Army lab plans 2,132-processor Linux cluster
The Army has ordered up a massive new Linux cluster for its most demanding weapons design and research projects.
The lowdown on Linux OS
<b>What is Lindows?</b> It's a Linux OS with applications, easy to load and install, that walks, talks and looks like Microsoft Windows. It costs less than Windows and is easier to install than most Linux distributions.
Making the call between Windows and Linux
The question of whether to use Lindows can only be decided within the broader context of whether to use Windows or Linux on desktop PCs. 'Linux is usable and appropriate in certain cases. The question is, 'What is my migration cost to get there?' ' said Mike Silver, a vice president at Gartner Inc. of Stamford, Conn.
The OS in the middle
The Linux operating system's reputation for stability and efficiency has made it a top server OS.
The lowdown: utlralight notebook PC
Why carry an ultralight notebook PC? For most of us, the lighter the machine, the better, unless you really need all the bells and whistles a desktop replacement notebook offers.
Featherweight contenders
Just about anyone who travels with a computer should welcome an ultralight notebook PC, generally defined as weighing less than 4 pounds.
Regular fix
Hackers launch attacks moments after security vulnerabilities are announced. The FBI reports that 90 percent of security breaches take advantage of known software vulnerabilities.
How tools find patterns in flight
In January, Megaputer Intelligence Inc. and Southwest Airlines completed a proof-of-concept demonstration of flight-data analysis and presented their findings to the Global Aviation Information Network, an airline safety community of interest that maintains a Web site at www.gainweb.org.</a>
Taking data to a higher plane
Success has made reducing airline accidents and near misses into a difficult task. The most common, and most potent, causes are known and have been addressed by technology or better procedures. The remaining causes are more subtle, and therefore harder to pinpoint.
HP LaserJet 1012
At the beginning of the year the GCN Lab predicted that a price war would break out among printer makers. Hewlett-Packard Co. fired one of the first shots.
Concord Eye-Q 4360z
I'm 40 years old and still use the Pentax K-1000 camera my father bought used for my 16th birthday. Picking up a digital camera for the first time was a huge leap forward.
TruTip Finger Stylus
At a recent conference I gave a presentation about assistive technology for disabled federal users. During one show I noticed someone with a neurological disorder using an interesting stylus with his personal digital assistant.
Apreso for PowerPoint
Microsoft PowerPoint files are about as common at business presentations as tables and chairs. But no matter how glitzy you make your charts, they're still just colors and words on a screen until you add the most important part: yourself.
WordPerfect Office 12
Corel Corp.'s new version of WordPerfect is aiming to lure away Microsoft Office users by being more office-friendly.
NetMD Walkman MZ-NF610
If you have room for tunes during your daily commute, the NetMD Walkman MZ-NF610 from Sony Electronics Inc. of Park Ridge, N.J., can make for easy listening.
DARPA announces second robot race
The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency has scheduled the second autonomous vehicle race for October 2005.
DOD moves to improve software assurance
The Defense Department is planning acquisition policy changes aimed at improving the quality and security of the software it buys from vendors.
OMB takes closer look at PART IT investments
For the first time, OMB is requiring agencies to map IT investments to programs that went through a ratings tool process.
FAA relieves some airspace gridlock
Technology helps redesign airspace to give pilots and controllers more flexibility in changing routes to avoid severe weather and traffic conflicts.
USPS unifying records management policies
The Postal Service is centralizing its records management policies and figuring out how to tackle electronic storage.
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