windows systems

Window Kit: Investigating Windows Systems With Linux

Linux Today  Thu, 11/20/2008 - 12:03

Linux Magazine: "Criminals, intruders, and corporate saboteurs leave data behind on the hard disks of any computers they visit.

Many of these computers are Windows systems, but you don’t need Windows to extract valuable forensic information from a Windows hard disk.

In this article, I will describe some simple techniques for getting forensic data from a Windows disk using Linux."


 

Trying Secunia Vulnerability Scanning

Topix - Unix  Mon, 10/27/2008 - 10:21

One feature which most Unix systems possess, and that most Windows systems lack, is a native means to manage non-base applications.


 

Evolution Brings Linux Office Suite, Support to Windows

Digg news Linux  Fri, 09/26/2008 - 11:16

Windows only: Evolution, the default office suite installed on most GNOME-based Linux systems, has a working port available for Windows systems.


 

Ubuntu Saves Compaq Presario 2100 From Certain Death (And Window...

Linux Today  Fri, 09/12/2008 - 07:02

WorkswithU: "Ubuntu Linux saved a Compaq Presario 2100 from certain death last weekend. Here’s the horror story and the happy outcome.

For all of you with aging, slow-running Windows systems, I hope this quick blog post inspires you to breathe new life into the system by installing Ubuntu."


 

How Linux is Keeping Microsoft Honest (and Why SBS Sucks)

Linux Today  Wed, 09/10/2008 - 20:31

ITWire: "But more strikingly, there wouldn't be the modern powerful tools that Windows systems administrators have come to love.

That's right; Linux is keeping Microsoft honest and I'm going to expose the new Windows Small Business Server for what it is, along with those who resell it."


 

SSH Login without password!! Part 1 - NewbieTux

Digg Linux/Unix upcoming  Fri, 08/29/2008 - 02:48

Login to UNIX / Linux / mac / windows systems with ssh without passwordWhy to use Password less, key based authentication? 1) Run command on remote systems.2) Run some automate tasks.3) You want to login on remote system by running a script.


 

LinMin(TM) Enables any Open Source or Proprietary Application to...

Topix - Linux  Tue, 08/12/2008 - 08:25

LinMin Enables any Open Source or Proprietary Application to Provision Linux and Windows Systems From Bare Metal LinMin Application Programming Interface Adds Bare Metal Provisioning Capabilities to Any ...


 

Apple's Blind Side

Topix - mac os x  Thu, 07/24/2008 - 07:23

I recently bought my dad a new 20" iMac and today I set it up for him. This has been a long time coming, going back at least three years that he has suffered under viruses and adware on Windows systems that ...


 

RE[4]: Don't forget support

Topix - Unix  Sat, 07/19/2008 - 20:25

"Marking what could have been a summer-long hiatus in its 'Get the Facts' campaign, Microsoft is re-igniting the flames on the argument over whether enterprises spend less to manage Windows systems than Linux ...


 

ssh in to Microsoft Windows

Topix - Unix  Thu, 06/26/2008 - 18:05

I was just reading Chris Travers' Technical Analysis: Remote Administration of Windows Systems with SSH which discusses using SSHWindows in a minimal installation of Cygwin.