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The Linux Support Call HOWNOTTO By Michael Hall | Article Published November 3, 2008 LinuxPlanet Classics: "No," the technician explained, "Linux is probably causing this problem and it needs to come off the machine." Michael Hall's classic battle with Dell tech support was first published in July 2001. Has anything really changed? NAC Enforcement Becoming Billion Dollar Business By Michael Hall | Article Published January 23, 2006 A research firm says the network access control enforcement market will grow by over 1,100 percent in the next two years. Reports: IM Threats Steadily Evolving By Michael Hall | Article Published January 13, 2006 A pair of new reports say 2005 was a year of unfortunate firsts for IM security; with 2006 promising escalations in the sophistication of security threats. Security Experts Blast Microsoft By Michael Hall | Article Published January 5, 2006 Are Microsoft's Oompa-Loompas producing security candy or just singing the day away? Security experts aren't sure, and they're recommending users fix the latest Windows exploit with unofficial patches. SANS Takes Security Pros to School By Michael Hall | Article Published December 19, 2005 SANS has announced a pair of graduate degrees in security for aspiring CIOs and other IT professionals. November Tops for Spam, Zombies on the Rise By Michael Hall | Article Published December 6, 2005 According to a report, 170,000 new machines are added to the ranks of zombie spammers each day. Instant Messaging's 'Big Three' Agree to Interoperate By Michael Hall | Article Published July 19, 2004 Microsoft, AOL and Yahoo have announced a deal in which the three IM networks will interoperate for the first time, provided customers pony up for Microsoft's Live Communications Server 2005. Enterprise Unix Roundup: Into x86 with Both Feet -- Sun's Big Week By Michael Hall | Article Published November 20, 2003 Re-charged and ready to fight, Sun re-entered the game this week, confronting x86 in its predominantly 32-bit form and getting aggressive about its 64-bit future. In other news, Novell offered a glimpse of Mono's future and is SCO's latest target. And we present our latest find, pop-before-smtp, a simple SMTP access solution that makes it easy to avoid being blacklisted. |
