Author: JT Smith
The uP race continues: today’s announcement is from AMD, which claims 10 big-time computer manufacturers plan to base systems on their new 1.1 GHz Athlon. InfoWorld story.
Category:
- Unix
AMD now at 1.1 GHz
The first Tech President?
Author: JT Smith
Which nationally-know tech exec would make the best U.S. President? This is the substance of today’s ZDNet column from Charles Cooper.
Category:
- Linux
Online religion is catching on
Author: JT Smith
Discussion of how religion is moving onto the ‘net, with a list of resources to help you find an appropriate online church, synagogue, mosque, temple or other virtual worship community. Chigago Tribune story.
Turboprint for Linux
Author: JT Smith
Commercial software based on old Amiga product claims to make Linux printer setup as easy as on Windows or Mac PCs. Free (as in beer) beta now available for download. See the Press release at LinuxPR for more info.
Category:
- Linux
Experts Mixed Over Reporting Bugs
Author: JT Smith
Should software security experts publicize security flaws or quietly tell the offending software’s authors about the problems? This is the question asked in a (non-technical) abc.go.com story
Category:
- Linux
Cisco puts weight behind content delivery
Author: JT Smith
…Cisco’s CDN system is comprised of five technologies: content distribution and management, content routing, content edge delivery, content switching, and intelligent network services.Full scoop at InfoWorld.
Linux.Conf.au Jan 18 -21, 2001
Author: JT Smith
The conference is a collaborative effort by Linux Australia, the
Sydney Linux Users Group and affiliated organisations. It is
supported by the School of Computer Science and Engineering,
University of New South Wales, and is a successor to the
Conference for Australian Linux Users (CALU) held in Melbourne in
July, 1999. More at linux.conf.au.
Sydney Linux Users Group and affiliated organisations. It is
supported by the School of Computer Science and Engineering,
University of New South Wales, and is a successor to the
Conference for Australian Linux Users (CALU) held in Melbourne in
July, 1999. More at linux.conf.au.
MS snows on AT&T’s parade
Author: JT Smith
Cute title, but the story’s substance is about Microsoft’s failure to provide software for AT&T’s planned 10 million “interactive TV” settop boxes by the promised date, and how AT&T may need to look at other software vendors. Read about it at ZDNet.
RSA upgrading its Keon PKI security software
Author: JT Smith
Keon 5.5 will soon be available from RSA Security for both Windows and Unix, according to a story at nwfusion.com.