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Microsoft Virtual Server to Support Linux
If you subscribe to same sort of news sites I do you will have seen stories like Linux: coming soon to a Microsoft VM near you (Ars Technica), the original source piece at Techworld and the original Microsoft Press Release. Virtual Server 2005 alr…
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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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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…
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Solaris 10 Zones
Note: This post was originally part of my LinuxWorld blog; now migrated here after my resignation. I’m doing a review of Solaris 10 at the moment – expect it to appear in an new issue sometime over the summer – but I have to say that overall I’m i…
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Embed Python scripting in C applications
Learn how to embed Python applications into your C applications. This tutorial explains how Python embedding works, shows you how to translate between data types, and provides various methods for embedding Python scripts. You can read the full art…
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Build a GCC-based cross-compiler for Linux
There are times when the platform you’re developing on and the computer you’re developing for don’t match. For example, you might want to build a PowerPC/Linux application from your x86/Linux laptop. Using the gcc, gas, and ld tools from the GNU t…