Using Open Source Software to Reduce Investments and Operating Costs

By the time you finish reading this article, you will realize some of the many benefits of using Open Source software, how it dramatically lowers your investments by reducing the cost associated with licensed software and its support.
We will look at existing uses of licensed software and how Open Source software can replace them while maintaining same level of productivity and reducing cost associated with licenses. Some of these implementations can provide greater level of stability and productivity without affecting

Virtualization: It’s time for network-based virtualization

While many of us are familiar with Operating System virtualization, the Network-based virtualization is also catching up fast. Major advantages of Network based virtualization are:

Reduced investment and operating costs with increased security.
Partitioning a single physical network into multiple virtual networks.
Shared services across all partitions of the network.
Consolidation of many physical networks into a single infrastructure.

Users will see a single infrastructure while it might have been built out of several hundreds of networks. They will experience a less cluttered and virtualized

Windows Resource: FREE Process Explorer for Windows

Process Explorer is a free utility from Microsoft [Originally from Sysinternals] that shows a list of currently active processes, the user accounts owning those processes, in the system. The Process Explorer can be viewed in two modes. In handle mode, you will see the handles that have been opened by the selected process and in DLL mode, you’ll see all the DLLs and memory mapped files that have been loaded by the selected process. With an integrated search feature, one

Web 2.0: Top reasons to use AJAX!

One of the most happening technologies on Internet today is AJAX. Though, it had been in existence for several years now, its usage has been emphasized and highlighted with its implementation by Google. Who started it all is arguable and there are several companies who reportedly started implementation of AJAX in their applications even before the term ‘AJAX’ was coined.
1. AJAX is capable of delivering functionality of a desktop over the web to end users. It can deliver commercial strength

Linux Resource: Best Linux Books

Here is my recommendation of Top Linux Books. Some of these are recommendations based on my personal reading and rest are a result of search on Internet. These books are very helpful for newbies and also for people who want to build expertise in Linux. For a complete selection of best selling books on linux, see best linux books or continue reading the recommendations below.
Linux: The Complete Reference, by Richard Petersen. – This may well be Richard Petersen’s best Linux

How To: Play OLD DOS Games on your XP, 2000, Linux, Free BSD and MAC with DOSBox

I still love the old DOS games that I played almost 5-6 years ago. Two of my favorites PC games were Stargunner and Digger. Those were in fact, the first ones that I had played. Last weekend I was searching for information and utilities which would let me play those games with complete sound and graphics, again. [Most of those old games were later released as Freewares with FULL episodes and that's why I was looking for such an application].

Troubleshooting Slow PC Performance Issues

Is your PC running slow? When a PC is new, everything seems to running at its best. It’s only with time that our systems begin to slow down and finally it’s time to address the issue. Here are the most common things to begin with to troubleshoot and fix slow computer performance problems.
1. Spyware, Adware and Viruses
With so many of them being introduced on the Internet everyday, it’s quite possible that your PC is the new home of one of