Monday, April 08, 2013

5 things we love about Fedora 18 / 5 things we hate

Where's the beef? Fedora releases 'Spherical Cow'

No, Windows is not dying (although Microsoft is strangling it)

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April 08, 2013
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5 things we love about Fedora 18 / 5 things we hate

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Issue highlights

1. Where's the beef? Fedora releases 'Spherical Cow'

2. No, Windows is not dying (although Microsoft is strangling it)

3. Rutgers AD lost his job, but not his iPad or laptop

4. 3D printers: Not for the average consumer

5. Scientists tout advanced process to find surgical robot bugs before the bot cuts off something important

6. Knocking down the myths of why enterprises need MPLS

7. Microsoft sells IPTV platform to Ericsson

8. Move over SDN; startup looking to go where only Cisco, VMware tread

9. Anonymous cyberattack on Israel finds disputed impact

10. Software engineers spend lots of time not building software

11. HP's first Moonshot server with Atom processors priced at $61,875

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Where's the beef? Fedora releases 'Spherical Cow'

After being delayed seven times due to reported problems with the new installer, Fedora 18 has arrived. On the plus side, Fedora 18 delivers new management functionality for IT administrators and offers improved Active Directory support. However, a complicated installation process and some issues with the user interface make it a less attractive option than desktop competitors like Ubuntu and Mint. READ MORE

No, Windows is not dying (although Microsoft is strangling it)

It's always amazing how people interpret the stats from the market research firms and tell you what to think of them. Today is a pretty good lesson in lies, damned lies, and statistics. Gartner issued a report that predicted worldwide devices, which includes PCs, tablets and mobile phones, will grow 9% this year to 2.4 billion devices, and will reach 2.9 billion by 2017. READ MORE

Rutgers AD lost his job, but not his iPad or laptop

You might think the man could afford his own iPad and laptop. Former Rutgers athletic director Tim Pernetti, forced to resign over his role in a scandal that also cost basketball coach Mike Rice his job, is leaving with some swell parting gifts: $1.2 million in salary, car allowance, health insurance ... a laptop ... and an iPad. READ MORE

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3D printers: Not for the average consumer

Consumers getting excited about the idea of at-home 3D printers may not want to get their hopes up anytime soon, Gartner research director Pete Basiliere says. READ MORE

Scientists tout advanced process to find surgical robot bugs before the bot cuts off something important

When it comes to having robotic surgeons slicing around inside your brain, heart or other important body organ, surgeons and patients need to know that a software or hardware glitch isn't going to ruin their day. That's why a new technique developed by researchers at Carnegie Mellon University and the Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory that promises to reliably detect software bugs... READ MORE

Knocking down the myths of why enterprises need MPLS

If you're responsible for a serious enterprise WAN, do you need MPLS? Until recently, the answer to this question for almost all larger enterprises, many mid-sized and some smaller ones as well, was a resounding yes. Thanks to the Next-generation Enterprise WAN (NEW) architecture, the answer going forward is: probably not. READ MORE

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Microsoft sells IPTV platform to Ericsson

Microsoft has sold its Mediaroom IPTV platform to Ericsson in order to solely focus on the Xbox. For Ericsson, the deal will make it the largest provider of "IPTV and multi-screen solutions," it said on Monday. READ MORE

Move over SDN; startup looking to go where only Cisco, VMware tread

Software-defined network, software-defined data center ... and now software-defined fabric. READ MORE

Anonymous cyberattack on Israel finds disputed impact

Although the hactivist group Anonymous had declared its supporters would attack Israel on April 7 and "erase Israel from cyberspace," the damage from Anonymous so far appears to be minimal to Israeli government and bank websites that are among the main targets. However, now Israeli hactivists are fired up and counter-striking at Palestinian, Iranian and Turkish website targets. READ MORE

Software engineers spend lots of time not building software

Administrative tasks, brainstorming, and waiting for tests combine to overtake the hours spent designing and coding READ MORE

HP's first Moonshot server with Atom processors priced at $61,875

Hewlett-Packard's new densely packed low-power Moonshot server has finally come out of the company's labs and is available to customers in the U.S. and Canada starting at $61,875. READ MORE

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