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Free eBook - GNU/Linux Advanced Administration

The topics covered in this 500+ page eBook include Linux network, server and data administration, Linux kernel, security, clustering, configuration, tuning, optimization, migration and coexistence with non-Linux systems. A must read for any serious Linux system admin.

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Technical Support Cat Says "Reboot"

Just a little funny for your Friday.

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Social email addin Xobni raises new venture funding

Social email helper Xobni raises $16.2M in new funding | VentureBeat

I tried xobni back a few years ago, and it was actually pretty great for making faster searches in Outlook.  Now I see they have added a lot to their product including connecting your email with information from your social media contacts.  That would be really useful for people using social media as marketing.

iPad Wins For Visually Impaired

all iPads have a standard application called VoiceOver, which allows for audible control of every single menu, even those included in third party applications

via blogs.forbes.com

Good stuff!

Nice List of Google Search Tricks

10 Simple Google Search Tricks - NYTimes.com

Check this out - even I learned a few new Google tricks, like search for "time Sydney" to find the current time in any city.

Security driven by compliance, rather than protection | Software, Interrupted - CNET News

A new report by Forrester Research, commissioned by Microsoft and RSA, the security division of EMC, found that even though corporate intellectual property comprises 62 percent of a given company's data assets, security programs are focused on compliance rather than data protection.

via news.cnet.com

Good article from CNET on how companies need to stop focusing only on security compliance but also on keeping corporate secrets and intellectual property.

SAP Announces New Collaborative Tools Called StreamWork

via www.sapstreamwork.com

SAP has announced a new collaborative cloud service called Stream Work. The product has a unique benefit of being able to connect directly in with the decision tools in SAP and Business Objects, while adding collaborative features such as online meetings tools, document sharing, and user profiles and communication tools.

Information Week on StreamWork notes interestingly that SAP has partnered with some innovating open source partners in the development of the project, including Box.net. Scrib'd, and Evernote. By combining agile programming methods and best of breed open source partnerships, the devopment of StreamWorks was achieved in a compressed amount of time.

This is an interesting example of collaborative tools that will appeal to top level management of companies heavily invested in SAP's products. By hooking into decision alaysis, reporting, and auditing tools in SAP, I can see a sucessful use case for this product that would take off right at the C level of corporate management. Smart.