In the earlier post, I talked about how I tried to install FreeBSD on a Virtual computer, and it didn’t work out as planned. Since then, I’ve installed Debian Linux on both an old Acer computer (AMD K6-200 with 64MB of EDO RAM) and on a Virtual Server. Also, I’ve […]
Patrick Dickey
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Microsoft hasn’t been sitting around taking a summer vacation this year. As most everyone knows, Longhorn is scheduled to go into beta soon. And some of the more recent builds have been made available to select people (legally). No, I’m not one of them, nor am I a tester for […]
Ok so it seems like a strange name for a topic, but it’s true. Unless you’re opening a program, burning a CD, or doing something extremely graphically intense (yes, I’m sure there are other times as well), you’re only using about 7% to 12% of your total Processor power. So, […]
Well tonight I’m installing FreeBSD on a Virtual Machine using Microsoft’s Virtual PC,2004. Hopefully it goes well. Why am I doing this, you may be asking? Just to try it out. I use Windows every day, and have upgraded from Windows 95 to 98SE to Windows 2000 and Windows XP […]
BBC NEWS | Education | How schools can get free software This article in the BBC news shows exactly how Open Source combined with proprietary software works in a school system to cut costs in half. In fact, the school mentioned in the article plans to phase out Microsoft Windows […]
CNN.com – PC makers, distributors�pass on�Windows XP N – Jun 24, 2005 Ok, so Microsoft released their version of Windows XP without Windows Media Player in it. My question is this. Will anyone actually buy it? And if so, why? As was mentioned in the article, you can uninstall Windows […]
Lately the debate has been whether to purchase commercial software, or use Open Source (essentially free) software. Before that can be answered, it’s important to know what each is, and what each brings to the table for you. Companies who specialize in Proprietary (commercial) software would like to see you […]
Breach affects 40M+ credit cards – Jun. 18, 2005 CNN.COM reported yesterday that Card Systems Solutions, which processes transactions for Visa and Mastercard was hacked into on May 22.. The hackers gained access to the credit card information for approximately 40 million customers. Approximately 13.9 million MasterCard holders and 22 […]
This is the start of a hopefully long career in blogging. Since my main interests are computer-related, you’ll see a lot of computer-related subjects here. Some of what I plan on including here are topics ranging from Security-related issues to beta testing (where it doesn’t fall under a Non Disclosure […]