Gerhard Potgieter

Added a software section to the site where I will be adding all my projects when I think it is stable enough for a release.

First project added to the section is my Mikrotik SysLogServer, it enables users to do remote logging to it from Mikrotik devices and then stores the logs inside a MySQL or MSSQL database.

Ill soon be adding the AsecoStats project to the pages aswell, as I got allot of requests for it. Just need to package it nicely and write some how to’s.

Thanks for all the support.

Google will today launch it beta version of Google Chrome, a open source browser to go head to head with Firefox and the likes.

So why are they launching Chrome? Because they believe they can add value for users and, at the same time, help drive innovation on the web.

Google’s aim is to provide a fresh new browser built from scratch, in fact the first multi threaded browser. Under the hood, they were able to build the foundation of a browser that runs today’s complex web applications much better. By keeping each tab in an isolated “sandbox”, they were able to prevent one tab from crashing another and provide improved protection from rogue sites. They improved speed and responsiveness across the board. They also built a more powerful JavaScript engine, V8, to power the next generation of web applications that aren’t even possible in today’s browsers.

Apparently this is just the beginning, Google Chrome is far from done, this beta is only being released to Windows clients to start a broader discussion and to get input from the public as soon as possible.

For a comic explaining Google Chrome go here

As soon as the donwload is available I will post a link and info here.

Ubuntu Hardy Heron finally got released today. The Linux community have been counting down the days for the official release and its finally here. Not only did the Ubuntu community do what it does best and produce an easy-to-use, reliable, free software platform, but Hardy Heron will have Long Term Support (LTS) with security updates for five years on the server and three years on the desktop editions. With  hundreds of improvements and the addition of the latest version of Firefox amongst other outstanding applications, no wonder more and more users are converting to Ubuntu with every new release, and this one has no exception.

Hardy Heron not only comes with the latest version of Gnome, but also boasts superb productivity tools, music and video support, office applications that completely integrate with the proprietary office applications out there and a tested and stabilized platform for a faster and safer browsing experience using Firefox 3.

I just finished downloading the ISO’s for both the server and desktop editions and as soon as I get home tonight I will upgrade my server to Hardy Heron. All and all I’m looking quite forward to playing with the new release and know it will be a pleasant experience just like all the previous releases.

Big up to the Canonical Team for creating this fine operating system for no cost at all. More info about the features of release can be found on the official Ubuntu website.