Tech Review: Friday, February 15, 2013

HP bids adieu to WebOS, Windows RT, and says hello to Android

http://www.zdnet.com/hp-bids-adieu-to-webos-windows-rt-and-says-hello-to-android-7000011330/?s_cid=rSINGLE

• Competition from MS
• Poor Surface sales
• Apple sold 23 million iPads
• HP sold 15 million PCs

Can Android, Apple smartphone OS dominance last?

http://www.zdnet.com/can-android-apple-smartphone-os-dominance-last-7000011318/

Securing your Linux PC

http://beginlinux.com/blog/2013/02/securing-your-linux-pc/

First Ubuntu smartphones coming in October, Shuttleworth promises

http://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2013/02/first-ubuntu-smartphones-coming-in-october-shuttleworth-promises/

What's New in the Android 4.2.2 Update Nexus Devices Are Getting?

http://news.yahoo.com/whats-android-4-2-2-nexus-devices-getting-153600580.html

Google countersues British Telecom over networking patents

http://news.cnet.com/8301-1023_3-57569279-93/google-countersues-british-telecom-over-networking-patents/?part=rss&subj=news&tag=2547-1_3-0-20

• arming patent trolls

Tech Review: Monday, February 4, 2013

Red Hat expands cloud management services

http://www.zdnet.com/red-hat-expands-cloud-management-services-7000010144/?s_cid=rSINGLE

• ManageIQ

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Listing running services at the command line

http://www.tomshardware.com/forum/194991-46-listing-running-services-command-line

• net start 

Backing Up SQL

http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc966495.aspx#E0CB0AA

using scp to copy files from windows to linux

http://www.garron.me/linux/scp-linux-mac-command-windows-copy-files-over-ssh.html

WinSCP

http://winscp.net/eng/index.php

• We have a site licence here at Tech at OIT
• https://software.oit.gatech.edu/request.php

Cygwin

http://www.cygwin.com/

Working with Active Directory Users and Computers

http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa997340(v=exchg.65).aspx

http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa998508(v=exchg.65).aspx

US government debates action over alleged Chinese cyberattacks

http://www.zdnet.com/us-government-debates-action-over-alleged-chinese-cyberattacks-7000010679/?s_cid=e539

Big data file replication comes to Apache Hadoop

http://gcn.com/articles/2013/01/29/big-data-file-replication-apache-hadoop.aspx?s=gcntech_300113

Homeland Security: Disable UPnP as tens of millions at risk

http://www.zdnet.com/homeland-security-disable-upnp-as-tens-of-millions-at-risk-7000010512/?s_cid=e589

• universal plug and play

Microsoft to launch the new Office commercially on January 29

http://www.zdnet.com/microsoft-to-launch-the-new-office-commercially-on-january-29-7000010425/?s_cid=e550

Java update 'doesn't prevent silent exploits at all'

http://www.zdnet.com/java-update-doesnt-prevent-silent-exploits-at-all-7000010422/?s_cid=e539

USB 3.0 vs. Thunderbolt review

http://www.zdnet.com/usb-3-0-vs-thunderbolt-review-7000010229/?s_cid=e539

Google's continuing odyssey to sink passwords

http://www.zdnet.com/googles-continuing-odyssey-to-sink-passwords-7000010307/?s_cid=e589

VMware investing $30M with IT automation specialists Puppet Labs

http://www.zdnet.com/vmware-investing-30m-with-it-automation-specialists-puppet-labs-7000010214/?s_cid=e550

Microsoft's Surface with Windows 8 Pro to go on sale February 9

http://www.zdnet.com/microsofts-surface-with-windows-8-pro-to-go-on-sale-february-9-7000010107/?s_cid=e589

Google challenges hackers to take on Chrome OS

http://www.zdnet.com/google-challenges-hackers-to-take-on-chrome-os-7000010516/?s_cid=rSINGLE

Java open-source frameworks are a business risk: study

http://www.zdnet.com/java-open-source-frameworks-are-a-business-risk-study-7000010617/?s_cid=e539

Oracle who? Fedora & openSUSE will replace MySQL with MariaDB

http://www.zdnet.com/oracle-who-fedora-and-opensuse-will-replace-mysql-with-mariadb-7000010640/