Monday, February 28, 2005
Wednesday, February 23, 2005
Monday, February 21, 2005
Saturday, February 19, 2005
Computing.Net - reiser vs ext3
Computing.Net - reiser vs ext3: " There are lots of comparisons out on the net, try googling for: resier ext3 (http://www.google.com/search?q=reiser ext3&sourceid=mozilla-search&start=0&start=0&ie=utf-8&oe=utf-8)
Generally reiser is said to handle lots of small files faster.
As reiser (as well as ext3) is a relatively new file system, it was never enabled by default in the kernel config although just about all GNU/Linux systems could support ext2...hence it being chosen by default.
ext3 is basically ext2 with a journal. You can convert from ext2 to ext3 with:
# tune2fs -j /dev/hda1
and convert back:
# tune2fs -O ^has_journal /dev/hda1
If you are planning to dual boot with windoze, you may want to choose ext3 as you will still be able to read it under windoze with explore2fs (http://uranus.it.swin.edu.au/~jn/linux/explore2fs.htm)
To keep things simple I would suggest just two partitions; one for swap approximately the same size asx the amount of RAM and the rest for the root filesystem.
"
Friday, February 18, 2005
Migraine - causes,symptoms and remedies
Migraine - causes,symptoms and remedies
About Migraine - What causes a migraine?
Migraine
Migraine - causes,symptoms and remedies
Understanding Migraine Causes
Thursday, February 17, 2005
Wednesday, February 16, 2005
Tuesday, February 15, 2005
Slashdot | Miguel de Icaza Talks About Mono
Slashdot | Miguel de Icaza Talks About Mono: "From my brief poking at both java and c# for gui programming, the difference that strikes me most is the incessant need in java to create anonymous classes for event handling:
addHandler(new eventHandler() {
public void yaddaYadda(EventThingie e) {
}
});
As opposed to c#'s typical method:
clicked = clickedEvent;
...
}
public void clickedEvent(object o, EventArgs e) {
}
I know it is not a huge difference, but I much prefer c#'s method."
Slashdot | Miguel de Icaza Talks About Mono
Slashdot | Miguel de Icaza Talks About Mono: "Re:MONO is a disaster. (Score:5, Interesting)
by Omega1045 (584264) on Monday February 14, @12:03PM (#11668789)
I really disagree with your point. If anything, Mono helps fight MS. One way that MS locks people onto Windows is with proprietary developer kits and languages like VB and Visual C . These rely on Microsoft libraries. When a company develops some custom software with ASP, VB or VC they are locked into Windows (with the exception of some 3rd party stuff that lets you run some of ASP on Linux, Wine, etc).
MS Actually let .NET and C# become ISO standards unlike many of their past developer tools and languages. So when a large company develops an ASP.NET application and then decides that they don't want to have to continue support IIS or Windows, they now have a choice to migraite to Linix!
Mono provides choice for those that are currently developing for the Windows platform. So does Java. Mono is FOSS. Is Java?
I am currently working on a project that uses C# for the GUI. Our customers use Windows workstations, so we are writing software for Windows. We are actually moving away from Java which was the old language of choice at my company. You may argue the reasoning behind this, but it is the decision that was made and we are using C# instead of Java. I am hopefull that a more mature Mono (in a year or so with full System.Windows.Forms) may provide us with a way to run our client programs on Linux workstations, if requested by a customer. Mono will give us back some of the choice we lost moving away from Java.
Mono creates great competition for Java. Perhaps this will be another reason for Sun to finally make Java FOSS. Competion is a good thing."
pumunta ng naga ng feb 11
nag-install ng reim(real estate installment manager) program. nakalimutan ko bumili ng abaca na tsinelas, dapat pala nagrecord din ako ng conversation ng mga bicolano. wala akong nauwing souvenir kundi t-shirt and pili tarts lang.
ang layo 8 hours ang byahe. puro bundok at puno makikita s byahe. pagdating naman dun sa naga, city na city nman ang itsura
Thursday, February 10, 2005
Slashdot | Helping IT Save Money ... and Jobs?
Slashdot | Helping IT Save Money ... and Jobs?: "Re:Outsourced Ourselves (Score:5, Funny)
by karnal (22275) on Wednesday February 09, @05:52PM (#11623671)
(http://www.mulletsgalore.com/)
What if my native country is India?
you don't know much about it then.
http://tinyurl.com/47c8e/ [tinyurl.com]
read up here
Canada: Safe, secure and 'near-shore'
It's about as close as you can get, and its low risk and relatively low prices make Canada a favorite destination for "near-shore" outsourcing.
The Philippines: Low cost, but higher risk
The second most popular outsourcing destination after India, the Philippines has a highly skilled, English-proficient workforce and low cost.
Mexico: It's Close; It's Cheap
Just a short plane ride from the U.S., Mexico boasts a well-educated workforce and lower prices. But the lure of jobs in the U.S. keeps turnover at outsourcers high.
