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<endeca_term>FreeBSD</endeca_term> and PC-BSD installers in pictures

FreeBSD and PC-BSD installers in pictures

...In January, FreeBSD hit its 9.0 release, and PC-BSD followed soon after with... Read more

1 February, 2012 by Chris Duckett
File Systems in Linux and <endeca_term>FreeBSD</endeca_term>: A Comparative Study

File Systems in Linux and FreeBSD: A Comparative Study

This paper compares file systems in Ubuntu Linux and FreeBSD and then analyzes the best utilization. The generic file systems, EXTended File... Read more

1 September, 2011
The <endeca_term>FreeBSD</endeca_term> Project 1.2

The FreeBSD Project 1.2

Stay in touch with the community around the FreeBSD Project with access to the Newsflash, Upcoming events, YouTube videos, Planet FreeBSD... Read more

24 September, 2010

Improving DNS Performance Using "Stateless" TCP in FreeBSD 9

The introduction of DNSSEC and the increasing adoption of IPv6 will tend to generate DNS responses too large for... Read more

1 October, 2010
An Empirical Comparison of Packet Loss on End-User Perception of Performance

An Empirical Comparison of Packet Loss on End-User Perception of Performance

...authors investigate the impact of randomised packet loss on TCP transfers using FreeBSD 8.2. They, then evaluate these outcomes with respect to web interactivity... Read more

1 April, 2012
Comparison of CORE Network Emulation Platforms

Comparison of CORE Network Emulation Platforms

...Research Emulator) is a network emulation tool that uses virtualization provided by FreeBSD jails, Linux OpenVZ containers, and Linux namespaces containers. Here the modular architecture... Read more

1 August, 2010
Capsicum: Practical Capabilities for UNIX

Capsicum: Practical Capabilities for UNIX

...a lightweight operating system capability and sandbox framework planned for inclusion in FreeBSD 9. Capsicum extends, rather than replaces, UNIX APIs, providing new kernel primitives... Read more

2 June, 2010
FOSS v proprietary software: image editing

FOSS v proprietary software: image editing

To do a professional job, you need professional-level tools. With software, that generally means proprietary applications, which tend to be expensive. Free and open-source software is available for a wide range of tasks — but does it have the capability and support to offer a realistic alternative? We start with a look at Photoshop and GIMP. Read more

9 March, 2012 by Terry Relph-Knight
Photos: building a NAS server

Photos: building a NAS server

...FreeNAS, an open-source network attached storage OS, built on top of FreeBSD. We specified a rack-mounted case (since we planned to install it... Read more

23 August, 2011 by Manek Dubash
MacPorts 2.1.1

MacPorts 2.1.1

...is probably best described by comparison: It's sort of like the FreeBSD ports collection or Fink in that it automates the process of building... Read more

27 May, 2012
R-Studio Data Recovery 2.6 build 1419

R-Studio Data Recovery 2.6 build 1419

...and recovers files from HFS/HFS+ (Macintosh), FAT/NTFS (Windows), UFS1/UFS2 (FreeBSD/OpenBSD/NetBSD/Solaris) and Ext2FS/Ext3FS (Linux) partitions. It also recovers data... Read more

8 April, 2012
R for Mac OS X 2.15.0

R for Mac OS X 2.15.0

...box on a wide variety of UNIX platforms and similar systems (including FreeBSD and Linux). It also compiles and runs on Windows 9x/NT/2000... Read more

31 March, 2012

OCZ acquires SANRAD for flash caching technology

...and Citrix Xen. SCSI connectivity assures that the VXL technology supports Windows, FreeBSD, Solaris and Linux. Competition with Fusion-io The purchase comes a few... Read more

10 January, 2012
Abyss Web Server X1 2.7

Abyss Web Server X1 2.7

...takes only a few minutes. Versions for Mac OS X, Linux, and FreeBSD are also available Read more

23 May, 2011
VPN-X Server/Client 2.4.1.44

VPN-X Server/Client 2.4.1.44

...F-Mips),Mac OS X(Tiger,Leopard. Supports CPU X86 or PPC),FreeBSD(x86),Solaris 9, 10(x86/x64,sparc).VPN-X allow Client has... Read more

16 September, 2010

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Jack Schofield

@apexwm Have you considered either (a) reading the story above or (b) reading the PDF? There are answers in both.

