Twelve unnecessary Vista features to disable
Vista packs a lot of code--more than any version of Windows ever--and some of it is just plain unnecessary. You can regain some PC performance by removing the 12 Vista features listed here. Some are shiny baubles that slow down graphics performance, while others are optional utilities that hog memory when they shouldn't. A few can actually be quite useful, though they play a major role in bogging down your PC.
IBM aims to boost BPM skills pipeline
IBM's Academic Initiative, which provides training materials for university professors, is honing in on BPM (business process management) as the new semester begins.
Oracle technical forum upgrade plagued with problems
Forums.oracle.com underwent a "long, long overdue" upgrade last weekend to Jive Forums 5.5, according to a blog post by Justin Kestelyn, editor in chief of Oracle Technology Network. But apparently, some Oracle users have had to wait a long, long time to access the system, receiving error messages and experiencing slow performance overall.
Automating software update downloads
Reader John DeCarli suffers with the hell that is satellite broadband access. He writes: 'I have access to the Internet via Hughes Satellite. One of the drawbacks is a limit to how much data I can download in a 24-hour period. The limit with my service is 375MB and, if exceeded, my access speed is severely reduced for 24-hours. Downloads from Apple generally cause a problem. Like the recent iPod touch and iTunes update. It took four days to completely finish the upgrade.' John, Stairways Software's Keyboard Maestro can help.
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VMware ESX Server in the Enterprise
By Edward L. Haletky
Published Dec 29, 2007 by Prentice Hall.
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Green IT
By Toby Velte, Anthony Velte, Robert C. Elsenpeter
To be published Oct. 10, 2008 by McGraw Hill Professional
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