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 | The reports that are popping up all over the web that [URL="http://www.ibm.com"]IBM[/URL], along with [URL="http://www.gatech.edu"]Georgia Tech[/URL], has [URL="http://www.gatech.edu/news-room/release.php?id=1019"]demonstrated [/URL]the world’s fastest ever chip are, sadly, not quite as exciting as you might at first think. Not least because this wasn’t a chip at all, but rather a transistor, and even … |
| | The triple-gate transistor is not new, almost exactly three years ago on June 12th 2003 at the [URL="http://www.intel.com/pressroom/archive/releases/20030612tech.htm"]Symposia of VLSI Technology and Circuits in Kyoto[/URL], Japan, [URL="http://www.intel.com"]Intel [/URL]was heralding it as the future of chip design. However, the fact that at the same [URL="http://www.vlsisymposium.org/index.html"]Symposium this week in Hawaii[/URL], Intel reveals … |
| | Multiple core processors are set to dominate the marketplace by the end of 2007, after [URL="http://www.amd.com"]AMD [/URL]follows [URL="http://www.intel.com"]Intel [/URL]down the ‘more performance for less power’ road. Having already beaten Intel to the dual-core processor punch, the announcement from AMD that it will ship four-core processors for high end desktops, servers … |
| | In 2002, IBM scientists managed to produce a magnetic data tape capable of a storage density of 1 billion bits per square inch. This week the [URL="http://www.almaden.ibm.com"]IBM Almaden Research Center [/URL]boffins have done it again, in conjunction with Fuji, to the tune of 6.67 billion bits per square inch. That … |
| | Remember this week, for it was the week that we lost the fight against spam. On May 5th I reported how militant spammer PharmaMaster had brought down the Blue Frog anti-spam vigilante service. I wondered then if it was the end of the toad for Blue Security, and sadly this …  |
| | Just when you thought the spam problem couldn’t get any worse, comes the news that spammers are fighting back against the pro-active anti-spam community approach using tit-for-tat Denial of Service attacks and intimidation. The [URL="http://www.bluesecurity.com"]Blue Frog[/URL] anti-spam approach is a relatively simple one of ‘hit them where it hurts’ and … |
 | Part of my new job as a Linux Engineer is to evaluate different Operating Systems. I am most familiar with RedHat, having grown up with their OS since 5.2 back in the mid-90's. Wow, have things changed. So, I looked at a linux that a lot of people are talking …  |
| | A couple years ago, RedHat Linux was a completely open-source, freely-available linux solution that brought linux to the masses. Then, RedHat changed the paradigm: they wanted to transform RHL to a corporate supported linux, and enjoined with the Fedora Project for community support. But now a choice had to be … |
| | Early in November, Microsoft began a free web-based Virus Scanner, allowing members of the general public to come to their website, download a tool, and then proceed to tie up your box and scan it for all of the creepies that have infested your computer while on the internet. What … |
| | Microsoft this week updated Microsoft Works -- the consumer-level "home" edition of Microsoft Office. Microsoft Works Suite 2006 is now available for SRP $99.95 Microsoft Works is an integrated word processor, spreadsheet, database, calendar, and email client wrapped up into one large program. The programs are sufficient for most home … |
| | Yes, it's finally out of Beta and into final release. New [url=http://www.openoffice.org/dev_docs/features/2.0/index.html]features[/url] are plentiful, and add both functionality and improved MS Office compatibility. Discussion of this upgrade to the excellent and well known freeware office software suite has been plentiful during the period of Beta release, so there's no need …  |
| | Microsoft's new Digital Locker system allows users of Windows computers to download computer software from a variety of vendors. A number of software vendors already provide this functionality -- Microsoft's system brings those vendors under "one roof", manages the financial transactions, and then stores the license information for later use … |
| | OpenOffice.Org, the creaters and maintainers of the open-sourced OpenOffice, have just released version 1.1.5 of their office software suite. The update addresses a security problem concerning a buffer overflow; there are other issues that are repaired since version 1.1.4, such as porting updates (OpenOffice was developed for Linux first, and … |