2 hours ago by Jack Schofield on Using Windows XP is a waste of money, says IDC
apexwm

I would love to hear why Microsoft believes that "upgrading from Windows XP to Windows 7 pays for itself in a year, in increased productivity and...

3 hours ago by apexwm on Using Windows XP is a waste of money, says IDC
debsmk

I have just changed mine to white they said 3 to 5 days

3 hours ago by debsmk on Samsung Galaxy 'S3' delayed by special paint
Atangana

I would like a job for me and do good to their tackiness vellent my help I will do my best to help you mercie for all

5 hours ago by Atangana on UK's 15-year-old World Excel champion offered £100k job
BrownieBoy

Well done to IDC for producing a report that says using XP is a waste of money. Only 11 years too late with it is all....

5 hours ago by BrownieBoy on Using Windows XP is a waste of money, says IDC
Jack Schofield

@Burn-IT ...which doesn't mean it isn't true ;-) I'll be interested if you can find any properly-researched, independent data from any of the...

7 hours ago by Jack Schofield on Using Windows XP is a waste of money, says IDC
Burn-IT

As said, sponsored by Microsoft........

7 hours ago by Burn-IT on Using Windows XP is a waste of money, says IDC
mrbigdong

@620W, I mine 1 BTC/daily for cost of 1.7eur, they naysayers regurgitate the rubbish they read as usual

7 hours ago by mrbigdong on A minor Bitcoin miner injury?
Mike Denton

If the link to the next section existed that would be awesome.... Guess I have to ask uncle google where it is

11 hours ago by Mike Denton via Facebook on Security on the farm: Accounts and permissions
minzhu

Don't blame CEO, they want RIM win. RIM has strange culture and self distruct political environment. In RIM if a new hired person figure out...

13 hours ago by minzhu on RIM CEO: Time to squash BlackBerry myths
Thomas Gellhaus

I've been very pleased with Mageia 2. My review went up on Sunday. My only issue is that my particular wireless printer hasn't been detected on...

16 hours ago by Thomas Gellhaus via Facebook on Scorecard - Linux Mint 13 and Mageia 2
knapper

That we have :-) Retailers don't buy stuff to lie around in warehouses, particularly with fast moving technology products. If they didn't think...

22 hours ago by knapper on Windows Phone, Android take bite out of BlackBerry
JohneKerr

I think that we have been here before, shipments are not equal to sales. Correct?

23 hours ago by JohneKerr on Windows Phone, Android take bite out of BlackBerry
Iain Sutherland

I received the notification of Mageia 2 being released on Saturday, was already running Mageia 1. After running the installation X came back up...

1 day ago by Iain Sutherland via Facebook on Scorecard - Linux Mint 13 and Mageia 2
SoapyTablet

If ZTE have been selling below cost with the ZTE Blade / Orange San Francisco then given the current high street price of the Nokia Lumia 710, you...

1 day ago by SoapyTablet on Huawei, ZTE face EU 'illegal state subsidies' probe
Burn-IT

Yes it is basically down to "nobody in control understands IT, is willing to admit it, or allow decisions to be delegated". Lets get someone in who...

1 day ago by Burn-IT on 6 million wasted licences and £1,200 PCs: welcome to government IT
pjc158

So let me get this straight just because a consultant has oberved that mobile companies who get in trouble never recover, well we all might as well...

1 day ago by pjc158 on RIM to lay off 2,000 on 1 June, says report
Jake Rayson

@191706> *their* own Mac Thank you for picking up the errant spelling :) @apexwm > Mac OS X for Intel machines is supposed to run in VirtualBox...

1 day ago by Jake Rayson on xTreme Triple Booting: Linux, Mac & Windows
archerthom

I'm imagining Batman-style sonar imaging that will detect the cat and Lego bricks in the dark - I'm going to be disappointed aren't I?

1 day ago by archerthom on Indoor navigation coming to a mobile near you soon
unlockworldwide

May I quote Horace Dediu, who runs the consultancy Asmyco who has repeatedly observed that mobile phone companies that fall into loss – even once...

1 day ago by unlockworldwide on RIM to lay off 2,000 on 1 June, says report