Eco-friendly Offices

So, with seemingly everyone talking about eco-responsibility, Sun has taken the next step in designing offices that are based on the same principles as our Project Blackbox. Take a look here http://blogs.sun.com/ontherecord/entry/project_ecobox_the_next_generation.

Posted at 01:26PM Apr 03, 2007 by samktan in SUNW  |  Comments[0]

Are you running the latest version of Java?

So it's quickly coming to the point where Java is as critical to productivity as a browser and email. I would go so far as to say that I can live without a word processor but I can't live without Java, especially for internet e-banking and e-commerce sites.

To check if you have the latest version of Java on your browser, go to http://www.java.com/en/download/installed.jsp and click "Verify Installation". Keep in mind that you need to balance "latest and greatest" against "works with my Java applets and applications". Sadly, write once run anywhere is still over the next horizon.

Posted at 04:48AM Mar 31, 2007 by samktan in SUNW  |  Comments[0]

How long does it take Windows to format NTFS on 24TB?

So, if you're one of the lucky ones with a Sun Fire X4500 and want to try installing Windows Server 2003 on it, then you can help answer the question to my blog title. Download the install guide here and post your results in the comments section of this blog.

Posted at 09:55AM Mar 29, 2007 by samktan in SUNW  |  Comments[0]

Fishworks is coming!

Read all about the new appliance strategy at Sun, as reported by IDC. This report was not commissioned by Sun, IDC wrote it entirely out of their own interest in the technology. IDC report here

Posted at 06:38AM Mar 28, 2007 by samktan in SUNW  |  Comments[0]

The Second Coming

So for those of you who might have seen some of my earlier blogs, I've dumped all the original blogs and am starting again. I think I did too much or I tried to do too much and the result was something that was too difficult to manage. My new plan is to just upload postings and not mess around with the themes, because that can really take up a lot of time, something that I don't have a much to spare. Anyway, let's hope I get more output second time around.

Posted at 09:24AM Mar 27, 2007 by samktan in SUNW  |  Comments[0]