By Jordan Hall 11th January 2010
As a user of desktop Linux distributions, both at work and at home, I'm often trying to promote the use of Linux-based systems such as Ubuntu. Systems such as Linux to often seen to be only for the most geeky or technical minded of people, whilst Windows or Mac are heavily promoted as being used for everyday, family orientated purposes. This can be as complex as managing home finances and budgets with a spreadsheet application such as Microsoft ...
By Jordan Hall 28th October 2009
Ubuntu 9.10, the user-friendly, free, Linux-based operating system, is to be released tomorrow (the 29th of October 2009). Canonical, Ubuntu's corporate sponsor, states that Ubuntu 9.10, codenamed Karmic Koala, 'puts the user at the heart of its new design', and being an Ubuntu user myself for about three years and a Linux user for significantly longer, I can certainly agree. Having been a tester of Ubuntu 9.10 during its development, I can tell...
By Jordan Hall 11th September 2009
PCI refers to the Payment Card Industry. PCI compliance, in this context, refers to complying with the PCI Data Security Standard. Essentially, the PCI Data Security Standard is a worldwide security standard for information which was assembled by the PCI Security Standards Council. This standard requires a minimum level of security on servers and is designed to assist companies and organisation that deal with debit and/or credit card payments, ...
By Jordan Hall 21st August 2009
Why is Google naming the latest development version of their search algorithms after the main component of my morning beverage? And more importantly, will the new 'Caffeine' algorithms really put the ever expanding Bing in the shade more than it already is? Earlier this week, Google let slip the development of the 'Caffeine' algorithms. The new algorithms are designed to ensure new and fresh content (in terms of time-sensitive news and articles)...