Opinion

Why Hasn’t Linux Been More Successful On The Desktop? Blame Ubuntu?

By being too cutting edge the makers of Ubuntu might have actually set back wider adoption of Linux on the desktop. Why don't we see Windows or even OSX numbers for Linux on the desktop? Some are blaming Canonical.

Operations Manager 2007 R2 Operations and Security Reporting Best Practices

Things to Consider When Configuring Operations and Security Reports in SCOM 2007 R2

Will “rare earth” manipulation cause a high-tech meltdown?

Foreign control of hard-to-find materials used in hybrid cars, satellites, cell phones and computers could put United States in a perilous position

10 reasons Larry Ellison doesn’t care what I think

The list is undoubtedly longer, but these will do for a start

How to force an IP-HTTPS connection on a DirectAccess client…

In certain scenarios, like testing, you might want to force a DirectAccess client to use IP-HTTPS. This posting explains how.

Accent Office Password Recovery recovers … guess what?

There’s trivia and then there’s Apple trivia

Meraki’s Free Web-Based Wi-Fi Stumbler – Pretty Cool

Try it - you'll like it

After three years effort, Microsoft’s open source IronRuby stable and available

IronRuby v 1.0 integrates open-source Ruby with .Net but will IT professionals cheer or yawn?

U.S military aggressive on fighting cyber attacks

Nominee for Cyber Command post takes shoot first, ask questions later stance

Comparing multitasking on Android and iPhone

The differences, similarities and what they mean by David Quintana

Zombies are open source; humans are proprietary

So says a college professor. Maybe he's got a point.

Giving up a VoIP deal to do the right thing

IMO, schools that are struggling to pay teachers should turn off the Internet.

Android in 2013: Beyond Smartphones

Reading the Green Tea Leaves to See Android's Future

NASA to rocket humanoid robot to International Space Station

NASA’s Star Wars-like humanoid robot will fly on space shuttle Discovery

2010: The year of Apple’s Steve Jobs, again

A rundown of Steve Jobs' busy 2010 so far, from the iPad to clashes with Adobe and Google

While U.S. gorges on iPads, rest of the world must wait

Apple announces delay of international release

NEC and Varaha Highlight Mobility in UC Planning

UC

2010 CCNP Lab Series – Overview

Choices Every CCNP Candidate Needs to Make

TSHOOT Exam Trouble Tickets – How to Approach – Index Page

A simple page with links to a series on the TSHOOT exam's Trouble Ticket questions

Spanning Tree Protocol (STP) with either 2 or 3 Switches – Index Page

A simple page with links to a series on STP with a lab

A smart approach to crowdsourcing yields brilliant results

How I executed my first crowdsourcing project in an hour with Smartsheet

Unix How-To: File Updates in Linux

Oracle Tries to Reassure the Open Source Community, But They Aren’t Buying

With the open source community up in arms about Oracle's intentions, a new release and commitment to MySQL is met with skepticism but you have to look at the intentions

WikiLeaks and Iceland battle for Internet freedom

The management imperative: Change

SNIA launches new cloud standard

To enable interoperable cloud application development

Comcast vs. the FCC: Predictable loss for a fair Internet

Maybe the FTC could lend a hand?

Operations Manager 2007 R2 Monitoring and Alerting Best Practices

Things to Consider When Configuring Monitoring and Alerting in SCOM 2007 R2

ICND1 and ICND2 vs CCNA

Which Cisco certification process should you take?