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Intro to Darwinism

No, this isn't going to be a religious or scientific battle about the origin of our universe. It's going to be a first look at Darwin, the underlying level of Mac OS X. Right now you are probably asking yourself why, how, or are confused as to what Darwin really is. I can give a you a great nutshell answer for each. Strap on your…

Local Search Explodes

Happy New Year! Cheers to big clicks in 2004! In Tuesday's issue we looked at Google predictions for 2004. As we all know, Google's not the only search engine, and those of us whose rankings dropped after the Florida update learned that it's not profitable to expect traffic from Google.

6 “Life or Death” Factors For Any Website!

Not a week goes by that half a dozen people don't ask me what separates a great, money-making website from a bad one. In response, I surveyed a number of different websites, large and small, to find what they share in common to make them so successful. With few exceptions, every extraordinarily great website contained the following elements:

The Wrong Way to Upgrade Your RPMs

Most Linux distributions use the RPM[1] format for their software packages. RPMs are managed by the rpm program, which typically lives at /usr/bin/rpm.[2]

Preparing a Contract With an Outsource Service Provider

When your in-house expertise and/or budget doesn't allow you to implement a vital IT development project, it's time to weigh the advantages and disadvantages of outsourcing. If you finally decide to outsource your project, you have to choose an outsource service provider (OSP) that best fits your needs. The next step - a most important and responsible one - is negotiating and preparing a contract.