things have been said about technology. Some have been memorably eloquent; others are unforgettably shortsighted, wrongheaded, or just plain weird. Let's celebrate them, shall we?"

Leaning Toward Linux: What SMBs Need To Know
(Nov 17, 2009, 18:33 UTC) (1261 reads) (3 talkbacks) (feedback)
Small Business Computing: "We spoke to several experts who provide tips and resources to help you learn about Linux and its capabilities without tying up your time or potentially endangering vital business systems."

Free Software for All Russian Schools in Jeopardy
(Nov 17, 2009, 15:33 UTC) (1320 reads) (0 talkbacks) (feedback)
Open...: "I've written before about Russia's ambitious plan to install free software throughout its education system. Worrying news suggests that things are not going smoothly:"

Linux Contractor Fired for Using Firefox/Linux
(Nov 17, 2009, 12:33 UTC) (4254 reads) (4 talkbacks) (feedback)
Blog of Helios: "The irony? The "compentency test" was a Security & Privacy test from the four letter credit card company that HAD to be taken on MS Windows with IE?"

Samba your way to network file sharing success
(Nov 17, 2009, 10:33 UTC) (1685 reads) (1 talkbacks) (feedback)
IT World: "Need a solid Windows-compatible file and print server? Consider, if you will, Samba on top of Linux for your networking needs."

Corporate IT Policies More Linux-Friendly
(Nov 16, 2009, 23:04 UTC) (1386 reads) (0 talkbacks) (feedback)
Community-cation: "As the week began, I had the fortune to come across an excellent article in the Wall Street Journal that addressed the problem employees face all-too-often in the workplace: the hardware and software workers are required to use based on their company's IT policies is often out of date with the technology they can purchase and use at home as consumers."

SECURITY: Most security products fail to perform
(Nov 16, 2009, 20:04 UTC) (1011 reads) (0 talkbacks) (feedback)
Help Net Security: "Nearly 80 percent of security products fail to perform as intended when first tested and generally require two or more cycles of testing before achieving certification, according to a new ICSA Labs report"

Stumbling and Sniffing Wireless Networks in Linux, Part 3
(Nov 16, 2009, 19:34 UTC) (1622 reads) (0 talkbacks) (feedback)
LinuxPlanet: "In this third and final installment of how to survey the airwaves with Linux tools, Eric Geier shows us more tools for network surveying and discovery, deep snooping, and intrusion detection and alerting."

Google: Firms can 'get rid' of Office in a year
(Nov 16, 2009, 13:34 UTC) (3259 reads) (9 talkbacks) (feedback)
ZDNet Asia: "In a year, most enterprises will have the choice to "get rid of [Microsoft] Office if they chose to", suggests Dave Girouard, president of Google's enterprise division."

E-mail Archiving Vendor Takes on Gartner's Magic Quadrant
(Nov 15, 2009, 16:04 UTC) (1685 reads) (1 talkbacks) (feedback)
Enterprise Storage Forum: "A recent lawsuit against Gartner accused the IT research giant's Magic Quadrant of being misleading and unfair. Brought by ZL Technologies of San Jose, Calif., the e-mail archiving vendor felt wronged by a recent Gartner Quadrant ranking that placed it down in the lower left portion."

Smart Power Monitoring with Network UPS Tools
(Nov 13, 2009, 23:34 UTC) (1754 reads) (0 talkbacks) (feedback)
Linux.com: "For added protection, you can run a power-monitoring utility that will read status information from the UPS and perform a clean shutdown of the connected machine (or machines), preserving data and stopping processes in the proper state."

Fedora 12 Linux Tackles Virtualization
(Nov 13, 2009, 21:34 UTC) (2824 reads) (0 talkbacks) (feedback)
InternetNews: "Virtualization has been a big push this year for Linux vendor Red Hat (NYSE: RHT). It's also a big area of focus for the Red Hat-sponsored Fedora Linux 12 release, which is due out next week."

Comparing windows and Linux installations
(Nov 13, 2009, 15:34 UTC) (2623 reads) (0 talkbacks) (feedback)
Technology & Life Integration:: "I have this computer. It came with windows xp pre-installed. I formatted it and installed CentOS Linux for some tests. The computer was then needed for an employee so we put windows xp back on. This is a step by step comparison of installation of the two operating systems on the exact same hardware."

Set up a Gnumed backend server
(Nov 11, 2009, 15:33 UTC) (1407 reads) (0 talkbacks) (feedback)
Ghacks: "In this article you will learn how to install everything you need to get your Gnumed front end connected to a locally hosted Gnumed backend server. I will be illustrating this on Ubuntu 9.10 with the end result being a local-only installation."

