Advanced search


Power Savings  

Computers age quickly and sometimes are unable to keep pace with rejuvenated software made more complex with every release. We examine the total cost of replacing compared with upgrading your machines.

Legacy Support  

Most Windows releases were criticized for sacrificing innovations for the sake of downward compatibility, but Windows 7 offers an XP mode that lets users continue to deploy XP applications.

IPv6 and Linux  

Transitioning from IPv4 to IPv6 will be messy; we describe IPv6 served three ways.

BackupwithBacula  

Everybody needs backups; if you are looking for an open source program that will back up heterogeneous networks, you should check out Bacula.

Disk Tuner  

Fio can help you measure performance by simulating different loads and measuring bandwidth, I/O operations per second, latency, and CPU load.

Tuner  

The free Windows Performance Toolkit by Microsoft gives administrators the ability to analyze system performance and resolve issues.

The Journey Is the Objective  

If you run a web server and a mail server and anticipate that users from Asia are headed towards your dedicated server, it's time to get it ready for IPv6.

Cloudy Outlook  

Is your data really secure in the cloud? If a compromise occurs, current forensic approaches will not work and new techniques and standards will be needed.

Detention  

Most clients on a network need both an address and some environmental information such as a name server or a web proxy. This article investigates whether a recent operating system on an IPv6-only LAN can handle this.