Monthly Archives: January 2009

Minor Technical Issue

Sometime during the night the power went out and the server didn’t come back up till I started it this morning. Even then there was a problem with my caching plugin, after I updated that I was finally able to get everything back up and working Continue reading

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Want Firefox Installed on Your New OEM PC?

The EU claims Microsoft is hurting the browser competitors by bundling Internet Explorer with Windows. EU wants to force OEM computers to have other browsers preinstalled. Continue reading

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Samba 4: An Active Directory Replacement

Samba 4 which is still in development adds some of the features of Active Directory. Continue reading

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Next Step in IT: DC Power?

New idea for managing power resources in large data centers. Instead of AC using DC power for servers. Continue reading

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ArsTechnica Review of Windows 7

ArsTechnica has a rather extensive review of Windows 7, including the new taskbar, window management, and improvements to explorer and the control panel. Continue reading

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