How To Connect To Your Server Using SSH

Setup using an SSH tunnel machine SSH is about as cool as sliced bread, if maybe not a little bit more so. Seriously, it’s a great way to get at your server’s terminal shell, which—as we all know—is the hotbed of power. From there you can change just about any aspect of the server, not to mention seriously screw things up if you don’t know what you’re doing.Regardless of your skill level or knowledgeability, if you’re going to do any serious...

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Comparing Popular Bulletin Board Software Packages

Bulletin board systems these days don’t get as much attentions as other genres of software.  These tend to be more associated with not-for-profit sites of various kinds, and non-business related genres often plays second fiddle. Regardless, adding a discussion board to your web site is a great way to generate community interest in whatever your site is centred around.  The difference between a good and bad forum site can be like night...

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Burglars target victims through Facebook, Twitter

A majority of burglars in Britain use social networking websites like Facebook and Twitter to target their victims, a survey has revealedAs many users post updates on social networking sites, thieves not only get information about recent high-value purchases, but also the dates and times when they are out.Other websites, such as Google Street View, show photographs of individual houses from which the would-be burglars can gauge security and ease...

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Lots of hacking attempts on S.Korea military in year

South Korea's military has seen more than 2,700 attempts to hack into its websites over the past year, a lawmaker said Wednesday, amid growing concern over North Korea's cyber warfare capability.File photo shows South Korean soldiers using computers in Seoul. South Korea's military has seen more than 2,700 attempts to hack into its websites over the past year, a lawmaker said Wednesday, amid growing concern over North Korea's cyber warfare capability.Kim...

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Facebook investor Accel shelves larger India fund

Marquee silicon valley venture capitalist Accel Partners, best known for its early investment in Facebook, has scrapped plans to raise $400 million India-focused fund due poor market conditions and increased competition among private equity investors in the country. Accel's proposed fund would have invested larger tranches of growth capital in mature business, unlike early stage venture funding it does in India currently. Accel Partners had roped...

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Netflix, Facebook -- Did You Forget About Your Consumer?

Why do tech companies hate their customers all of a sudden? It's a question worth asking after a wild week for two of the most valuable and important internet businesses. Netflix, already in the doghouse after announcing a price hike back in July, only made things worse by announcing its DVD rental business would be severed from its streaming video offering and shoved into a new company with a terrible name, Qwikster. Then Facebook rolled out...

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Could Facebook Changes Lead to a Google+ Boom?

Could changes on Facebook become a crucial business opportunity for Google+? The storyline seems familiar: People at first rant about the new changes to the site, but then eventually accept it, thus allowing Facebook to continue its growth. With previous site changes, users did not have as many well-known options to fight the company's decisions. MySpace was dying out, which meant people either accepted the changes or left the social-media...

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Yahoo May be for Sale

Our advisers are working with us to develop ideas that we will pursue proactively. At the same time, they are fielding inquiries from multiple parties that have already expressed interest in a number of potential options. We will take the time we need to select and structure the best approach for the company, its shareholders and employees. Translation: for the right price, you're darn right we'll sell this thing — or at least parts of it. The...

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Silver Lake is considering a bid for Yahoo! Inc.

Private-equity investor Silver Lake is considering a bid for Yahoo! Inc., the Web company that ousted Chief Executive Officer Carol Bartz, two people involved in the deliberations said.As part of a deal, Silver Lake would sell off Yahoo’s Asian assets and then attempt to turn around the main operations or find a buyer for that business, said the people, who asked not to be named because the matter is private. Representatives of Silver Lake have...

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Microsoft gives Azure cloud toolkit to build Windows 8 apps

Bolstering its plan to bring the Windows operating system and Windows Azure cloud service closer together, Microsoft has released a toolkit that helps developers use Azure to build applications optimized for the forthcoming Windows 8.The aptly named Windows Azure Toolkit for Windows 8 “is designed to make it easier for developers to create a Windows Metro style application that can harness the power of Windows Azure Compute and Storage,” Windows...

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Six Steps to Fix Yahoo - Where Bartz Blew It!

Carol Bartz was fired as CEO by Yahoo‘s Board last week.  Fearing their decision might leak, the Chairman called Ms. Bartz and unceremoniously fired her over the phone.  Expeditious, but not too tactful.  Ms. Bartz subsequently informed company employees of her termination via an email from her smartphone – and the next day called the Board of Directors a bunch of doofusses in a media interview.  Salacious fodder for the news...

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Windows 8 Makes Microsoft A Tablet Contender Against Android, Apple

Microsoft  showcased its Windows 8 on tablets at the BUILD conference this week. We wrote previously  about how Windows 8 will be the single most important factor to the company’s revenues next year. Microsoft confirmed these thoughts as it has ambitiously redesigned much of Windows 8 functionality and made it more flexible in order to work on tablets and traditional desktop computers as well as sync easily with Windows Phone 7. Given...

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Yahoo, AOL and Microsoft to challenge Google for ads display

Three tech giants have approached media buyers about plan to target rival's $2.5bn share of US market, say reportsYahoo, AOL and Microsoft are joining forces to try and loosen Google's grip on internet advertising, according to reports.Executives from the three companies have privately told media buyers about the plan in the US, where Google has now outstripped Yahoo in display as well as search advertising.Citing unnamed sources, tech blog AllThingsD...

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Windows 8’s Metro Browser Will Be Plug-in Free Which Means No Flash

Windows 8 is bringing a very tablet-y Metro interface to machines next fall, and it looks like they're following in the footsteps of other tablet manufacturers in excluding Flash from their browser.Microsoft says that "to get the most out of touch-first browsing, the Metro style browser in Windows 8 is as HTML5-only as possible, and plug-in free". That means that if you launch the browser from the Metro start screen, you won't be able to use Flash...

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Linux, Open Source & Ubuntu: Linux Turns 20: Open-Source OS Changes Course of IT History

on 25th of August 1991, Linux Torvalds announced a new project on the comp.os.minix newsgroup. He described a “free operating system” that resembled Minix, an operating system based on Unix, and asked for feedback on what people thought worked and didn’t work. Torvalds was not aiming high with this project, noting that his new project would be “just a hobby” and not “be big and professional like gnu.” Now 20 years later, the OS has exceeded its...

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Is Linux Overtaking Windows Web Hosting?

Linux vs Windows Last Wednesday we brought you news of a lawsuit that accused Microsoft of directly infringing on the privacy of users of its Windows Phone 7 line of mobile phones. Today, Microsoft responded, saying that the suit is incorrect in its portrayal of the company’s actions.The issue stems from an alleged issue with the camera button present on all WP7 handsets. According to the suit, Microsoft tracks users’ locations when they push...

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Microsoft denies gathering data from Windows Phone cameras

Bill Gate with windows mobile Last Wednesday we brought you news of a lawsuit that accused Microsoft of directly infringing on the privacy of users of its Windows Phone 7 line of mobile phones. Today, Microsoft responded, saying that the suit is incorrect in its portrayal of the company’s actions.The issue stems from an alleged issue with the camera button present on all WP7 handsets. According to the suit, Microsoft tracks users’ locations when...

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