Seen that? - Challenge: Longest Uptime

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Challenge: Longest Uptime HackITLinux

Linux is known to be highly stable and reliable. Personally, I have proven this several times already pitting Linux against Windows-based servers. Let's have some fun today and see who has the longest running linux system. Those maintaining servers will surely get impressive results but hey, this is all for fun (and to prove that Linux is indeed stable and reliable). What you need to do is simple - just type [...] Read More


Win USD20,000!!!! HackITLinux

Hang-on, you can't win US$20,000 if you are not a Graduate student from the Asia-Pacific region, namely, Singapore, China, Hong Kong, India, Japan, Malaysia, South Korea and Australia (what? No Philippines?!!!! No fair!). ZDNet Asia announces Red Hat's Red Hat Challenge to business school graduate students. Contest starts this month. Hurry, registration ends March 11. [...] Read More


Windows 7 vs. Linux HackITLinux

Computerworld's Preston Gralla has dedicated a series of recent blog posts to the question of whether Windows 7 could be "Microsoft's Linux killer." "At the recent PDC, where Windows 7 was unveiled, Windows and Windows Live senior vice president Steve Sinofsky claimed that Windows 7 used less than half of the 1 GB of RAM on his Lenovo S10 netbook," Gralla wrote on October 31st. "Making the new operating system lightweight [...] Read More


Don´t forget the challenge Daily Power Walk

In May I told you about May Challenge held over at Tales from the Scales. I´m not sure if any of you joined but I definitely hope so! I want to remind you again that the challenge is still on but not as May challenge. It´s now been five weeks since it all started and there are more than 90 participants challenging themselves. Why don´t you join in? I like Tales from the scales [...] Read More


Challenge yourself Daily Power Walk

Sometimes we get in to the routines of working out that we get a bit bored. Maybe it's time for a challenge? And this time I am not talking about weight loss challenges. You can either challenge yourself of ask a friend to join you. You will motivate each other! A challenge can be setting a special goal that you will achieve within a week. A reasonable one of course! Or maybe go [...] Read More