NetIntercept delivers scrutiny for less
SAN FRANCISCO (09/26/2003) - True real-time network forensics implementations are generally a rich company's game. The high-performance devices are capable of deep-packet analysis, session recreation,...
View ArticleSun adds management capabilities to JDS
The newest incarnation of Sun Microsystems 's JDS (Java Desktop System) is a visually pleasing desktop loosely based on SuSE Linux, though it departs from standard Linux distributions in mildly...
View ArticleAnticipating the new Longhorn Active Directory
Just as Windows Server 2003 made significant improvements to Active Directory, Longhorn promises to follow suit. When AD was first deployed under Windows 2000, managing a Windows domain became much...
View ArticleAsterisk emerges from VoIP’s wild open-source frontier
Nearly three years since Jon “maddog” Hall, the executive director of Linux International, predicted that “VoIP using an open source solution, such as Asterisk, will generate more business than the...
View ArticleToybox: MacBook Air is light as, well, air
The MacBook Air isn't designed to be a desktop replacement system, and it doesn’t have desktop-like specs, unlike the MacBook Pro and other 2.4GHz-plus Core 2 Duo laptops on the market. Could I live...
View ArticleKnow-how makes Unix work a breeze
On my to-do list one day last week was to migrate an aging Fedora Core 3 server to new hardware running CentOS 5.2. At first glance, it seemed to be a pretty straightforward task. If the old server had...
View ArticleLow-end storage benefits both home and business
I can recall a time when my 45MB Priam RLL hard drive was too massive for comprehension. It was huge: 5.25 inches, full height, as loud as a siren, and a great addition to my 386SX/16. Ahh, the good...
View ArticleWindows 7 first impressions and Microsoft's XP quandary
After downloading the Windows 7 beta last week and tossing it on a VM, I finally made the move and selected it as my default Windows installation. Normally, my Windows desktops are VMs that I RDP into...
View ArticleAre sealed-in laptop batteries a good idea?
When Apple introduced its new MacBooks recently, it touted a doubled battery life -- but noted that the laptops' batteries were sealed into the case, not user-swappable as is the norm on laptops.
View ArticleXP will be around a while yet, despite Windows 7
According to a ScriptLogic study, 60 percent of all companies surveyed said they will not be moving to Windows 7 any time soon. Thirty-four percent said they'd probably deploy by the end of 2010, but...
View ArticleOpinion: How security became mission impossible
It's been quite a month for network and computer security folks. Sony's network was hacked — what, a half-dozen times? I've lost count. Then apparently everything from the CIA's website to your...
View ArticleOpinion: Addicted to IT - quitting is not an option
It's this time of the year when I find myself gazing wistfully out the window, taking in yet another beautiful day from the confines of my office and wondering if maybe I shouldn't give it all up and...
View ArticleOpinion: It's high time to ditch the fax machine
There are only two types of technology that I absolutely hate with a passion: printers and faxes. Printers are obviously the bane of IT. With all those drivers for every operating system version...
View ArticleTutorial: How to create your own VPN
If you need to encrypt traffic from your computer or mobile device, you have many options. You could buy a commercial VPN solution, or you could sign up for a VPN service and pay a monthly fee. Or for...
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