Tech Talk Guests — Windows versus Linux/Unix
- Billy Ball, Stratford Linux/UNIX Expert, Instructor, and Author
- Jake Lagdameo, Stratford Windows 2000 Expert and Instructor
Window Trends and Topics
- Operating Systems compared (2000, XP, next 64-bit OS, etc.)
- What is best for the home consumer and the business?
- Microsoft’s newfound commitment to Security?
- Hardening tips for IIS, Win2000 Server, Win2000 Workstation, etc.
- Impact of Microsoft’s .Net initiative
- Certification tips for those entering the workforce
Linux/UNIX Trends and Topics
- What is open source?
- What is a distribution?
- First time user guide for smooth installation of Linux
- Hardening tips for Linux, UNIX, Apache, etc.
- Lindows — is it any good?
- United Linux — good or bad for the movement?
- What about Linux applications?
Other topics
- Open versus Close Source Code
- Linux performance versus Windows performance (single processor, multiprocessor, etc.)
- Number of Linux/UNIX versus Windows web servers (Linux/UNIX guys love this stat)
- Linux security versus Windows security (a Linux/UNIX favorite topic)
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