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- Oracle 10G
- Can anyone tell me the benefits of running Oracle10G on a Linux/RedHat or Unix server as opposed to a Windows serverAlso what is the new Grid concept benefit in Oracle10g.I am taking it that Grid computing simply means that there are more than one server managing the RDBMS so if...
- Tags: Linux, UNIX, Servers, Operating systems, Oracle Corp., JimKlallsoo@..., server, Oracle10g, Windoze, Oracle Application Server 10g
- Discussion threads 2007-04-16
- Nine reasons why 2006 wasn't a lost year for Linux
- Ill be going MACINTOSH Thank you Free BSD KernelIve used Debian, Redhat, Fedora Core, etc and enjoyed using them all. minus the lack of game support Being the huge gamer that I am.... But I am just tired of Microsofts lack of regard for the consumer. Not to mention a...
- Tags: Linux, open source, pat@..., PC, software, teurfsp@...
- Discussion threads 2007-01-19
- email and linux
- pineI've been using pine as my email client since 1992 - also started out using it on Sun boxes. I have never been infected with an email virus. I like pine because it always works and does everything I need it to do. I am not a fan of HTML...
- Tags: e-mail, jon@...
- Discussion threads 2007-01-17
- Can't install DVD-RW
- This post follows many hours of trying to research and read, including my several books on Ubuntu (running 5.04), pouring over log files, etc. I have installed a DVD-RW as a slave behind a CD-ROM as master with the cable end on the CD and the second co
- Tags: linux, Windoze, CTRL-F, techrepublic@..., Device Manager, dvdrw install, computer, DVD-RW
- Discussion threads 2006-12-21
- Watching a slow motion train wreck......again.
- Watching a slow motion train wreck......again.Since Win 3.0 I've watched MS come out wit v3.1,Win 95, Win 98 and 98se, 2000, ME, and now we have XP. Each version was supposed to fix the bugs in the last version and offer improved features in the new. Now, as a MS...
- Tags: operating system, new versions flawed, updates, windoze, Jack-M, windows, Microsoft Corp.
- Discussion threads 2006-07-27
- Get the details on Microsoft's June security bulletins
- Why be surprised?Microsoft has been using customers as beta testers since it's inception. There hasn't been one version of Windoze released that wasn't followed for months and sometimes years with patches, work arounds, fixes etc. Part of their marketing success has been seeing a need and filling it with vapor...
- Tags: Windoze, DOS, windows, microsoft, beta testing, Jack-M, security, Microsoft Corp.
- Discussion threads 2006-06-20
- Microsoft to slap patch on risky IE hole
- Samo, Samo. MS still bringing up the back of the pack.Ho hum! Microsluff announcing a "critical" update to something most people, who are halfway knowledgable, already know about. All the more reason to switch to another OS and avoid all this nonsence. The Active X flaw, is real news; not....
- Tags: sleepin'dawg, security, patches, windoze, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Internet Explorer
- Discussion threads 2006-04-07
- How to eliminate password at boot log-on
- I am running Win 2000 pro SP3 and when the machine boots, I have to type in a password to complete the boot. As I am the only one using the machine, this is not necessary. How do I change it so the machine bypasses asking for the password and...
- Tags: computer, password, This Computer, windows, windoZe, wordmaster1
- Q&A 2006-02-26
- Windows all uptime (read here)
- It always amazes me how little of their brain some people use. Like the ones trying to hit a fly with a big hammer. All posts should be trying to solve the "problem", not whine about it. Anyway, I didn't see a single post not saying I read them all...
- Tags: %WinDir%, Microsoft Windows, Windoze
- Discussion threads 2005-08-25
Additional Resources
- I was wrong
- For those of you that I adminatly argued with Windoze 2003 server...Saying that it wouldn't support Windoze 98, I apologize. I was wrong.Granted, I truly did read this, BUT I am setting up a Win2k3 server right now, and it is telling me for AD, only Windoze 95 or...
