Looking at past, future, and current performance of the global stock market, I estimate the Down Jones will shoot through the 10K+ threshold within 2-4 months (probably closer to 2 then to 4). The Dow Jones Index will continue it’s climb after that, unless some banks go and do something decidedly stupid, and stock analysts … Read More “Note to self: Dow Jones will break 10,000+ threshold within 2-4 months” »
I don’t get Apple. They make great products, have a great iTunes store, and make sure their products work with iTunes. Sounds pretty good, even if you are terrified of something called ‘vendor lock-in’. (which I am not) Okay, so now we have something called: “Apple TV”. It breaks every rule of intelligent commerce and … Read More “Apple videostore stupidity” »
always remember to do the following after upgrading PHP, but before restarting apache: cd /usr/ports/www/suphp make deinstall && make reinstall when using eaccelerator do: cd /usr/ports/www/eaccelerator make deinstall && make reinstall too. Saves you a LOT of headaches 😉
The FreeBSD developers are clearly stepping up the pace with the second RC for 7.1 out in almost no time after the first one hit. What’s next guys? -RELEASE before new years? 😉
One day, you’re bouncing all over the place because there’s an official 7.1-RC1, the next, there’s already two security advisories. To sum them up: I noticed that the -RC2 branch is in place too now. Almost there…. must … be … patient …
You got to love the way they write the release announcements: “Gee. Did we really implement that new interface that way? That needs a bit more work.” So, it’s now the last few legs of the release cycle, and I’m looking forward to it. DO read the release announcement or /usr/src/UPDATING, specialy if you currently … Read More “And FreeBSD 7.1-RC1 official” »
We’re only a little bit removed from the next major FreeBSD release. The branch has been tagged, and the ports-tree is (thank God!) unfrozen once again. The first Release Candidate has hit the FTP servers. I’ve been running -PRERELEASE for a while now, and haven’t found any problems so far, not on real-steal hardware, nor … Read More “gearing up for FreeBSD 7.1” »
Some historical firsts are quite newsworthy. Net Applications reports that for the first time ever, Windows market share has dropped below 90%. According to sources, this is mainly because Mac OS X is grabbing a stronger footing in the global OS market with 8.87% share. Linux, the iPhone and the PS3 gain a bit too, … Read More “Windows market share drops below 90%” »

