IBM Germany Refutes Linux Migration Story

IBM Germany Refutes Linux Migration Story: "IBM Germany has refuted a Groklaw report that the division has decided to migrate Windows desktops to Linux rather than upgrade them to Vista. Groklaw's story was based on statements reportedly made by an IBM sales executive in a presentation at LinuxForum 2006. This morning, Hans Rehm, of IBM Germany's Press Relations department, emailed DesktopLinux.com the following, somewhat ambiguous, statement."

Yellow Dog Linux 4.1 Free Download Released

Yellow Dog Linux 4.1 Free Download Released: "Yellow Dog Linux version 4.1, which has been available directly from Terrasoft Solutions since early January, is now available for free download from their various mirrors. This is essentially a recompile of Fedora Core 4 specifically for PowerPC's, with extra polished support for Apple's Macs."

What Is Java?

What Is Java?: "'We recently received an email asking for a 'What Is Java' entry on the O'Reilly Network What Is site. Who could possibly not know what Java is in 2006? After ten years of books, websites, and conferences, doesn't everyone know what Java is? Apparently not. After all, things have changed. For every dusty definition that speaks of applets and Just-In-Time compilers, there are new directions and new realities that have settled in, understood by many, yet not always completely documented.'"

Apple Server Snapshot

Apple Server Snapshot
"'Although not noted for its server lineup, Apple Xserve has made significant strides over the past two years. And this year, Apple surprised the world when it announced a shift to the Intel Core Duo processor. The move has been implemented at the PC level already and will be added to Xserve by the end of the year. Although a small player compared with HP, Dell and IBM, Apple seems to know which way the server wind is blowing. As a result, it has made significant changes in Xserve over the past year in hardware and software as well as in added storage capabilities in the form of Xsan for storage area networking.'"

Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 Update 3 Released

Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 Update 3 Released: "'Red Hat is peased to announce the availability of Update 3 for the Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 family of products. This update includes the following enhancements: hardware support enhancements; technology preview for support of very large system configurations on IA64 (up to 256 logical CPUs) and PPC (up to 128 logical CPUs); security enhancements; and much more.'"

IBM Not To Use Vista - But Will Move to Linux Desktops

IBM Not To Use Vista - But Will Move to Linux Desktops: "During a presentation on IBM's involvement with Open Source, Andreas Pleschek from IBM in Stuttgart, Germany, who heads open source and Linux technical sales across North East Europe for IBM made a very interesting statement. 'Andreas Pleschek also told that IBM has cancelled their contract with Microsoft as of October this year. That means that IBM will not use Windows Vista for their desktops. Beginning from July, IBM employees will begin using IBM Workplace on their new, Red Hat-based platform. Not all at once - some will keep using their present Windows versions for a while. But none will upgrade to Vista.'"

*How to Get Your Intel Mac to Play WMV Files*

*How to Get Your Intel Mac to Play WMV Files*: "I recently set up my new Macbook, and I was upset to see that my Windows Media video files no longer worked. The Flip4Mac player that Microsoft endorsed after they officially killed Mac Windows Media Player doesn't install or run on Intel Macs, but it can be easily circumvented with a little tinkering. Read on for details. Read more on this exclusive OSNews article..."

Mac OS X Patch Faces Scrutiny

Mac OS X Patch Faces Scrutiny: "An Apple Computer patch released last week doesn't completely fix a high-profile Mac OS X flaw, leaving a toehold for cyberattacks, experts said. The update added a function called 'download validation' to the Safari Web browser, Apple Mail client and iChat instant messaging tool. 'While Apple added a checkpoint to the downloading and execution process, they did not eliminate this vulnerability,' said Kevin Long, an analyst at security specialist Cybertrust and a Mac user for 11 years. 'If a user can be tricked into opening a file that looks like a picture, the user may actually be opening a malicious script.'"

LinuxQuestions.org Members Choice Award Winners

LinuxQuestions.org Members Choice Award Winners: "The results of the LinuxQuestions member's choice awards are in. The results: Ubuntu is the best distribution, OpenOffice.org the best office suite, GAIM the best instant messenger, KDE the best desktop environment (Run! Run! Duck! Duck!), Konqueror the best filemanager, etc. Do with the results as you please."

University of Wisconsin's Mac OS X Security Challenge

University of Wisconsin's Mac OS X Security Challenge: "'In response to the woefully misleading ZDnet article, 'Mac OS X hacked under 30 minutes', the academic Mac OS X Security Challenge has been launched. The ZDnet article, and almost all of the coverage of it, failed to mention a very critical point: anyone who wished it was given a local account on the machine (which could be accessed via ssh). The challenge is as follows: simply alter the web page on this machine, test.doit.wisc.edu. The machine is a Mac mini (PowerPC) running Mac OS X 10.4.5 with Security Update 2006-001, has two local accounts, and has ssh and http open - a lot more than most Mac OS X machines will ever have open.'"

