Archives for Computers - Page 13
MiniSlack
Presentation Minislack is a lightweight linux distribution based on Slackware-Linux. Minislack is focused on Internet applications and development tools. Minislack supports all Slackware packages. Minislack has the following objectives: Provide…
gNOX – Bootable Linux CD distribution
gNOX is a bootable CD containing the Linux operating system. It runs Linux directly from the CD without the need to install. gNOX is based on Slackware Linux, and the…
Need for speed underground 2 – Uncover the underground
Discover the living, breathing world of tuner culture in Need for Speed™ Underground 2, the sequel to the best-selling racing game of 2003, and the latest blockbuster installment in the…
The Sims 2 – The sequel to the best-selling PC game of all-time
In the The Sims™ 2, you direct your Sims over a lifetime and mix their genes from one generation to the next. You set your Sims' goals in life; popularity,…
Coyote Linux floppy firewall
This product is a single floppy distribution of Linux designed for the sole purpose of sharing and protecting an Internet connection. The floppy can be created using either a Microsoft…
XAMPP – an easy to install Apache distribution
Many people know from their own experience that it's not easy to install an Apache web server and it gets harder if you want to add MySQL, PHP and Perl.…
Linux on Your Desktop
When you think of a personal computer, you probably think of one running Windows. Microsoft's near-ubiquitous operating system runs on 94 percent of desktop PCs, according to experts. But could…
SUSE Linux 9.1 Professional Released
The stable and secure core system of SUSE LINUX Professional features a number of major enhancements. For example, the new kernel and the new KDE provide quicker access to data.…
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 9 is available
Industry-leading performance and scalability SUSE LINUX Enterprise Server 9 is the first enterprise-class Linux server built on the new Linux kernel, offering unmatched performance and scalability for large-scale Linux deployments.…
University Linux
University Linux is a compact distribution that is optimized for learning about the operation of dedicated network servers and is easily installed on almost any PC having 8 MBytes of…
Making The Time Fit The Crime
The computer virus may just be the modern plague that afflicts the upcoming millennium. The "infection" numbers are staggering. The annual damage cost associated with viruses was estimated at over…
Are mobile phones safe?
Research intensifies as the public grows wary of one of its favorite communications tools By Kenneth R. Foster, University of Pennsylvania & John E. Moulder, Medical College of Wisconsin A…
Application Problems in Windows XP SP2
Now that Windows XP Service Pack 2 (SP2) is available at Windows Update for online update of both the XP Home Edition and XP Professional Edition platforms, you need to…
Browser Wars
There has been a continuous battle over the years with regard to browser market share. Initially, Mosaic enjoyed the largest share of the market, later to become Netscape's Navigator only…
History of the World-Wide-Web
The Web as it is known colloquially, functions according to the Hypertext Transfer Protocol (HTTP). Hypertext is perhaps the Web's most important feature for it enables all web content to…
A Brief History of the Internet
The Internet was born out of a military research project funded by the Advanced Research Projects Agency (ARPA) in the 1960s, whose goal was to devise a way of successfully…
Bandwidth, Connection Speed & Download Time
"Bandwidth (the width of a band of electromagnetic frequencies) is used to mean (1) how fast data flows on a given transmission path, and (2), somewhat more technically, the width…
Day of the Triffids
There are many reasons why engineers turn to board level solutions when creating their designs. One reason near the top of the list is that someone else has done a…
Shopability: Exceeding Customers’ Expectations
Last year many online retailers failed their customers. Some sites couldn't handle the volume of visitors. Others promised that goods would arrive before Christmas, but couldn't deliver on time. General…
How To Build A Web Site That Works
Often people say to me, "My business Web site isn't working. I'm not getting anything out of it." Are you one of these people? Before you can get something out…