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- (Images: Linux gets a taste of Windows and Mac)
- (Images: Linux gets a taste of Windows and Mac)A taste of Windows and Mac?KDE has been around for long time you know.RE: (Images: Linux gets a taste of Windows and Mac)[B]Kickoff[/B] – Been available in KDE 3.4 so basically for about two years now. OpenSuSE and I believe PCLinuxOS use...
- Tags: OPEN SOURCE, Desktops, Operating systems, UNIX, Beryl, virtualization, Apple Macintosh, KDE, Linux, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows Vista
- Discussion threads 2008-01-11
- Apple's new kick-butt file system pushes on
- Apple's new kick-butt file system pushes onSounds similarto ReiserFS 4... ]:)FINALLY!Competition in a MEANINGFUL way, not just bells and whistles!Open source seems to be good.Sun being sued for ZFS?Isn't Sun being sued by NetApp over patented idea/technology infringement in the ZFS?Article sounds a bit over-hypedalmost to the point where it...
- Tags: NetApp, open source, patent office, Beryl, ZFS, file system, Apple Inc., Sun Microsystems Inc.
- Discussion threads 2007-10-05
- Project list was 5th most read on open source blog
- Project list was 5th most read on open source blogBerylDuh, Beryl :Dhttp://www.beryl-project.org/
- Tags: open source blog, Beryl, open source
- Discussion threads 2006-12-18
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- Can Ubuntu win the OS beauty pageant?
- Can Ubuntu win the OS beauty pageant?Sure it canIf you are using gnome (Ubuntu's default desktop envrionment) just go to gnomelook.org and look at the screen shots people have posted. There are a lot of creative folks out there. It's pretty easy to make gnome look and act like auqa....
- Tags: Apple Mac OS, Operating systems, OPEN SOURCE, Desktops, Compiz-fusion, Even Linux, Ubuntu, operating system
- Discussion threads 2008-07-23
- Adventures with open source apps on Linux - Part 1
- Adventures with open source apps on Linux - Part 1Great! Some multimedia tips.In the sequel you might find it handy to include the swiftest way to add the missing restricted multimedia-codecs, plus a new thing on Sun Java (new since 8.04):- establish internet connection- Applications - Add/Remove- Show: all available...
- Tags: open source, OpenOffice Draw, multimedia, Medibuntu, Linux, w32codec, Click Apply, plug-in
- Discussion threads 2008-05-23
- Mac OS 10.5.2 a lemon for music
- Mac OS 10.5.2 a lemon for musicWell, there goes two OS's straight away![i]"...what we should start to expect from the actual OS is [b]less eye candy and more conservative, long-term nuts-and-bolts reliability[/b]."[/i]There goes Mac OS X and Vista straight out of the window then!Ahh the echo chamber effectWhere ten people...
- Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Operating systems, Media players, VLC, Looks like IT, Mac OS 10.5.2, Apple Mac OS, lemon, audio, Microsoft Windows Vista, Apple Macintosh
- Discussion threads 2008-05-22
- Open Source Commandments II: Passover Penguins
- Open Source Commandments II: Passover Penguins"Thou shalt not hate or mistreat the foreigner among you, . . ."Thou shalt not hate or mistreat the foreigner among you, for you yourselves were foreigners in a strange land." (With profound apologies to the King James translators ...)Enough with trashing Windows and...
- Tags: Linux, Microsoft Windows, Operating systems, Open Source Commandments II, Passover Penguins, foreigner, open source
- Discussion threads 2008-04-18
- Is Ubuntu becoming the generic Linux distro?
- Is Ubuntu becoming the generic Linux distro?I agree + typo?I have noticed the exact same thing.BTW: I believe you have a typo when you said say that you have handled dozens of Linux distros, and you say that you "always go back to Linux". Did you mean you always go...
- Tags: OPEN SOURCE, UNIX, Operating systems, Notebooks, Distro, Ubuntu, distro, Linux
- Discussion threads 2008-04-02
- Windows Vista (In)capable
- Windows Vista IncapableOn 915 graphics.I have a Dell D620 (Not even Vista basic recommended but possible, this via Dell's site) running PCLinuxOS, it flies, including with Beryl turned on.There is no reason why I, and others with even more modest video capabilities can run Beryl smoothly, with 100x for Wow...
- Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Operating systems, Vista Capable Sticker, Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows
- Discussion threads 2008-03-02
- Microsoft preps StartKey: A 'Windows companion' on a USB stick
- Microsoft preps StartKey: A 'Windows companion' on a USB stickRE: Its not an OS on a stick......So it doesn't have stand alone functionality. It will always depend on finding a computer with Windows. Sounds more like a gimmick than a tool. As for KDE, you do know...
