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Optimization Tart
I’ve really agreed with the ‘if it ain’t broke, don’t fix’ line of thinking. I think there are a number of reasons for that, but the primary one is that my world and environment is constantly changing and therefore the chances of a component or si…
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Gentoo on SPARC
Note: This post was originally part of my LinuxWorld blog; now migrated here after my resignation. I’ve tried a number of times to get gentoo to work, but somehow I could never get the final stages of the installation to complete properly and I’d …
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Peer-Reviewed Microsoft Certification
With the first new certification class in a number of years, Microsoft is choosing a slightly different path. The Microsoft Certified Architect Program is designed to provide certification for top-level IT professionals who have experience to desi…
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Unraveling BIND 9.3
BIND 9.3 incorporates a huge number of changes intended to enhance the functionality and improve on the security of what is a critical component for both Internet and LAN users. A new article, over on ServerWatch.com, looks at some of the main fea…
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Using those ‘wasted’ cycles
I’m no stranger to grid applications, and in particular I’m on the whole all for making better use of my computer equipment, if I can, but I think there’s a slight misconception about how these applications work and operate. In general, most peopl…
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Working from home with SaRAH
Working from home is seen as the utopia for many (certainly I enjoy it), but I’m also aware that providing users with the technology and the capability to let them do their job effectively is just as difficult. In the bad old days we used modems a…
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Speed Download 3 Review
Speed Download 3 is a download manager that not only manages the gigabytes of files you download, it also simplyfies the process of filing and finding them, and can act as an upload and file sharing platform too. My review, over at The Apple Blog,…
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Logitech Cordless Comfort Duo Review
I decided to review my latest hardware purchase and the most important part of my computing setup – the keyboard and mouse – in the form of the Logitech Cordless Comfort Duo. Here’s a quick sample: My favourite keyboard of all time is the Apple Ad…
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Market Gap: VMware for OS X
I’ve got a new post over on The Apple Blog looking at the potential market gap of a VMware like application for OS X. Here’s an excerpt: Throughout the course of my life I???ve had cause to have more than one machine available to me for my work. Not…
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BSD on POWER, Free Software Magazine Issue 3
This morning, my printed copy of Issue 3 of Free Software Magazine arrived. I know I should have got over the ‘Wow, that’s my name on the cover’ thing, but I haven’t. It still feels good 🙂 When Chris finished his book he said ‘It’s great now I’ve…