Red Ventures is an internet marketing business which is responsible for multi-channel and massive acquisition programs. They represent many of the leading businesses in the US, Canada, and Puerto Rico . They’ve now decided to partner with Verizon Business to assist in their advanced communications and IT services. Red Ventures is banking on the partnership [...]
Oracle updated its frequently asked questions (FAQ) overview of the impending Sun acquisition to address some important questions about the fate of Sun’s software assets beyond Java and Solaris. To be completely honest, none of Oracle’s plans come as a surprise. And at the end of the day, the FAQ is not legally binding and [...]
I have found that with cloud computing there seems to be a ton of “expert” advice but it is not coming from people who are actually building solutions in the cloud. Many giving “expert” advice are seasoned veterans and talented people, but they are simply stating opinions not backed by any facts. Most have simply [...]
My Acer Aspire One – powered by a commercial Linux distro called Linpus – after entering sleep mode couldn’t connect to the wireless network anymore. The wireless connection logo vanished, turning the wifi switch on/off didn’t work either, as was useless try to launch the Network Center. If you got a similar problem, read below.
I just bought a used iMac and am frustrated to find that it identifies itself as “Susie’s Q” on the network. Since I’m not Susie – and never have been! – I really want to change this. How do I change my iMac’s name in Mac OS X on the network?
I’ve just come across a link that describes how to enable tethering on the iPhone 3G using the 3.0 software update that was released yesterday. Most of the guides I found seemed a bit complex and involved messing around in the Terminal – something that a lot of users find intimidating. But then I came [...]
The increase in social networking and mobility trends is presenting challenges to companies’ network security, disaster planning and business continuity, according to a new study from AT&T. Two-thirds (65%) of all executives plan on investing in new technologies in 2009. Investment will be focused on new equipment, a variety of software, storage and security updates.
If you are running a Simple Machines Forum, there is a new hack making the rounds, and it is enough to turn your forum into something you no longer control. The hack first showed up May 01 2009, and has been gaining steam over the last couple of days. If you run the software, make [...]
I started to consider the reasons why open source vendors select the GPL after ESR wrote: “The GPL may be a community-building signaling device, but it is also a confession of fear and weakness. To believe that it matters, you have to believe that you live in a Type A universe where closed-source development is [...]
How do you tell a good security company from a bad one? That is the problem, do you really know you are getting the experts you are paying for.