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Anatomy of Linux Journaling File System

In recent history, journaling file systems were viewed as an oddity and thought of primarily in terms of research. But today, a journaling file system (ext3) is the default in Linux®. Discover the ideas behind journaling file systems, and learn how they provide better integrity in the face of a power failure or system crash. Learn about the various journaling file systems in use today, and peek into the next generation of journaling file systems.

HP donating file system to Linux - Tru64 Unix Advanced File System (AdvFS)

HP on Monday is announcing the contribution of its Tru64 Unix Advanced File System (AdvFS) source code to the Linux community, offering capabilities in uptime, security, and improved performance of Linux file systems, the company said. AdvFS will be donated as a reference implementation of an enterprise Linux file system. Code will be made available under the General Public License Version 2 for compatibility with the Linux kernel, HP said.

Anatomy of Linux Journaling File System

IconJournaling file systems used to be an oddity primarily for research purposes, but today it's the default in Linux. Discover the ideas behind journaling file systems, and learn how they provide better integrity in the face of a power failure or system crash. Learn about the various journaling file systems in use today, and peek into the next generation of journaling file systems.

Anatomy of Linux Journaling File Systems

LinucksGirl writes "Journaling file systems used to be an oddity primarily for research purposes, but today it's the default in Linux. Discover the ideas behind journaling file systems, and learn how they provide better integrity in the face of a power failure or system crash. Learn about the various journaling file systems in use today, and peek into the next generation of journaling file systems."

Transtec Computers Limited: transtec NAS File Servers Now for Linux; Storage systems with Open-E DSS software enable file sharing and network access with high availability

TMCNet: Transtec Computers Limited: transtec NAS File Servers Now for Linux; Storage systems with Open-E DSS software enable file sharing and network access with high availability

Sonic Focus: Digital music is just "good enough"

When one puts an iPod into a home theater system it's easy to hear the degradation in a digital audio file due to file compression when compared to a compact disc (CD) when the system is powered by a decent amplifier and a 7.1 speaker set. In some cases, a decent speaker might even highlight the noises that are caused by file compression. This is not a matter of how the digital music file is played, but how the file is being stored, or, being compressed. When consumers enjoy the high portability of their beloved music in a wide array of consumer electronic products, they are scarifying the "life" of music also. Driven by attempts to restore compressed digital music with vitality, Sonic Focus, a digital audio enhancement solution provider, which was recently merged by intellectual property (IP) and multimedia subsystem company ARC Internat

Anatomy of Linux Flash File Systems

IconYou'll find flash file systems used in personal digital assistants (PDAs), cellphones, MP3 players, digital cameras, USB flash drives (UFDs), and even laptop computers. This article looks at a couple of the read-only file systems and also reviews the various read/write file systems available today and how they work. Explore what the flash devices are all about and the challenges that they introduce.

McAfee Identifies Largest Trojan File in Three Years

Almost 500,000 people have been caught out by a booby-trapped media file, says security firm McAfee. The fake file poses as a music track, short video or movie and has been widely seeded on file-sharing networks to snare victims.

Migrating to the Newest Linux File System ext4

Ext4 is the latest in a long line of Linux® file systems, and it's likely to be as important and popular as its predecessors. As a Linux system administrator, you should be aware of the advantages, disadvantages, and basic steps for migrating to ext4. This article explains when to adopt ext4, how to adapt traditional file system maintenance tool usage to ext4, and how to get the most out of the file system.

New: Folder Vault 2.0 Portable - Hide + Lock + Encrypt Folder(s) File(s)

New: Folder Vault ® 2.0 Portable - Hide + Lock + Encrypt Folder(s) File(s) - What's New In Folder Vault ® 2.0: * Added the ability for securing data in the vault folder on portable removable media; ie USB Flash Drives etc. * Decreased the setup file size from 6MB to 2MB. * Added the ability to change the Stealth Mode hotkey keyboard combination. * Added Explorer Context Menu's (Right-Click) to easily lock a file, folder or drive.

GNOME file manager gets tabbed file browsing

Although Nautilus—the GNOME file manager—includes many useful features and offers an excellent implementation of the spatial paradigm, its browser mode is less impressive and is missing some must-have functionality. The Nautilus developers are about to deliver a big improvement, however, with the addition of full support for tabbed browsing.

GNOME File Manager Gets Tabbed File Browsing

"Although Nautilus--the GNOME file manager--includes many useful features and offers an excellent implementation of the spatial paradigm, its browser mode is less impressive and is missing some must-have functionality. The Nautilus developers are about to deliver a big improvement, however, with the addition of full support for tabbed browsing.

