http://www.jsimmons.co.uk Applied Information Technology Tue, 27 Jul 2010 14:43:36 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en This is a shameless plug for a new service I have setup with my brother and a few other creative people. We have setup a service to help people create audio content for videos, presentations, phone systems and tutorials. I'm basically reselling the following services. Bespoke musical content for videos and even ... http://www.jsimmons.co.uk/2010/07/27/bespoke-multi-media-services/ If you are a regular reader of my website you will know that I'm a fan of Linux and how it can be used within business. I have been looking at a number of Linux distributions and how they can be used in business. My favorites so far have been ... http://www.jsimmons.co.uk/2010/07/19/ipbrick-enterprise-linux/ There are a large number of firewall and security appliances on the market, some good some awful. I tend to use a lot of Cisco security products. With the current supply chain problems in getting hold of Cisco products I have been looking around the market. I have noticed ... http://www.jsimmons.co.uk/2010/06/08/using-ipset-with-iptables-in-ubuntu-lts-1004-to-block-large-ip-ranges/ Growing up in the 1980's as a teenager I was exposed to new exciting developments of the Micro Computer. These were machines which plug into the home television and you can play games and experiment and learn. I had a commodore 64 on which I taught myself 6502 machine code ... http://www.jsimmons.co.uk/2010/06/03/where-are-the-innovators/ The man in the white suit is a comedy film made in the 1950's about an eager scientist that creates a revolutionary product to help mankind. He observes the poor trying to keep themselves clothed and clean. The older washer women struggling to clean clothes, so he decides to ... http://www.jsimmons.co.uk/2010/05/28/the-man-in-the-white-suit/ I have been an keen advocate of open source software and Linux in particular since discovering it back in early 2000, and the power it gave me to manage network environments. Network engineering is more core skill, and I discovered Linux and a myriad of network management tools ... http://www.jsimmons.co.uk/2010/03/01/the-linux-desktop/ Pictured below are the people involved in creating and developing Ubuntu Linux. This is just before version 9.10 was launched. if you have not tried Linux before. I recommend you give Ubuntu Linux a try. Many thanks for all your hard work guys. http://www.jsimmons.co.uk/2009/12/14/thank-you-ubuntu-developement-team/ If you read my article on " What is Applied Information Technology" you will see that I take the view that the use of technology in business should create strong benefits, otherwise technology becomes a burden. You should be able to see a direct business benefit in the operation of ... http://www.jsimmons.co.uk/2009/12/02/how-to-fail-even-with-good-technology/ Have you seen those adverts on the web or in the internet mags advertising server co-location. Co-location is where you pay a company to place your server on the internet in a data center. You pay a monthly or fee and you may sometimes a setup fee. Just like a ... http://www.jsimmons.co.uk/2009/06/01/caveat-emptor-buyer-beware/ A rather dangerous security flaw which can cause major havoc on the ability to deliver internet services has been discovered. A team of security researchers have discovered a security flaw in the protocol called TCP. TCP is the blood that flows through the internet. Without TCP the internet would not ... http://www.jsimmons.co.uk/2008/10/04/sockstress-is-able-to-cause-internet-meltdown/