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Start Windows in an Instant

No two jobs are alike, but one thing millions of us have in common is the daily wait for Windows to get going. Why can't our PCs start as quickly as our radios, TVs, and other electronic devices?

Well, the instant-on PC isn't likely to arrive anytime soon, but you can get your workday rolling without having to stare down that annoying Windows logo. The simplest solution is to set Windows' Power Options to send your system into XP's standby or Vista's sleep mode after it has been idle for a while. Then you can simply … Read more

Breaking down barriers between buyers and vendors: Aaron Darcy of Red Hat speaks

I spent an hour today with Aaron Darcy, Director of Product Marketing for Red Hat. Aaron works on the JBoss side of the house and is part of the team that has been transitioning JBoss to a Fedora/RHEL model. Perhaps even more interesting, Aaron was a transplant from UBS' IT team. He came to Red Hat with Joanne Rhode, his boss at UBS.

As such, I was interested to hear how the IT world differs from the Red Hat/open source world, and how the JBoss transition has been.… Read more