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Ken Hess's Linux Blog

khess in a Nutshell

I am a techie, a Linux evangelist, and an activist of sorts. I am also a DaniWeb Staff Writer/Blogger, a Linux Feature Writer and Columnist. You can see my work in Systems Management News (www.sysmannews.com) or in Linux Magazine (www.linux-mag.com). Hit my website at www.kenhess.com to find out... (Read Blog)

The Road to VMWorld 2008

Next week, September 15-18, brings us the biggest Virtualization event in North America and your Linux guy will be there with bells on. I'll be there in my new freelance reporter capacity as Linux Magazine's Virtualization Columnist/Editor. You can expect blog posts and possibly some breaking news...

Read More | 31 Days Ago | Comments: 1 | Last Comment: 31 Days Ago

Red Hat Welcomes the New Age of Virtualization

Desktop virtualization got a boost last week when Red Hat, Inc. purchased Qumranet, an Israeli Open Source company that specializes in virtualization solutions. Its product offerings include KVM (Kernel Virtual Machine), Solid ICE, and SPICE. This acquisition brings Red Hat into head-on competition...

Using iTunes Genius Isn't Smart

The other day I downloaded the latest version of iTunes and discovered the much-heralded Genius feature is a not-so subtle way to sell content on iTunes. When I heard about the Genius feature, I mistakenly thought it was like Peter Gabriel's Filter tool, a very cool utility for iTunes, which...

Read More | 31 Days Ago | Comments: 13 | Last Comment: 28 Days Ago

When Big Companies Cooperate on Standards, Everybody Wins

This morning EMC, Microsoft and IBM announced they had worked together over a two-year period to create a content interchange standard for enterprise content management systems. It may not sound like much, but it's meaningful on several levels. For content management customers, it means it will...

British Man Invented Precursor to the iPod in 1979

According to a Gizmodo post published on Sunday, a British man claims he invented the iPod (or at least a prototype of what would become a portable music player) way back in 1979, the same year the Walkman cassette player first went on sale in Japan. Up to that point, the idea of portable music was...

When is a bug fix not a bug fix?

So today, according to Tuesday's announcement, there will be new iPhone software available from Apple. We don't know exactly when, in the UK at 1.20 it wasn't there, but no matter - it's going to arrive. And it's going to address issues a few users have noticed, specifically poor battery life and...

It's their playground, after all

I think I'm going to start compiling a list of these. Last week we had complaints from people not wanting Apple or Facebook to do stuff they didn't like to their websites - excluding content and the like. Now we have this story about Facebook's redesign going ahead regardless of some vocal...

Should You Look for New Employees at Community Colleges?

About the only upside to the weak economy these days is that community colleges across the country are seeing an uptick in enrollment. According to the American Association of Community Colleges, overall enrollment peaked at 11.5 million last year and is expected to remain high this year as well....

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How Much Will Tom Brady's Knee Injury Cost You?

Attention bosses: Tom Brady's knee injury in yesterday's New England Patriots game against the Kansas City Chiefs is going to cost you. According to a survey by outplacement company Challenger, Gray and, Christmas Inc. employers will cough up $9.2 billion dollars in lost worker productivity due to...

Economic Policies of McCain vs. Obama: Part Two

In Part I of our look at the proposed economic policies of John McCain and Barack Obama, we found that each candidate brings his parties economic idealism to the table, whether that's a good or a bad thing. McCain will be a no-taxes, free-trading, domestic drilling supply sider right out of the...

Read More | Sep 7th, 2008 | Comments: 1 | Last Comment: Sep 7th, 2008

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