What’s Up in Linux Graphicstopia Lately
Graphics on Linux has been rather interesting lately. If you’ve been keeping up with the news on DRM, kernel, Mesa and X.Org development, you must’ve been aware that Gallium3D in Mesa’s git (what’s…
Linux Mint 13 Cinnamon Edition: Makes the Old-timers Feel Right At Home
No Unity. No GNOME Shell. But a GNOME 2*ish-looking GNOME 3 + Compiz Muffin window manager, dubbed Cinnamon. It comes with a certain amount of polish, subtle desktop effects, and the right amount…
FreeBSD 9.0 — Fast, Safe and Completely Geeky
Yes, I know, we’re kind of late in getting this article out, but that’s because there was a lot of things that were added in that we were too busy playing with, to…
Ubuntu 11.10 ‘Oneiric Ocelot’ Review
Oneiric Ocelot was released on October 13. This version of Ubuntu comes with a major overhaul of the Ubuntu Software Centre (USC), Unity and Dash. This release also comes with some new default…
Onama — A Quantum Leap in HPC
This article introduces readers to Onama, a CDAC-created bundle of well-selected parallel and serial applications for various engineering disciplines. An amalgamation of HPC and open source technologies, it is based on Linux, and…
Ubuntu 11.04 Natty Narwhal Review
The latest and greatest version of Ubuntu, 11.04 Natty Narwhal, was released on April 28, 2011. Ubuntu is now the most popular desktop operating system, and with this release, Canonical has made some…
Shared Computing — Where PCI Performs and USB Lags
This article explores the evolution of shared computing, and evaluates the value proposition that a shared computing environment can offer to organisations. Also included are the test results conducted to gauge the efficacy…
(Hadoop) MapReduce: More Power, Less Code
This is an introduction to MapReduce as a framework for beginners in distributed computing, and a short tutorial on Hadoop, an open source MapReduce implementation. It is intended for anyone with significant experience…
BackTrack 4: A One-Stop Shop for Security Analysis and Learning
Computer security analysts have plenty of tools available nowadays to evaluate the security of corporate networks, servers and applications. These include Linux distributions specialising in security assessment, system recovery and digital forensic investigations….
Fight Club: Windows 7 vs Mandriva 2009.1
A face off between Mandriva Linux 2009.1 Spring and the release candidate of Windows 7.
May 22, 2013
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May 21, 2013
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May 21, 2013
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