Archive for May 31st, 2007
Remote Desktop alternative for Mac users
I frequently connect to Windows hosts from my Mac and I have been using the Microsoft Remote Desktop Connection client for Mac OS X. The trouble with this is that it only allows a single connection and it’s not a universal binary (it also has a tendency to crash on exit, requiring a forced [...]
Posted: May 31st, 2007 under OS X, Remote access, Useful software, Windows.
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Running Red Hat Enterprise Linux without a subscription
I’ve written previously about why open source software is not really free (as in monetary value), just free (as in freedom). Companies such as Red Hat and Novell (SUSE) make their money from support and during Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) setup, it is “strongly recommended” that the system is set up for software [...]
Posted: May 31st, 2007 under Linux, Patch management, Software licensing, Useful software, Useful websites.
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Installing VMware Server on Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
Last year, I wrote about installing VMware Server on Fedora Core 6. At the time, I was using version 1.0.1 (build 29996) and tonight I needed to load the latest version 1.0.3 (build 44356) on my laptop, which is now running Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 5. In theory, installing on [...]
Posted: May 31st, 2007 under Linux, VMware Server.
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