system resources

How to make Ubuntu extremely fast

Digg Linux/Unix upcoming  Fri, 10/31/2008 - 12:18

Old hardware? Want a faster boot up? Need to free some system resources? Want snappier applications? This is for you.

Note, I wouldn’t suggest doing anything within this if it doesn’t make sense to you.


 

CPSL 0.01

Topix - Unix  Fri, 10/17/2008 - 12:37

CPSL is a portable C++ run-time library that provides support for manipulating system resources, such as process, mutex, thread, and synchronize, in Win32 and POSIX platforms.


 

256 cores in 4U

Digg Linux/Unix upcoming  Mon, 10/13/2008 - 09:01

The new system, called the Sparc Enterprise T5440, is based on Sun's eight-core UltraSparc T2 Plus processor — a version of the company's T2 chip that was designed to enable two of the devices to share cache and other system resources.

The four-socket T5440 expands on the two-socket T5240, which was introduced last spring along with the T2 Plus.


 

How to make Ubuntu extremely fast

Digg Linux/Unix upcoming  Sun, 09/28/2008 - 23:37

Old hardware? Want a faster boot up? Need to free some system resources? Want snappier applications? This is for you.


 

GNOME Mobile hits the road

LinuxDevices.com  Fri, 09/26/2008 - 10:00

The GNOME project has formally released the mobile version of its Linux desktop environment. GNOME Mobile is based on the GNOME 2.24 desktop that was released this week, and is targeted at mobile phones, handhelds, and other devices with constrained display, input, and system resources.


 

Advanced Recoll Setup: Indexing Your Data the Convenient Way

Digg Linux/Unix upcoming  Mon, 08/11/2008 - 17:20

Recoll is a great full-text indexing search engine for Linux/Unix. It has a Qt-based graphical interface, and is designed to be fast, easy to use, and easy on system resources.

A. Lizard shows you how to run Recoll when you have time to let it run, and then have it automatically shut down your system when it is finished.


 

Advanced Recoll Setup: Indexing Your Data the Convenient Way

Linux Today  Mon, 08/11/2008 - 17:04

LinuxPlanet: "Recoll is a great full-text indexing search engine for Linux/Unix. It has a Qt-based graphical interface, and is designed to be fast, easy to use, and easy on system resources.

A. Lizard shows you how to run Recoll when you have time to let it run, and then have it automatically shut down your system when it is finished."


 

Open Gear and cloud infrastructure

Digg Linux/Unix upcoming  Fri, 08/08/2008 - 08:20

The efficiency of Linux in using system resources makes it a great choice for controlling the cloud, but beneath that management layer you can run anything — any application stack and any operating system.

It’s all good.


 

A Second Look at Slitaz 1.0: Turns Out It Has a Lot of Potential

Linux Today  Mon, 06/30/2008 - 05:30

CLICK: "The extremely lightweight Swiss GNU/Linux distribution Slitaz burst upon the scene in March of this year promising to be easy on system resources yet possessing enough power in the form of basic applications to actually get things done..."


 

Review: Firefox 3

Topix - Linux  Thu, 06/19/2008 - 09:37

Firefox 3 touts faster rendering, vastly reduced use of system resources, clever new data-mining tools for your bookmarks and browser history, and more security features than any other browser.