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Thursday, March 27th, 2008Linux is a great Operating System which can give small businesses access to enterprise quality products normally only available for the big boys. The downside to going down the Linux and Open Source route compare to a Windows based solution, is the configuration can be less user friendly. This was highlighted recently when I […]
21 Ways to Bullet Proof your IT infrastructure
Wednesday, January 23rd, 2008If backups is about making sure your company data is safe, then building IT redundancy is making sure you have the infrastructure to read that information back. So how can you increase the resilience of your business infrastructure?
Increasing sales, number of clients and profit margins are top priorities for businesses. Building redundancy and fall over […]
Getting Started with Open Source Software
Wednesday, December 12th, 2007Over the last couple of weeks, I’ve been talking to a number of business owners about IT services. One of our principles is to use open source software whenever possible to help lower development and licensing costs. Although, I still find that many businesses are simply not aware of the free software.
As with anything, the […]
All Russian schools to run Linux by 2009
Wednesday, October 17th, 2007Russia has taken steps to combat software piracy in its schools by choosing to go completely open source and use the Linux operating system over Microsoft Windows.
Since Russia entered the World Trade Organisation, laws on this subject are much stricter, meaning it can no longer turn a blind eye to software piracy. So faced with […]
Fixing Computers for Beer!
Thursday, September 20th, 2007
Like most people involved with computer support, my first experience began when fixing PC’s for friends and family. Usually this resulted in payment with free beer, not bad when you where 17! Ten years later I still find myself fixing friends and family computers.
So here is quick guide to what I would install on […]
Plan your projects using Mind Mapping software
Tuesday, July 31st, 2007
Last night I was speaking to one of my clients about their ideas for software system they would like developing. Although my client had done an excellent job of laying out her ideas using Excel and Word, I feel that actually with all it’s features Microsoft Office had let her down.
Yeah you can use some of […]
Debian Day 2007 - From Business Point of View
Monday, June 18th, 2007
I decided to attend Debian Day with a point of view that I had heard that Open Source software could help my small business to reduce IT costs and bring competitive advantages. Here is a quick review of the talks from the event:-
Knowledge, Power and free Beer
Andreas Tille - Debian Developer
Andreas explained concepts of […]
Linux and Kilts
Thursday, June 14th, 2007
If you ever wanted to find out more about the Linux Operating System, this weekend could be a good starting point. The Debian Conference 2007, nicked named DebConf7 starts this weekend at the University of Edinburgh building Teviot between the 16th to 23rd of June.
Linux is a free alternative to Microsoft Windows […]
BBC Explanation of Open Source
Tuesday, June 12th, 2007If you run a small, medium or a large business and you are not sure what “Open Source” is all about, then the BBC’s Click program will give you an easy insight into the world of Open Source. The program contains an interview with Mark Shuttleworth, the man behind the Ubuntu a free and popular alternative to Microsoft […]
Open Source Auditing Software
Monday, June 4th, 2007 Languard
In my pervious job I worked with a rather excellent tool called GFI Languard . Languard allowed the IT department to scan the entire computer network so machines could be audited, Windows updates applied remotely and search for security flaws in business critical machines. You can also run the tool against other network devices such as firewalls, routers, WiFi […]