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Bigger, faster enterprise storage: Linux NAS goes 64-bit: Written on Thu, 02/24/11 - 3:57pm; My, my, my ... Linux-based network-attached storage has grown up. This month, two vendors released 64-bit NAS units geared toward the enterprise, capable of enormous storage density and equipped with enterprise-class price tags.; Read More
Fun with Linux: How to wipe out Windows to install Ubuntu, then decorate with a penguin: Written on Wed, 02/23/11 - 7:10pm; If you've got some non-geek friends and relatives that need to be convinced to give Linux a try, here's a how-to video to help. It will walk them through how to install Ubuntu to any Windows machine, to set up the fun stuff like the music store and using a dual-monitor setup -- and even how to uninstall...; Read More
You may be entitled to an award for creative use of Red Hat or JBoss: Written on Thu, 02/17/11 - 2:28pm; If your implementation of Red Hat or JBoss was simply brilliant, you may be entitled to official recognition (and other goodies) from Red Hat for it. The company is seeking submissions for its 2011 Red Hat Summit & JBoss Innovation Awards. The deadline for submissions is rapidly approaching: March...; Read More
Top 12 Google Labs experiments: Written on Fri, 02/11/11 - 7:29pm; Take thousands of the world's most brilliant engineers and tell them to spend 20% of their time on whatever takes their fancy. Then give them a home for the results. That playground exists at Google Labs. (function() {; Read More
Motorola Atrix 4G: The next big thing to infiltrate the enterprise?: Written on Fri, 02/04/11 - 1:58pm; AT&T will begin taking pre-orders for the Motorola Atrix 4G on Feb. 13 and it will arrive March 6. The Atrix is a device that will run Android 2.2 (Froyo) and with it the line between smartphones and personal computers will become a little blurrier.; Read More
Red Hat, Verizon, HP side with Microsoft on i4i patent dispute: Written on Thu, 02/03/11 - 12:35pm; Red Hat, Verizon, and HP have jumped in to provide support to Microsoft in its patent dispute with i4i. The group combined forces to file an amicus brief to the U.S. Supreme Court on Wednesday that challenges poor quality software patents. [PDF]; Read More

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