- Tags: mrafrohead@...
- Discussion threads 2005-01-03
- How do I... Back up an entire hard drive under UNIX?
- Backup anyone?When was the last time you backed your data? Has it been more than a week? More than a month? Are you playing with fire now?good article for windoze bu HD for end usersThis was a relevant topic. for windoze home users the link b
- Tags: backup, hard drive, hardware, justin james, Mark W. Kaelin, RAID, storage, unix
- Discussion threads 2006-10-27
- firewire
- hello there, i previously had windows xp and upgraded to windows mce however my firewire card now does not work along with media player notplaying dvd's due to copyright restrictions. What's going on???I bought MCE specifically cause it was easier for that kinda thing and now it won't work at...
- Tags: danwardle64@..., FireWire, firewire card
- Discussion threads 2007-07-31
- Finally a PC for your Grandma
- I've been railing for ages about how computer makers and sw apps sellers are 1) too expensive, 2) not foolproof for end users like a VCR or DVD player.This computer comes with a version of Linux (could windoze ever be considered 'foolproof' with all the malware?) and apps installed, all...
- Tags: Linux, PRODUCTIVITY, Consumer electronics, DVD, Dr Dij, PC
- Discussion threads 2007-07-19
- Quanta to build the $100 laptop
- $100 LaptopQuanta $ 100 Laptop!I'm a senior citizen, aged 68, and am legally deaf. I cannot do sign language because of arthritis in both hands. I would love to have one of these lap tops in order to communicate with people one on one when I'm...
- Tags: Notebooks, $100-laptop
- Discussion threads 2005-12-16
- Best partition strategy
- As soon as I can get my DVDRW installed, if ever, I will be saving all my user data to DVD and upgrading from Ubuntu 5.04 to 6.10. There will be no Windoze on this computer and I would like some ideas about the best way to partition (I am...
- Tags: partitioning, linux, software, techrepublic@..., strategy
- Discussion threads 2006-12-22
- Is Microsoft installing spyware?
- Quite frequently recently when I am online, doing nothing in particular, I will get a message: "There is a problem with this application," inviting me to send a report to Microsoft, with the option of not sending a report.I do not send a report and there is nothing wrong with...
- Tags: Web browsers, Digital music, Spyware, adware & malware, Digital media, Viruses and worms, jardinier, Microsoft Corp., RealNetworks RealPlayer, Sounds Fishy, spyware
- Discussion threads 2007-08-21
- Download corrupted
- The article on how to surf the web anonymously is corrupted PDF.http://techrepublic.com.com/i/tr/downloads/home/Surf_Web_anonymously.pdfExtract Is ViewableLooked okay to me. It is only a few pages of an O'Reilly Hacks book.Ok here toodo you have a really old version of acrobat?or due to inherent stability of windoze you may need to reboot 1st?
- Tags: Sys-arch
- Discussion threads 2005-06-20
- Can't boot up
- When I turn on laptop w/ win98, I just get green screen with illegal operation box saying " explorer caused invalid page fault in module explorer.exe at 01671:0040lf31 "Can't boot up in safe mode or from disk. Is everything lost ? It happened right after downloading software.Reinstall windows...
- Tags: Microsoft Windows 98, disk
- Q&A 2004-12-03
- System does not shutdown properly
- My new dell 531 (I know...) with Vista home premium does not always shutdown or reboot, often hanging up, which means I have to power off.I have loaded all the updates (problem?) for Windoze as well as Office 2003, which is the only App that i have loaded.... well, I...
- Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Microsoft Office, sharpj@...
- Discussion threads 2007-09-07
- Network Problem...
- I can't view other computers on my network, but they can view mine. If I open a networked folder from my computer under one of the other computers, then they will finally show up on the network. What's the deal with that?oh-my...I think you left out a whole...
- Tags: PRODUCTIVITY, NETWORKING, weathervane143@..., network, computer
- Discussion threads 2007-08-06
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