Fix for Security Hole in Android G1
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more »USENIX LISA: When 1000 Computers are too Slow
Nov 13, 2008Open source developer Tobias Oetiker, in his presentation at the USENIX LISA conference in San Diego, described how he could help one thousand Windows users at Swisscom.com speed up their computers.
more »Transtec Actualizes Linux Server on Shanghai CPUs
Nov 13, 2008Computer vendor Transtec has actualized its Calleo 330 server series on the new 45-nonometer Opterons from AMD. All Calleos now come with SUSE Linux Enterprise Server (SLES) 10.
more »Charly's Column The sys admin’s daily grind: Netstat-nat
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more »Box Backup Backing up for portables with Box Backup
Nov 12, 2008The Box Backup network backup tool is a simple and secure solution for traveling clients. We'll show you how to get started with this open source tool.
more »Nmap Scripting Automated penetration testing with Nmap’s new scripting engine
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more »IMAP Proxies Managing mail traffic with an IMAP proxy
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more »OpenTimetool Offers Module for Mobile Devices
Oct 29, 2008OpenTimetool, a GPL-licensed project time recording tool is now available in version 2.2.2. A new module is ready for mobile phones and PDAs.
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