Profile of Eric Hall

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Articles by Eric Hall

Review: openSUSE 10.2 Earns A Seat At The Head Of The Table

1/3/2007
Columnist Eric A. Hall was looking for a Linux distro that combines stability with the capabilities needed to test bleeding-edge technology. After a long search, he found that openSUSE 10.2 was up to the job.
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Sun's Open Source Java Moves Are Bold, Smart, and Limited

12/12/2006
Sun's recent decision to open-source some elements of Java is pretty exciting -- but a few years overdue, says InformationWeek columnist Eric A. Hall
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What Ray Knew

11/10/2006
Sure, Novell benefited from the PC boom, columnist Eric Hall says. But the inverse is also true--without Novell and specifically Ray Noorda, the PC industry as a whole would have almost certainly evolved down a different path.
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New Samba Features Improve Interoperability

10/17/2006
Columnist Eric Hall takes you through the newest release of Samba, the popular open source program that allows end users to access and use files, printers, and other commonly shared resources on an intranet or via the Web.
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Proxy Auto-Configuration Gives Relief From Internet Traffic Chaos

10/3/2006
Properly implemented, proxy servers can provide administrators with a way to actively manage Internet traffic. Columnist Eric Hall shows you what you need to know to set one up.
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Miniature Storage Arrays Deliver Space-Saving Punch

9/20/2006
You might think storage using miniature drive cages isn't fast enough and doesn't have sufficient capacity to be practical. But you'd be wrong, says columnist Eric Hall.
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Use Windows For Unix Services

9/6/2006
Want to run best-of-breed apps under both Windows and Unix? Eric Hall tells you about an option for doing this: Microsoft's Posix subsystem. It lets Unix apps think they're using regular Unix when they're actually using Windows instead.
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Creating A Windows XP Recovery Console CD Image

8/16/2006
The only way to get a "skinny" version of the Windows XP Recovery Console onto a custom CD is to copy the necessary files from an installation disc to your rescue media. Here's how.
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For System Recovery, DOS Is Still Boss

8/3/2006
Even with all its faults--and there are many, starting with a general industry lack of support--DOS is still the preferred operating environment for building a rescue CD to help bring up a crippled system.
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Hands On: New VMware Releases Present Upgrade Dilemma

7/21/2006
VMware's virtual machine technology lets users run multiple operating environments without running multiple hardware systems. Our columnist describes the configuration that worked for him, the options he tried getting there, and what's coming up from VMware.
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How To Remotely Monitor Memory Usage

6/16/2006
Adding extra RAM when your machine doesn't really need it is pointless. Here's how to tell when it's time.
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