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Submission + - Bill Gates for President: the petition

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Anonymous Coward

on Wednesday January 03, 2007 @02:31PM

Anonymous Coward writes: "The unofficial Bill Gates for President website, supported by Scott Adams and Doug Barney and criticized by Paul McNamara has launched a petition in a final attempt to convince Bill Gates to run for President of the United States.

They currently have under 150 signatures, I'm sure that won't do the trick..."

Submission + - Speaking Unix, Part 6: Automate, automate!

Submitted by

BlueVoodoo

on Wednesday January 03, 2007 @02:31PM

BlueVoodoo writes: "Discover how to use shell scripts to mechanize virtually any UNIX personal or system task, and learn more command-line tricks while doing so. Scripts can monitor, archive, update, report, upload, and download. Indeed, no job is too small or too great for a script."

Submission + - Maintaining a Windows 2000 for the long term

Submitted by

MarkWatson

on Wednesday January 03, 2007 @02:27PM

MarkWatson writes: "I sometimes need to use Windows in my consulting business although I prefer Linux and OS X for doing software development and writing. I keep two Windows machines: a Windows 2000 laptop (bought with XP,but installed an old Windows 2000 license and Linux) and a desktop with XP (dual boot to Linux).

I would like to avoid ever buying a PC with Vista, a situation that looks good because I believe both my Windows systems are reliable, fast, and will service my Windows needs for the long term.

My problem is this: I like Windows 2000 better for a few reasons, but mainly because the license is transferable. I would like to still be using Windows 2000 5 years from now in a secure and reliable way (again, just for when I need Windows).

Since I am far from a Windows expert, I would like to know your strategy for archiving Microsoft's latest Windows 2000 updates, and generally dealing with security issues. My strategy is to set my firewall up to run in stealth mode and not use Windows for general web browsing.

Any suggestions will be appreciated!"

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