The ERACC Web Log http://blog.eracc.com ERA Computers & Consulting Technical News, Tutorials and Opinion Fri, 03 Feb 2012 19:58:59 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Merry Christmas 2011 http://blog.eracc.com/2011/12/24/merry-christmas-2011/ http://blog.eracc.com/2011/12/24/merry-christmas-2011/#comments Sat, 24 Dec 2011 06:01:11 +0000 Gene http://blog.eracc.com/?p=2606 It is that time of year again. When too many people are spending too much money, buying toys for “Santa” to “deliver”, and overeating to “celebrate” the birth of Jesus of Nazareth, the offspring of the Creator of the universe and all that is in it. For at least the few seconds it takes to . . . → Read More: Merry Christmas 2011]]> http://blog.eracc.com/2011/12/24/merry-christmas-2011/feed/ 0 Open Source: A GUI Minimalist Tries e17 http://blog.eracc.com/2011/12/11/open-source-a-gui-minimalist-tries-e17/ http://blog.eracc.com/2011/12/11/open-source-a-gui-minimalist-tries-e17/#comments Sun, 11 Dec 2011 20:46:24 +0000 Gene http://blog.eracc.com/?p=2494 … and likes it … well, mostly. Hopefully this article will help you if you are searching for that “just right for me” GUI on your Unix/Linux system. But be sure to give e17 a try yourself, do not just pass it over because of anything you may read on the web.

For years now . . . → Read More: Open Source: A GUI Minimalist Tries e17]]> http://blog.eracc.com/2011/12/11/open-source-a-gui-minimalist-tries-e17/feed/ 12 Security: Linux, OS X, Unix and Malware (Viruses) http://blog.eracc.com/2011/11/30/security-linux-os-x-unix-and-malware-viruses/ http://blog.eracc.com/2011/11/30/security-linux-os-x-unix-and-malware-viruses/#comments Wed, 30 Nov 2011 23:09:17 +0000 Gene http://blog.eracc.com/?p=2532 I recently had the opportunity to look into the anti-malware world of Apple OS X. One of our clients moved to a new office in late October 2011. As part of this move they also moved from Microsoft operating systems and software to Apple OS X systems and software, making a clean break from all . . . → Read More: Security: Linux, OS X, Unix and Malware (Viruses)]]> http://blog.eracc.com/2011/11/30/security-linux-os-x-unix-and-malware-viruses/feed/ 10 Open Source: When Updates are NOT the Problem http://blog.eracc.com/2011/11/23/open-source-when-updates-are-not-the-problem/ http://blog.eracc.com/2011/11/23/open-source-when-updates-are-not-the-problem/#comments Wed, 23 Nov 2011 17:50:41 +0000 Gene http://blog.eracc.com/?p=2504 I recently had a fun experience. My Mageia 1 Linux system seemed to be experiencing hard lockups requiring a push of the reset button to “resolve”. By “hard”, I mean no keyboard input, no program updates showing in X and sometimes no ping response from another PC on the LAN. I had run some updates, . . . → Read More: Open Source: When Updates are NOT the Problem]]> http://blog.eracc.com/2011/11/23/open-source-when-updates-are-not-the-problem/feed/ 2 Open Source: Why Military Forces Should Use Linux http://blog.eracc.com/2011/10/08/open-source-why-military-forces-should-use-linux/ http://blog.eracc.com/2011/10/08/open-source-why-military-forces-should-use-linux/#comments Sat, 08 Oct 2011 22:10:00 +0000 Gene http://blog.eracc.com/?p=2467 Why? Because the level of skill required to crack a Unix-like OS is much higher than that needed for a Microsoft OS. Further, properly configured Unix-like systems are much more robust than Microsoft systems. Were Military forces using properly configured and properly secured Unix or Linux systems we would not see items like these below . . . → Read More: Open Source: Why Military Forces Should Use Linux]]> http://blog.eracc.com/2011/10/08/open-source-why-military-forces-should-use-linux/feed/ 30