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Archive for June 14th, 2007

Intuit offers Linux users QuickBooks Enterprise Solutions

Thursday, June 14th, 2007

There are financial programs for Linux, but none of them have achieved the incredible mindshare of Quicken. Now, Intuit has decided to give Linux a try with its release on June 13 of QuickBooks Enterprise Solutions—Intuit’s financial and business management software for mid-market companies.
This is not Quicken or QuickBooks as most users know it, but [...]

FBI Releases Results of Operation Bot Roast

Thursday, June 14th, 2007

 
coondoggie writes to tell us that the FBI has released the findings of their recent botnet study and have identified over 1 million botnet crime victims. “The FBI is working with industry partners, including the Computer Emergency Response Team Coordination Center at Carnegie Mellon University, to notify the victim owners of the computers. Microsoft and [...]

Linuxchix coordinator resigns amidst controversy

Thursday, June 14th, 2007

 
The top leader of Linuxchix resigned yesterday in the midst of a controversy over her leadership style. In a statement released to all Linuxchix mailing lists, coordinator Mary Gardiner said her decision was a difficult one, but because of a “mismatch in goals, LinuxChix should be run by someone with a better relationship with its [...]

Getting started with GRUB

Thursday, June 14th, 2007

 
When you power on your computer, the first software that runs is a bootloader that invokes the computer’s operating system. GRUB, the GRand Unified Bootloader, is an integral part of many Linux systems. It starts the Linux kernel. Here’s some background on GRUB, and some tips on installing and configuring the software.

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