Solaris

Computing

Lock Down Your Computer Like The NSA

7:40AM May 20, 2011 | Adam Pash

Want to secure your computer with the same techniques used by the National Security Agency? Turns out the NSA has published guides for securing Windows, Mac, Linux, and Solaris operating systems using methods that “are currently being used throughout the government and by numerous entities as a security baseline for their systems.” More »

Entertainment

Download The Score To Solaris Recorded On Photo-Optic Light Discs

12:00PM April 15, 2011 | Adrian Covert

Andrey Tarkovsky’s 1972 sci-fi masterpiece Solaris is not just a great film about space, it’s an all-time great, period. Now, the score to the film is available for free download. And as awesome and spooky sounding as it is, the story of it’s creation is arguably better. More »

Software

Watch The Earth’s Aurora Pulsate, Live

6:25PM July 13, 2010 | Gary Cutlack

Android app Solaris uses real-time data from several of NASA’s orbital observation satellites, giving you an accurate representation of the magnetic field of the planet. It might come in handy when the apocalypse hits. More »

Why Oracle Bought Sun Microsystems for $US7.4 Billion

5:59AM April 21, 2009 | Matt Buchanan

Why did Oracle pay $7.4 billion for Sun Microsystems after the IBM pulled out before pulling the trigger? Two things says Oracle CEO Larry Ellison: Java and the Solaris operating system. [Computerworld]

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