Sysadmins, you’re either fighting fires or seen as incompetents now
Patch early and patch often is the advice of security professionals when it comes to software updates.…
Monthly Archives: August 2014
MongoDB tosses support lifeline to open source downloaders
‘Don’t want our Enterprise Edition? No problem!’
Open source NoSQL database vendor MongoDB has added a new support option for customers who want to run the Community Edition of its software in production environments.…
Linux kernel devs made to finger their dongles before contributing code
Two-factor auth enabled for Kernel.org repositories
Beginning on Monday, the security of the Linux kernel source code has become a little bit tighter with the addition of two-factor authentication for the kernel’s Git code repositories.…
Munich considers dumping Linux for … GULP … Windows!
Give a penguinista a hug, the Outlook’s not good for open source’s poster child
The German city of Munich, which famously adopted Linux and open source across its operations, may be about to reverse that decision.…
Remond cries UNINSTALL in the wake of Blue Screens of Death™
Cache crash causes contained choloric calamity
Microsoft has urged users to remove a buggy update and yanked its download links, after reports emerged it caused the dreaded blue-screen-of-death.…
BizTalk-as-a-Service dog wags Microsoft’s on-premises tail
Two-year plan will harmonise middleware’s cloudy and on-premises release cycle
Microsoft has signalled it will harmonise the feature set of the cloudy and on-premises versions of its BizTalk Server.…
Oracle claims knockout blow in IP lawsuit
Judge says Rimini Street pinched Larry’s goodies
Oracle says new findings by the judge hearing its case against third party software support outfit Rimini Street prove its IP has been pinched.…
You’ll find Yoda at the back of every IT conference
The piss always taking is he. Bastard the.
Something for the Weekend, Sir? On stage, the presenter barely pauses for breath as he shares his extraordinary knowledge with rapid-fire delivery. His audience is captivated, amazed, enthralled.…
Pop-up ad man: SORRY we made such a ‘hated tool’, netizens
Brands bummed out by SEXY FUNTIMES
It’s been said before that if all porn was removed from the internet, only one website would remain: with the url wherehasalltheporngone.com.…
Microsoft punts FREE Office 365 mail migration, but some are not chuffed with the idea
Mmm, drink from our delicious fountain o’ cash, partners
Microsoft will roll out free email migration services for Office 365 punters from the start of next month as it tries to accelerate adoption.…