Install OpenGoo for in house collaboration tools
(Nov 11, 2009, 07:33 UTC) (2254 reads) (0 talkbacks) (feedback)
Ghacks: "OpenGoo is an open source collaboration tool that is fully web-based, easy to use, simple to install, and free to use. But is OpenGoo for you and your company? This tutorial will show you how to get an OpenGoo installation up and running so you can kick the tires and find out if it is exactly what you need."

Microsoft Novell Partnership Still Growing As partnership enters its third year
(Nov 10, 2009, 20:03 UTC) (1408 reads) (3 talkbacks) (feedback)
InternetNews: "Microsoft and Novell entered into a landmark Linux to Windows interoperability, patent and sales deal in 2006 and today, three years later, the partnership is still going strong as it begins its next phase."

How to avoid getting inadvertedly sandwiched
(Nov 10, 2009, 16:33 UTC) (1391 reads) (0 talkbacks) (feedback)
Sankuru: "When selecting any device for use with Windows, restrict your choice to those devices that have working linux drivers."

The Perfect Server - Ubuntu Karmic Koala (Ubuntu 9.10) [ISPConfig 2]
(Nov 10, 2009, 12:03 UTC) (1441 reads) (0 talkbacks) (feedback)
Howtoforge: "This tutorial shows how to set up an Ubuntu Karmic Koala (Ubuntu 9.10) server that offers all services needed by ISPs and hosters: Apache web server (SSL-capable), Postfix mail server with SMTP-AUTH and TLS, BIND DNS server, Proftpd FTP server, MySQL server, Courier POP3/IMAP, Quota, Firewall, etc."

Apache troubleshooting tips
(Nov 9, 2009, 23:03 UTC) (1374 reads) (0 talkbacks) (feedback)
Ghacks: "How many times have you installed a LAMP server only to find Apache doesn’t seem to want to run right? Or you install a new module only to see Apache try to download pages as file, instead of displaying them on screen?"

SECURITY: Are Microsoft to blame for "hidden" malware costs and will Windows 7 make any difference?
(Nov 9, 2009, 14:33 UTC) (2464 reads) (7 talkbacks) (feedback)
Free Software Magazine: "Manchester City Council had a single USB infected with the infamous Conficker worm and it cost them — brace yourself — £1.5m ($2.4m) of which £1.2m (US$1.9m) was spent on IT, of which a staggering £600,000 (US$980k) went on consultancy fees including money to Microsoft."

Microsoft Exchange alternatives
(Nov 7, 2009, 20:04 UTC) (5267 reads) (4 talkbacks) (feedback)
MyBroadband News: "Microsoft Exchange may be one of the most used groupware products on the market but there are also many open source alternatives available."

Red Hat Virtualization Manager for Windows Only?
(Nov 7, 2009, 08:04 UTC) (4101 reads) (8 talkbacks) (feedback)
InternetNews: "That's no typo: A Linux vendor is requiring its users to run one of its key new products on the rival, closed source Windows operating system."

Novell cuts 3 percent of its workforce, plus benefits
(Nov 6, 2009, 22:02 UTC) (1838 reads) (2 talkbacks) (feedback)
Business Tech: "Linux jobs in the United States are booming, up 6 percent since January, according to data from Dice.com. This will come as small consolation to Novell employees, however, which weathered another round of layoffs at the Waltham, Mass.-based company."

Frugal Friday: Verizon DROID, Intel Antitrust, V-Block, Oracle/EU, ICCA
(Nov 6, 2009, 19:02 UTC) (1693 reads) (0 talkbacks) (feedback)
Frugal Friday podcast: "Frugal Networker Ken Hess and I discuss the new Verizon DROID smartphone, the recent antitrust charges filed against Intel by the New York Attorney General..."

Microsoft Linux: Why one free software advocate wants it
(Nov 6, 2009, 13:33 UTC) (3808 reads) (8 talkbacks) (feedback)
Network World: "A lot of open source advocates like to rage against the machine at Microsoft, but when a former Microsoft Research employee says that Windows 7 won't stop Linux from market domination, that's an opinion to note."

SECURITY: Turning clouds into crackers: $45 a password
(Nov 6, 2009, 10:34 UTC) (2397 reads) (2 talkbacks) (feedback)
Cloudy News: "Security experts recommend long, complex passwords because they require a super computer’s power to hack into a system. So what happens now that a super computer is available to anyone with a credit card?"

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