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Dig Into Unix: Standard Streams (Salon.com)
This is the third installment of our Dig Into Unix series , an ongoing look into the deep, geeky insides of the core of OS X. In the first part , we got to fire up the Terminal and take a look around the filesystem as the OS sees it, which is slightly different from how the rest of us see it through the Finder.

35 Years of the UNIX Time-Sharing System (OSNews)
"Earlier this year, people in many places wrote about the 40th anniversary of the moment Ken Thompson sat down and started to work on UNIX (which is actually in August). In fact, UNIX celebrates another birthday this year, even though on a slightly smaller scale. In July 1974, exactly 35 years ago, Dennis Ritchie and Ken Thompson published the first version of their seminal paper The UNIX ...

Storix, Inc. Announces UNIX System Recovery for ISP/MSP Model (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance)
SAN DIEGO----Storix, Inc., provider of Unix-based backup and disaster recovery solutions for Linux, AIX and Solaris Systems, today announced System Backup Administrator version 7.1 now with support for multi-tenant and multi-instance computing infrastructures.

Mac News Briefs: Omni Group releases OmniGraphSketcher (Macworld)
The Omni Group on Wednesday released OmniGraphSketcher, a new graph creation tool. There were also updates to iPod Access, Cocktail, and Mystical Tint Tone and Color.

Celebrating freedom with open source (TechRepublic)
As of this writing it is Independence Day here in the USA. On this day Jack Wallen ruminates on the freedoms that Linux has brought to him and the millions of other users. Do you share in his sentiment? Or are you one of those that espouses "It's just an operating system!"?

Encrypt data in Linux/Unix (Linux Today)
Unixmen: "Do you have files on your computer that you wouldn't want your spouse to read, or perhaps your main competitor. Chances are if you use your computer for work or general usage the answer is yes. Also what happens if you want to send a file to someone, or let them download it from you, but you only have access to the coded file."

The basics of secure admin privilege use with Unix (TechRepublic)
Sometimes, it's worthwhile to get back to basics. Read about the basics of secure administrative privilege use on Unix-like systems. Some of my readers may find this a very basic article, presenting information that they already know like the backs of their hands. The frequency with which I see people -- and even entire OS development teams -- violating basic, common security sense with regard ...

Apps: Cocktail, iPod Access Photo, TorrentDam, Layers (MacNN)
Cocktail 4.4 (Leopard Edition) ($20) is designed to allow access to some of the more complicated functions within the Unix shell. The latest version adds the ability to reset home directory permissions and access control lists, while providing options to set Time Machine's backup intervals and other settings. The new release also expands support for network interfaces and Safari 4. [Download - ...

Staying In Shape vs. a Busy IT Job Schedule? (Slashdot)
tnok85 writes "I started a new job ~7 months ago at a very large company working a 12-hour night shift (7PM-7AM) in a fairly high volume NOC. Our responsibilities extend during the night to basically cover everything but the most complex situations regarding UNIX/Windows/Linux/App administration, at which point we'll reach out to the on-calls. I live 1.5 hours away as well, so it turns into 4-5 ...

Ericsson Core Data Transcript Engineer (Cellular-News.com)
Core Data Transcript Engineer's position requires Ericsson Eqipment Experience. •Ericsson Managed Services DT requirements. •Experience with DT & O&M.

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