Jason Brooks

Although Microsoft Corp. deems the security improvements included in Windows XP Service Pack 2 important enough to divert the companys resources from “Longhorn,” these updates wont be coming to users of the older but still heavily used Windows 2000 operating system. /zimages/1/28571.gifLabs Director Jim Rapoza said Microsoft needs to offer a Windows 2000 service pack […]

Executive Summary Two and a half years after the initial release of Windows XP, Microsoft Corp.s Service Pack 2 advances the state of Windows security: The update plugs long-standing vulnerabilities in Windows services and modifies key applications, such as its Internet Explorer and the system firewall, to make it easier for users and administrators to […]

Ive tried my hand at a number of open-source content management systems, and I can report without hesitation that Plone is my favorite. This Zope-based CMS is simple to install and ready to be useful right out of the box, but just as compelling is Plones potential for extension and customization. /zimages/2/28571.gifCheck out eWEEK Labs […]

Windows XP Service Pack 2, which became available Aug. 6, is Microsoft Corp.s bid to make its most prominent product adhere better to the promises of Trustworthy Computing. eWEEK Labs has been testing the new service pack throughout its beta cycle, and we are impressed with the security improvements in what is proving to be […]

Novell Inc.’s Mono 1.0 is an open-source implementation of Microsoft Corp.’s .Net development platform that provides companies with the opportunity to pursue the latest Microsoft development technologies while leaving open the door to cross-platform support. While the .Net Framework targets only Windows, Mono 1.0 supports Linux and Unix platforms, as well as systems running Windows […]

With Suns decision at the end of June to release its prototype three-dimensional desktop environment, known as Project Looking Glass, under the GPL, the flashy project took the first step toward being more than a fancy trade-show demo. After downloading and installing Release 0.5 of Looking Glass, I can report the project has matured enough […]

The upcoming version of Sun Microsystems Inc.s flagship operating system, Solaris 10, will be the most feature-packed release in some time. One compelling new Solaris component is DTrace, a facility that opens to developers and system administrators a window onto the workings of the operating system and the applications that run on it. DTrace lets […]

IT departments charged with integrating Linux clients among the Windows desktops theyre running can make life easier by administering Linux user accounts with Microsoft Corp.s Active Directory. Samba, the open-source project for providing Windows-compatible file and print services, makes this possible, but it doesnt make it easy. After some time spent consulting documentation and tweaking […]

When Bluetooth, a standard for ad hoc wireless connectivity, was first released in 1998, the technology was billed as a cable replacement cure-all. However, as Bluetooth-enabled gear started hitting the market, early adopters began to realize that the vision of what Bluetooth could one day do didnt match the reality of what was actually possible […]

SanDisks SD 256MB + Wi-Fi card, which is slated to ship this month, may be the coolest Pocket PC add-on Ive seen yet. /zimages/6/82624.jpg As the name implies, this card combines a 256MB storage card and an 802.11b wireless adapter into a single Secure Digital card, helping solve the problem of expansion-slot scarcity on handheld […]