http://netvouz.com/narky/tag/thinking?feed=rss narky's bookmarks tagged "thinking" on Netvouz http://www.informationweek.com/management/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=192300292&pgno=1&queryText= Fascinating article on google's unconventional buisness practices. Google is different. And it's different not only because its thinking is original and its applications unique--witness search queries morphed into a lobby display of bursting color--but because the company's unconventional IT strategy makes it so. Commodity hardware and free software hardly seem like the seeds of an empire, yet Google has turned them into an unmatched distributed computing platform that supports its wildly popular search engine, plus a burgeoning number of applications. We used to call them consumer applications, but Google changed that. Businesses also use them because, well, Google is different. Computing > World Wide Web > Google narky Mon, 04 Sep 2006 14:27:34 GMT http://monkeyblog.org/ubuntu/installing/ Having problems installing something on your new Ubuntu operating system? "Where's the EXE?", "Where do I need to extract this to?", "How do I run it?", "Where did it go?" - have you been thinking questions like these? Don't worry, installing software, themes and other things on Ubuntu is actually very easy! This guide will help you understand with screenshots, instructional videos and to-the-point language. Computing > Linux > Howto narky Sat, 21 Oct 2006 07:20:31 GMT http://www.windowsecurity.com/articles/Encrypting-Your-E-mail.html Longing for a little privacy? Thinking it might be time to start encrypting your e-mail? This article looks at the pros and cons, examines e-mail encryption technologies, and provides some tips for getting the most out of e-mail encryption. Computing > Tutorials/walkthrough's/howto's narky Tue, 16 May 2006 05:34:59 GMT