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.
Aside from all of the obvious exterior stuff - spoilers, wide wheels, dual or quad exhausts - high performance cars tend to have more gauges than the average Honda. These readouts help drivers keep the complicated machines in tiptop shape. And now, Netcordia and Hitachi Data Systems are doing something similar with regards to network management.
Individuals and small businesses needing to store and share a whole lot of data may want to take a look at Iomega’s newest offering. The Iomega StorCenter ix4-200d is a lineup of network-attached storage (NAS) appliances that can accommodate anywhere from two to eight terabytes of info.
Network users and managers have, unfortunately, been given yet another reason to be nervous. On the final day of last week’s DefCon Hacking Conference, one man demonstrated a novel and rather intimidating way of gaining access to a place.
Since last week we saw the publishing of confidential documents from inside Twitter (I doubt any of you missed that, but if you did, TechCrunch last week got passed documents from a hacker who figured out how to get into several accounts at Twitter).
An update to the WordPress platform, version 2.8.2, was issued earlier today that addresses a security issue known as XSS or cross-site scripting.
Networks are complicated beasts, and any numbers of things can go wrong. It’s best not to let other people “help” accidents occur, though, and so network managers may find a list of common security-related mistakes useful.
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?