Build an XML Data Extension for SQL Server Reporting Services Get to know the main features of SQL Server Reporting Services and learn how to extend it with an XML Data Provider Extension.
How companies can evaluate whether open source will work for them A new open source evaluation model will be published this summer that will finally shed some long-overdue harsh light on a key business and development question: Can I use open source for that?
Gentoo, CRUX and Onebase Linux
A series of experiences with various Linuxes, ultimately leading to…
During my search, I came across Linux From Scratch. Now this had potential. I could compile what I wanted and how I wanted. It was a great experience and I would’ve stuck to it except that package management was getting out of control, esp. with upgrades. I did learn however that I needed a source-based distribution. So I started exploring the fun world of source based distributions.
Are you thinking “Gentoo”? You are thinking wrong. Sorry. Instead my search came to an end when I found CRUX Linux.
(Posted 26 May 2004 by Ray)
Where should you use open source? 26 May 2004: “The first attendee scenario brought up was a chain of health clubs that started moving their servers from Unix to Linux about two years ago. Their first experience with Linux was with their Web servers, a migration that took about three months. Now they’re 90 percent Linux, running mostly on IBM blades. They are still in the process of working with PeopleSoft on moving that software package to Linux from Solaris and hope to complete this process and shut off their remaining 20 Solaris serv
Microsoft releases new Threat Modeling Tool
I have been waiting patiently for a few months now for Microsoft to release a book written by Frank Swiderski on Threat Modeling.
Imagine my surprise when I heard that Frank has written an actual tool to make the process of working on threat model documents easier!
The Threat Modeling Tool allows users to create threat model documents for applications. It organizes relevant data points, such as entry points, assets, trust levels, data flow diagrams, threats, threat trees, and vulnerabilities into an easy-to-use tree-based view. The tool saves the document as XML, and will export to HTML and MHT using the included XSLTs, or a custom transform supplied by the user.
This looks like a great tool. Time to go download it now!
Linux Moles 25 May 2004: A friend of mine at Microsoft told me that the largest problem they have with the proliferation of Linux on the corporate desktop is from “Linux Moles “. Even though I had never heard this term used before, I knew what he meant. I then laughed and asked him to explain. “Linux moles are those people that have either on their own or convinced their bosses to allow them to implement clones with Linux onto the company desktop. Linux moles are open source Microsoft hating fanatics that
Even before the whole Movable Type fallout, I had been trying to decide which of the many weblog CMS packages would be best for my needs. I got tired of flipping back and forth between each of the sites, especially when not all of the answers to my questions were apparent from simply reading the main web page.
Freeware disk-space reporting program for Windows
rename.pl - A file renamer that uses user-supplied perl expressions to rename files. Optionally, the copy() or move() routines from File::Copy may be used instead of the builtin rename() function. via - http://sial.org/code/perl/scripts/
Deep.pl - A powerful and extensible Perl script which recursively traverses subdirectories, processing files that match a given filename pattern. There are different commands, which are summarized below. via - Neil Gunton
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Introduction: Mozilla Firefox Internet Browser (Posted 19 May 2004 by Ray)
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PostgreSQL vs. MySQL vs. Commercial Databases: It’s All About What You Need Can you trust the leading open-source database engines, PostgreSQL and MySQL, to deliver the performance and features that the Oracles, SQL Servers, and DB2s of the world do? Not just yet, but they could offer enough to meet your needs. Find out how they stack up against each other, as well as against the commercial alternatives.
Securitydocs.com: The Information security library for the infosec pro
SecurityDocs.com is a directory of information security articles, white papers, and other documents that information security professionals find useful.
The value of SecurityDocs is that it collects white paper meta data from other popular security sources. This allows InfoSec professionals to browse by category or search for papers based on the category, description, title, rating, and other information specific to that paper. Allowing viewers the ability to rate and comment on papers gives future readers a better expectation of the papers value.
SecurityDocs is completely free and does not require registration before accessing any of the features.
From what I have quickly browsed through, it looks like a pretty good resource!
Are you ready for open source infrastructure? ORLANDO, Fla. — That’s the title of a presentation given by Forrester Research analysts John Rymer and Noel Yuhanna at GigaWorld 2004. This session was attended by fewer than 30 of the approximately 800 GigaWorld attendees, but raised some interesting points, especially about how to compare competing commercial and open source offerings.
Here is a great tutorial on MySQL. They also have tutorials on HTML, Advanced HTML, Flash, and Advanced Flash
Seven open source business strategies for competitive advantage Open source presents a large potential competitive advantage for hardware and software vendors, and vendors of complementary or substitute services. Linux has contributed greatly to the adoption and success of OSS. Companies such as IBM, HP, Red Hat, Oracle, and recently, Novell, have invested in, and legitimized the use of Linux for enterprise applications — including datacenter operations.