| | Microsoft is currently reorganising itself into three main divisions, in an effort to streamline the processes of decision making and bringing products to market. The three divisions will be: [b]Microsoft Platform Products and Services Division[/b] Responsible for Windows products, corporate server products and MSN web services. [b]Microsoft Business Division[/b] Responsible … |
| | Massachusetts has a new state policy that requires state agencies to use an "Open Document" format in their business applications. Not surprisingly, propriety software giant Microsoft has filed complaints with the state concerning the policy. Back in 2003, the Massachusetts Office of Administration and Finance directed the state agencies to … |
| | Last week, Intel announced a new chip design that promises less power use per unit time, along with embedded security and management functions. The goal is to provide a 3.5 times performance-per-watt improvement over today's single-core Xeon based server CPU. Intel's CEO Paul Otellini said that this new design goal … |
| | Nigel Page, strategist for Microsoft Australia, has clarified the hardware needs for effectively running the upcoming Windows Vista. Speaking at Microsoft’s [url=http://apcstart.com/teched/pivot/entry.php?id=6]TechEd[/url] conference, he indicated the following in response to questions asked. Vista, we are told, is much more graphics focused. There is a fundamental shift from bitmap images to …  |
| | Has the next major upheaval in PC hardware reared it’s head? Every once in a long while, a new type of component arrives which dramatically changes how we consider our computers. The development of components such as video capture cards and TV tuners have added functionality, but that functionality is … |
| | how to create an application for client and server through any port available using Red Hat Linux.. give some link to refer... |
 | hello smartheads! I am currently investigating the extent of adoption of mono by the different flavours of linux OS. I am aware that opensuse and ubuntu are favourably disposed to mono but what I cannot ascertain is wheher RedHat linux has adopted/implemented mono. I keep getting conflicting reports:confused: . I … |
| | So I read the techpost article on setting up samba to be accessed by windows computer (good article for a newbie) by cscgal. However, being new to Linux, the config settings are eluding me to set the share up to be accessed by clients on my win2k AD network. I … |
| | I want to upgrade my install of redhat 9 to CentOS 3.x reackon it would work for me just to import thier GPG key, install yum, install their release file, then do yum upgrade? |
| | hi guys , i am new to this forum,please i need a redhat version of linux to install in my system and please if possible post me a full guide how to use the redhat version linux ..please guys help me i am noob in linux i don't even know … |
| | need yuor assistance.i need to install bind9 on RedHat Enterprise 5. 1. it should run in chroot enviroment 2.conf files to have proper chown and chmod permissions for user running named daemon. 3.master.conf to have allow-transfer directive 4. named.conf to have allow-recurssion 5.location of master.conf,named.ca,localhost.zone- under /var/named 6.directory to hold …  |
| | I just installed Red Hat 9.0. I'm a Linux newb. I cannot figure out how to install my Netgear wireless router. Any tips on what I need to do in order to get this accomplished?  |
| | how do in install and run java on red hat linux 9 we have already installed jre self extracting file but javac command to compile java files doesnt work we have already setpath are there any other terminal commands what is the meaning of javaconfig |
 | Hi all, hope you are well. I am starting a new job soon where I will be using a red hat distro (new to me) for development purposes. Now I have had some exposure to the linux o/s (on a degree course, used Ubuntu) but I have mainly worked with … |
| | I use redhat enterprise 5 and I want to install mysql++, which used to connect to mysql from c++. I get the following error message when install checking for MySQL include directory... configure: error: Didn't find the MySQL include dir in '/usr/local/mysql/include /usr/local/mysql/include/include /usr/local/mysql/include/include/mysql' |
| | i've already XP intalled on C drive and now want to install linux on F drive that 's free and having 20 gb. but unable to do this. pls help me to install this on my pc. here is the name of linux: PCQLinux 8.0 Based on Red Hat 8.0 |
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