Usermin is a web-based interface for webmail, password changing, mail filters, fetchmail and much more. It is designed for use by regular non-root users on a Unix system, and limits them to tasks that they would be able to perform if logged in via SSH or at the console. See the standard modules page for a list of all the functions built into Usermin.
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VMware Zimbra is an enterprise-class email, calendar and collaboration solution, built for the cloud, both public and private. With a redesigned browser-based interface, Zimbra offers the most innovative messaging experience available today, connecting end users to the information and activity in their personal clouds.
via Zimbra offers Open Source email server software and shared calendar for Linux and the Mac..
The slashdot comment from whence I found out about this recommended *not* to use this service. Interesting nonetheless.
SparkleShare is a collaboration and sharing tool that is designed to keep things simple and to stay out of your way.
Thinstuff develops a range of server based computing software for the small business as well as for the enterprise market which allows you to securely publish windows applications to any device on any network by utilizing the de-facto standard RDP (Remote Desktop Protocol)!
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I’m not a big fan of RDP or VNC — especially for day to day activities.
The French firm OVH is one of the world’s largest hosting companies, with more than 120,000 servers. It has also earned a reputation for its innovative data center designs. DCK readers may be familiar with OVH for the innovative Cube-shaped data center it opened last year in Roubaix, France, which houses servers in an exterior corridor built around an open center, allowing for easy airflow through the facility.
via OVH Deploys “Container Cube” Data Center » Data Center Knowledge.
That’s no longer the case with Windows Server 2012. Both Standard and Datacenter editions will support the same set of features and the same hardware limits. Both will require CALs for authenticated server access. Both will be licensed on a per-socket-pair basis. The only difference will be in virtualization rights: Standard edition can be run in up to two virtual machines (in addition to the host operating system); Datacenter edition can be run in an unlimited number of virtual machines.
via New Windows Server 2012 puts virtualization front and center | Ars Technica.
There are several things that have to be done for this:
- Decide for a stable working Linux distribution that provides access to the video and sound hardware.
- Make the emulator(s) work.
- Build a launch menu that allows for selecting the console and or the video game.
- Build a hardware controller interface that allows you to connect real video game controllers.
- Build a case that contains the Raspberry and the connector(s) for the controller(s).
via SNESDev-RPi: A SNES-Adapter for the Raspberry Pi | petRockBlog.
This leads us to the end of this post. So far, I did not speak about a case yet. Having some experience with other laser-cut cases I already started to design a case for the Raspberry that also contains ports for two SNES connectors. When this is finished I will write about it in another post.
With its Google Compute Engine launched Thursday, Google is offering an IaaS (infrastructure as a service) cloud for running Linux virtual machines on the same infrastructure that powers the company itself.
From: Where Google Computing Engine fits in
But how will customers decide whether to use Google Compute Engine, Rackspace Cloud, Windows Azure, HP Cloud, or another IaaS provider? For an informed answer to that question, InfoWorld turned to Michael Crandell, CEO and founder of RightScale, the cloud-management services company that helps customers work with everything from Amazon EC2 to Microsoft Azure.
An outage of Amazon’s Elastic Compute Cloud in North Virginia has taken down Netflix, Pinterest, Instagram, and other services. According to numerous Twitter updates and our own checks, all three services are unavailable as of Friday evening at 9:10 p.m. PT.
via Amazon cloud outage takes down Netflix, Instagram, Pinterest, & more | VentureBeat.
With the critical Amazon outage, which is the second this month, we wouldn’t be surprised if these popular services started looking at other options, including Rackspace, SoftLayer, Microsoft’s Azure, and Google’s just-introduced Compute Engine. Some of Amazon’s biggest EC2 outages occurred in April and August of last year.
Echo provides a real-time platform bundled with a suite of applications that enables you to transform your website into a vibrant, real-time social experience. One that keeps users engaged as the web continues to evolve.
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