Aaron Weiss

A diminishing few of us can still remember a time when you had to talk on a phone whose handset was tethered to the phone itself with a six foot cord. Forget about pacing around the house, let alone having a conversation while gardening in the backyard. It’s almost just as quaint now to think […]

Many years ago I thought that Alex Trebek was the smartest man in the world. After all, he knew the answers to everything! Well, it turns out the answers are fed to him. I know, right? Who knew? Now I wonder who told him to shave his mustache. My point is, it only seemed like […]

It seems that every year is supposed to be “the year” for Linux, but nobody ever manages to define what “the year” really means. You can find statistics on Linux adoption from a variety of research firms but all seem skewed to represent whatever agenda that firm is pushing-whether that is Linux adoption rising, falling, […]

Kerio Mail Server: Multi-platform mail server with support for mobile devices. E-mail is one of the oldest technologies on the Internet, and yet today’s mail servers must support a wider variety of features than ever. For one, e-mail has gone mobile, and users expect to be able to manage their messages from mobile devices and […]

nginx: Open Source Web server with a small footprint and high load handling capability. From a distance it seems like there are no new Web servers under the sun. After all, in Internet time, Apache and Microsoft IIS have together cornered 85 percent of the market for generations. As the major players have grown in […]

Apple Xserve: Rackmount server with wide range of turnkey features. Apple is known first and foremost for its consumer-oriented technology. The common DNA between products like the iPod or MacBook Air is a consistent, graceful and elegant interface that prioritizes the end-user experience. Dedication to a user friendly formula and modernist design has enabled Apple […]

p>While the widely used Exchange server has surely put a lot of coins in Microsoft’s coffers, its success has also paved the way for competitors to offer compatible technologies with alternative architectures and pricing models. The math seemed to add up for Xandros, a player in the commercial open source arena that is known for […]

There are many writers you can turn to for advice. Want to know how to confront your mother-in-law about that single-slice toaster she gave on your birthday? Write to Dear Abby. Want to know whether you owe fifty bucks to replace your friends’ tire after he drove over a nail in your driveway? Write to […]

Open source software (OSS) has become a buzzword sometimes burdened by misperception and misunderstanding. The OSS movement is deeply rooted in the Linux/Unix community, and it’s based on the premise that developers distribute their software complete with the source code for inspection or customization. But OSS software is not limited to the Linux and Unix […]

Linux, an alternative open source operating system, is nothing new to small business. As a server platform, Linux is widely used to share files and run Web servers, not to mention routing e-mail and serving up the shared calendar and task capabilities that compete with Microsoft Exchange. Yet, the adoption of Linux as a desktop […]