Tech News
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New weapon in the war against Karaoke
Published: Thursday, December 27, 2001 | By: DennisPrime Minister Hun Sen of Cambodia has ordered that all karaoke bars be closed immediately. Any karaoke bar found open are to be destroyed by tanks. Not a bad idea in theory, though the application may be a little harsh.
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Dell signs motherboard deal
Published: Wednesday, December 26, 2001 | By: DennisHon Hai, a firm that make motherboards for Compaq and Apple, has just signed an agreement with Dell that will make it the worlds largest motherboard manufacturer in 2002. We here at Ninja Lane still have our favorite though.
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Steve Jobs earns $1 this year
Published: Wednesday, December 26, 2001 | By: DennisHe earned one dollar, but he got a 43.5 million dollar plane for free. Poor guy, maybe if they paid him some money he would be motivated to actually help the company to perform.
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Sell your old Windows CD-ROM
Published: Wednesday, December 26, 2001 | By: DennisA California court has held that any software CDs that you recieved bundled with your computer purchase is sellable. In other words, that set of Microsoft Works, or even the Windows CD itself, sell it to someone who needs it or wants it. I still have my Windows 95 CD from the LAST whole computer I bought . . .
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Ah . . . youth
Published: Tuesday, December 25, 2001 | By: DennisA 16 year old in Mumbai (used to be called Bombay), India just passed the CISSP examination and is now a certified security professional. Seems his age, or lack there of stirred up some controversy. Regardless, I'm glad to see kids headed in the right direction.
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Happy Holidays
Published: Tuesday, December 25, 2001 | By: DennisWe here at Ninja Lane would like everyone to have a happy holidays. Whatever you celebrate, whatever you believe, just enjoy this time. Our best wishes go out to all of you, your families and friends.
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HP and Compaq move forward
Published: Tuesday, December 25, 2001 | By: DennisHP has notified the European Union of all things merger. Canada ratified the merger last thursday, and the U.S. may balk, but can probably be persuaded. Two things stand in the way of this coming together. The Hewlett Family, and the Packard Family. It could be interesting.
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Caldera produces a suitable replacement for MS Exchange
Published: Tuesday, December 25, 2001 | By: DennisGreat news for small to mid-size companies!
Caldera has come up with a solution that takes the place of Exchange. Anyone who has spent the time to set up Exchange knows about all frustrating stuff you have to do. And with Caldera's Solution, you are now paying less than $30 a seat for use. 
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MCI Networks cracked
Published: Tuesday, December 25, 2001 | By: DennisSome of MCI's networks and internal data were easily available to a gentleman of the security minded persuasion. It seems that none of MCI's customer's networks were compromised, but I think that has more to do with the cracker than MCI.
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Sistina releases ver 5.0 of GFS clustered file system
Published: Sunday, December 23, 2001 | By: DennisGFS, the project of Matt O'Keefe and his company Sistina which brings relatively inexpensive clustered file systems to Linux, has released version 5.0. With this release, it is hoped that a bit more market share will be captured by the MUCH cheaper alternative.