Linux comes to the HTC Universal

Linux comes to the HTC Universal
If you really dig HTC's hardware, but can't bear to use Windows Mobile, you'll be pleased to know that the dedicated HTC hackers at the XDA-developer project have successfully gotten Linux to run on the HTC Universal. They've been able to enable a range of functions, including a keyboard driver, USB driver and GUI, so if you want to give this a try, now's your chance.

Mac OS X Hacked Under 30 Minutes

Mac OS X Hacked Under 30 Minutes: "Gaining root access to a Mac is 'easy pickings', according to an individual who won an OS X hacking challenge last month by gaining root control of a machine using an unpublished security vulnerability. On February 22, a Sweden-based Mac enthusiast set his Mac Mini as a server and invited hackers to break through the computer's security and gain root control, which would allow the attacker to take charge of the computer and delete files and folders or install applications. Within hours of going live, the 'rm-my-mac' competition was over. The challenger posted this message on his Web site: 'This sucks. Six hours later this poor little Mac was owned and this page got defaced'."

PointyRemote, like VNC for your DS

PointyRemote, like VNC for your DS:

While we're still struggling a little to figure out how PointyRemote does what it does, won't ever deny the why in a VNC-like remote desktop control solution for your DS. Apparently the A button zooms your view and you can use your stylus as an input device, even send text through your handheld. Elegant? Eh, probably not as much so as it could be, but it's a freaking DS, people, learn to love it.

PointyRemote, like VNC for your DS

PointyRemote, like VNC for your DS:

While we're still struggling a little to figure out how PointyRemote does what it does, won't ever deny the why in a VNC-like remote desktop control solution for your DS. Apparently the A button zooms your view and you can use your stylus as an input device, even send text through your handheld. Elegant? Eh, probably not as much so as it could be, but it's a freaking DS, people, learn to love it.

iTunes Agent - Today's Free File

iTunes Agent - Today's Free File:

Let's face it: brand lock-in sucks. While nobody will refute the fact that iTunes coupled with an iPod is a match made in heaven, for the 'rest of us' that can't afford the overpriced mp3 players and are stuck with a more regular model, the situation is not nearly as peachy. For us, moving media to and from our devices is a manual chore, and one that does not sync up with how we listen to our music, or the playlists that we've created. In short, the experience is lacking.

Luckily, someone is doing something about this. The iTunes Agent is a utility that will interface between your mp3 player and iTunes, and offer you most of the same features that users of iPods enjoy. Now since this seems to horn in on functionality that Apple relies on to help drive sales of iPods, I can't imagine them tolerating this project for too long. Which is really unfortunate, since no matter how well you're able to emulate the experience of using an iPod with iTunes, it's never really the same. So hopefully Apple will just let this little project continue on its merry way.

So, um, grab a copy while you can.

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Build Your Linux on Demand with Your Web Browser

Build Your Linux on Demand with Your Web Browser: "Euronode released a web site which allows users to build pre-configured Debian GNU/Linux servers, tailor-made for their exact needs. Users can follow a simple web-based wizard to choose services (web, mail, database, samba, etc.), and options. Once done, the web site will generate a bootable .iso image, with all configuration and server parameters already set up."

People Behind KDE: Boudewijn Rempt

People Behind KDE: Boudewijn Rempt: "'Tonight's People Behind KDE interview is with the author of the most active program in KDE, Krita. Not only has he made the premier free software painting application he has also added the vital vertical-maximise feature to KWin. Find out what the most inspirational thing is for a hacker fixing his bugs in our interview with Boudewijn Rempt.'"

Tomcat5, Apache2 with Virtual Hosts Using mod_jk

Tomcat5, Apache2 with Virtual Hosts Using mod_jk: "'This tutorial explains how I was able to setup a web server in order to support Java Server Pages and Servlets using virtually hosted websites. I have spent a lot of time gathering several resources in order to get this to work. Many portions of these resources have been deprecated and required a few workarounds. It is my intention that this tutorial will help anyone that has attempted to install such a system without success.'"

Strike Three for Intel

Strike Three for Intel: "'Intel warned on Friday that its revenue for the first quarter would come in at between $8.7 billion and $9.1 billion [EUR 7.2 and 7.6 billion], roughly $500 million [EUR 415 million] lower than estimates the company issued in January. The chipmaker cited a weak market and a 'slight' market share loss. Analysts generally agree about the market, but are putting more emphasis on the loss of share. Some have pointed to the momentum shown by AMD, which has been far more aggressive over the past 18 months. The rival chipmaker has been strengthening its ties to PC makers, most prominently with HP, and keeping prices low.'"