Ireland: Comfort and Convenience at a Higher Cost
Its government is eager to offer tax benefits and grants to companies willing to bring IT work here, making Ireland an increasingly popular destination for software maintenance and development work.
China: Low-level work at lower-than-average cost
Low cost is driving some users to outsource IT work to China, where low-level programming resources can be found at bargain rates.
Singapore: Small but powerful
This small Asian locality has economic stability and a highly trained workforce on its side. But those strengths come at a price.
Vietnam: Nascent capabilities but low cost
A "country in progress," Vietnam offers low labor costs but faces some communications and modernization challenges.
Malaysia
An emerging outsourcing player, Malaysia has invested heavily in a high-tech corridor to lure international business. But a sluggish economy and small workforce have slowed the country's momentum.
Brazil
Brazil is well known for the bossa nova, string bikinis and Amazon forests. Less well known is that, by many measures, it?s one of the world?s major countries. It ranks fifth in both geographic size and population (180 million people) and has the world?s eighth-largest economy.
Russia and Eastern Europe
Its IT workforce is low-cost and highly trained, but Russia's abundant scientific talent remains largely untapped because of government bureacracy and image problems.
Selecting the Right Offshore Vehicle
Opinion: Columnist Bart Perkins says there are different types of offshore outsourcing vendors, and it's wise to pick the type that fits your company culture, requirements and risk profile.
Wednesday, February 09, 2005
Dictionary.com/overclocking
Dictionary.com/overclocking: "1 entry found for overclocking.
overclocking
software) to make its CPU run at a higher clock frequency
than intended by the original manufacturers. Typically this
involves replacing the crystal in the clock generation
circuitry with a higher frequency one or changing jumper
settings or software configuration.
If the clock frequency is increased too far, eventually some
component in the system will not be able to cope and the
system will stop working. This failure may be continuous (the
system never works at the higher frequency) or intermittant
(it fails more often but works some of the time) or, in the
worst case, irreversible (a component is damaged by
overheating). Overclocking may necessitate improved cooling
to maintain the same level of reliability.
"
Tuesday, February 08, 2005
Saturday, February 05, 2005
Slashdot | Why Does Windows Still Suck?
Slashdot | Why Does Windows Still Suck?: "Anyone remember the Windows Refund effort? (Score:5, Informative)
by KiltedKnight (171132) on Friday February 04, @04:57PM (#11576935)
(http://slashdot.org/)
There was an attempt to get money refunded because people said that they didn't want Windows pre-installed. The way to get the refund was to take the computer out of the box, put a different OS installation disk in, and install the new OS, completely nuking Windows off the machine. With this done, you could get a refund of the cost of Windows, because you did not accept the terms of the EULA.
When you tried to do this, companies would say that you needed to contact Microsoft for the refund. Microsoft would say you needed to contact the computer seller. Once you finished running around in circles, you found out that it only cost the manufacturer about $1.00 to put the copy of Windows on that machine, and that's what you'd have refunded to you.
Of course, if you needed to get Windows back on the machine, now you'd have to pay the $180 for a full copy of it, because you had to return any and all materials from your computer purchase in order to get your dollar back.
Of course, if you managed to convince the manufacturer to sell you a computer without an operating system pre-installed, you had to pay an extra $10-$50 for that choice. Why? In order to be sure the computer worked in the first place, they had to install Windows to test the peripherals and other devices! Oh, did you want warranty support too? Sorry. 'We don't support other operating systems.'
The whole pre-installation thing was pure genius on the part of Microsoft's marketing department."
Slashdot | Asteroid To Be Naked-Eye Visible In 2029
Slashdot | Asteroid To Be Naked-Eye Visible In 2029: "
Asteroid To Be Naked-Eye Visible In 2029
Space
Science
Posted by timothy on Friday February 04, @06:58PM
from the not-in-all-jurisdictions-see-local-listings dept.
An anonymous reader writes 'SPACE.com is reporting that asteroid 2004 MN4 will fly so close to Earth in 2029 that it'll be visible to the naked eye. Other than barely-visible Vesta, this is a first. And 2004 MN4 will be about magnitude 3.3 -- like a dim but easily visible star. A moving star in this case. You might remember 2004 MN4 is the one that sparked worry, in December, that it would hit Earth. No worries, NASA says, just a once-in-a-millennium sky show.'
"
Slashdot | Linux in a World Where Windows 3.0 Never Happened
Slashdot | Linux in a World Where Windows 3.0 Never Happened: "
Linux in a World Where Windows 3.0 Never Happened
Microsoft
Posted by CmdrTaco on Friday February 04, @10:36AM
from the drink-the-magic-time-drink dept.
covertbadger writes 'Larry Osterman said farewell yesterday to David Weise, the developer he credits with getting applications to run in protected mode on Windows 3.0, which led directly to Microsoft choosing to push Windows instead of OS/2. Today he speculates on what the IT world would be like if Weise had never completed this work. Windows 95 would never have existed, OS/2 would be the de facto standard, and IBM would never have put weight behind Linux because it had its own operating system to push.'
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