HP makes another contribution to Linux community

Continuing its efforts to advance customer adoption of Linux, HP has announced the contribution of its Tru64 UNIX Advanced File System (AdvFS) source code to the open source community. The AdvFS source code includes capabilities that increase uptime, enhance security and help ensure maximum performance of Linux file systems. HP will contribute the code as a reference implementation of an enterprise Linux file system under the terms of General Public License Version 2 for compatibility with the Linux kernel, as well as provide design documentation, test suites and engineering resources. The source code serves as a rich technology base to advance ongoing development of Linux by providing a comprehensive foundation for Linux kernel developers to leverage and improve Linux file system functionality.

MediaDefender's Denial Of Service Attack On Revision3

Lots of you are probably familiar with MediaDefender. They've been around for many years (we first mentioned them back in 2000) with the business proposition of basically helping big entertainment companies disrupt any sort of unauthorized file sharing. In the early days, that just meant putting up spoof files to annoy people. But it's become a lot more sophisticated since then -- including tricking people into downloading spoof files with malware that actually scans your computer for infringing files. Then, of course, there was the infamous attempt to create an entire fake honeypot file sharing system to try to catch people for unauthorized file sharing. The company has also been accused of a variety of different denial of service attacks against sites it believes are promoting file sharing.

Fake media file snares PC users

The fake file poses as a music track, short video or movie and has been widely seeded on file-sharing networks to snare victims.

HP donating file system to Linux

Tru64 Unix Advanced File System source code offers capabilities in uptime, security, and improved performance of Linux file systems

Tru64 Advanced File System Released as Open Source

In a bid to further Linux file system innovation, HP has announced it is opening up its Tru64 Advanced File System (AdvFS) to the open source Linux community.

F5 Acopia File Virtualisation Solution Helps Shopzilla Deliver Unsurpassed Online User Experience

F5 Networks, Inc, the global leader in Application Delivery Networking, today announced that Shopzilla, the leading shopping search site, has deployed F5® Acopia® ARX® intelligent file virtualisation systems as the foundation of its file storage management strategy. Shopzilla is leveraging the F5 Acopia ARX system’s unrivalled data migration, global namespace, and data replication capabilities in order to maintain fast response times and uninterrupted access for its more than 20 million unique visitors each month.

HP Open Sources Unix File System for Linux

HP is opening up its Tru64 Advanced File System (AdvFS) to the open source Linux community in a bid to help further Linux file system innovation.

HP donates legacy Unix file system code to Linux

Hewlett Packard Co. has donated its Tru64 Unix Advanced File System (AdvFS) source code to the open source community to simplify administration of large Linux file systems and improve performance and scalability. AdvFS will also enable administrators to perform online backups while in operation and will increase system availability. The code has been donated under General Public License, or GPL, version 2.

Is Robots.txt Necessary For Unlinked File

Say I have a file which is not generally confidential, but just the same, I don't want it indexed by search engines. I place it in the home folder of a site but has no links to it. Will it be found and indexed or do I need a robots.txt file to ensure its anonymity? With no links I would not expect it to be indexed, but better be sure... -Bob

Malware outbreak blamed on file-swapped MP3s, MPEGs

Consumers are being warned that they may get an ad instead of a music or video file on several file-sharing sites in what security firm McAfee says is the most significant malware outbreak in three years.

Malware outbreak blamed on file-swapped MP3s, MPEGs

Consumers are being warned that they may get an ad instead of a music or video file on several file-sharing sites in what security firm McAfee says is the most significant malware outbreak in three years.

Anatomy of Linux Flash File Systems

"Solid-state drives are all the rage these days, but embedded systems have used solid-state devices for storage for quite some time. You'll find flash file systems used in personal digital assistants (PDAs), cellphones, MP3 players, digital cameras, USB flash drives (UFDs), and even laptop computers. In many cases, the file systems for commercial devices can be custom and proprietary, but they face the same challenges discussed below.

MS offers Open XML File Format Converter for Mac 1.0

In addition to its latest Office 2004 XML update and Office 2008 stability update, Microsoft on Tuesday quietly (and finally) released its much-anticipated Open XML File Format Converter for Mac 1.0, which allows users to convert Open XML files that were created in Office 2008 for Mac or Office 2007 for Windows. The software allows them to open, edit, and save the files in earlier versions of Office for Mac. Open XML Converter can convert Word documents, Excel workbooks, and PowerPoint presentations that are in the Open XML Format and can convert and open a single file, or convert a large number of files. The download is 45MB; it is available free of charge.

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