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If you’re a C++ programmer, this will be of interest. Sean Parent and Foster Brereton have opened and will maintain a new website called opensource.adobe.com. Adobe's open source web site is the home for the Adobe Source Libraries (ASL) and information about other Adobe open source projects. ASL provides peer-reviewed, and portable C++ source libraries. The libraries are intended to
Apache server software has been steadily increasing in popularity this year. When you hear someone talk about Apache, you assume they have a Unix-flavored server, but as of late, many folks are using Apache on their Windows machines instead of IIS. Their are many reasons for this including security, database usage and scripting. But running Apache on a Windows system is not always an easy task. I found a great article that walks you through the basics and has links for all the questions you may run into while working with Apache. Check it out for yourself at SitePoint’s Opensource Blog.
I upgraded one of my network file servers, yesterday. I replaced a hard disk that was setting off occasional error notices, and, while while I was at it, I replaced the current operating system (Mandrake Community 10.1) with Knoppix 3.7. Knoppix is the Linux distribution that I use in class to demonstrate how simple Linux is to use, because Knoppix is a fully-functional operating system with common applications that can boot from a single CD. So, with the bootable CD, I can quickly convert any computer to Linux without the risk of deleting any existing files from the Windows operating system.
Starting today, many users of new, unregistered copies of Microsoft Windows will have to make a phone call in order to activate the software's license. In a move to curb piracy of its flagship operating system, Microsoft has disabled the Internet activation alternative, now requiring these users to orally confirm their use of the product.
What does Spam filters have to do with Bio-Med researchers around the world? It looks like Software scientists at Microsoft are testing their spam blocking techniques to see if these ideas can be used to find a vaccine for HIV. Today this alliance will be announcing a plan to use “ machine learning" or "data mining" computational techniques to decipher HIV's wildly creative genetic ability to constantly change and disguise itself from immune system detection and deletion.
Intel released four new chips this week that are the last of the single core cpu for Intel. The new chips have double the secondary cache, 2MB. Starting this summer Intel will go with a dual core chip that runs slower, but with the added processing power will be improving the overall speed and performance. From a CNET article:
Motorola to Build Skype Ready Cell Phones, Headsets.