- Tags: Operating systems, OPEN SOURCE, UNIX, Portable Apps, Scandisk, Microsoft Windows, Linux, Windows companion, StartKey, OS-on-a-stick, KDE, Microsoft Corp., desktop
- Discussion threads 2008-03-02
- For+Shuttleworth+it+all+comes+down+to+trust
- For+Shuttleworth+it+all+comes+down+to+trustForking vs "moving on"If someone's ideas are not being accepted in a project quickly enough or completely enough, is he more likely to fork the software or to lose interest. Mr. Blankenhorn has praised forks as saving projects while Mr. Shuttleworth believes potential contributors go elsewhere.There are obviously examples...
- Tags: Tools & Techniques, OPEN SOURCE, Proprietary Software, long tail, software, developer
- Discussion threads 2008-02-25
- Windows Server 2008 and Vista SP1 RTM today
- Windows Server 2008 and Vista SP1 RTM todayMillions of users rejoiceWill this be the answer to the prayers of many, or will this be looked at as the bane of SP1. If I remember right, Windows XP SP1 was a bane rather than boon. SP2 was met with mixed...
- Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Operating systems, Servers, Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Windows Server 2008, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows Vista SP1, Vista SP1 RTM today, Microsoft Windows Server, Vista SP1 RTM, server, SP1
- Discussion threads 2008-02-04
- Ubuntu 8.04 "Hardy Heron" alpha 4
- Ubuntu 8.04 "Hardy Heron" alpha 4Wish they would stop with the silly namesJust name it Ubuntu 8 and drop the cutesy names. I hate looking for software and it the download says "works with Gutsy"...is mine Gutsy?Fastest Torrent client out there: Deluge[url=http://www.deluge-torrent.org]FYI[/url]Bar none.Looking forward to it.Looking forward to it.Might...
- Tags: Linux, Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), OPEN SOURCE, Operating systems, NVidia Corp., Microsoft Windows Vista, Ubuntu, Ubuntu 8.04
- Discussion threads 2008-02-03
- KDE 4 for Windows
- KDE 4 for WindowsKonquerorThe best file manager ever invented. It does native FTP, SSH, has integrated MIME managers, mouse over preview of songs and movies, split left/right/top/bottom, fully customizable view and is a fully integrated web browser. Now, I hope, a feature that has LONG been a malware...
- Tags: OPEN SOURCE, Operating systems, KDE, Microsoft Windows, KDE 4, KDE4, Linux
- Discussion threads 2008-01-25
- Microsoft adds a new subscription licensing plan for SMBs
- Microsoft adds a new subscription licensing plan for SMBsComing Down Off Their High-HorseMicrosoft offers a Vista two-for dealMicrosoft softens limits on its Windows Web ServerMicrosoft adds a new subscription licensing plan for SMBsMicrosoft and Samba finally come to terms over Windows protocols Microsoft agrees to cooperate with the European UnionMicrosoft...
- Tags: SMB/SME, Operating systems, OPEN SOURCE, Microsoft Corp., small and medium business, new subscription, Microsoft Windows Genuine Advantage, Linux
- Discussion threads 2008-01-05
- Torvalds: Linux to make dent in smartphones in '08
- Torvalds: Linux to make dent in smartphones in '08Agree. Make Linux happen and smartphones MIDS'sWhy Linux continues to push a rope with the desktop world is beyond me. I mean, you already have 100% market share of the Fry;s geeks for desktop OS.The Linux community should focus on mobility -...
- Tags: Smart phones, UNIX, Operating systems, OPEN SOURCE, Linux, smart phone, Torvalds, Compiz
- Discussion threads 2007-12-15
- Apple: Is this really a dangerous moment?
- Apple: Is this really a dangerous moment?Message has been deleted.The sky is falling!!! The sky is falling!!!Not to say that Apple will always be king of the hill, but I'm not ready to unload my Apple stock just yet. The Mac part of the business is just picking up steam....
- Tags: Digital rights management (DRM), Digital media, Digital music, Apple iTunes, Apple Inc., dangerous moment
- Discussion threads 2007-12-03
- More signs of a new Vista SP1 build waiting in the wings
- More signs of a new Vista SP1 build waiting in the wingsEngrish?Good article rendered illegible by lack of proofreading (or was the text copied from a foreign news release?): "and in the same time also patched and closed the hole of use registry tweak that allows previous release of...
- Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Windows Vista SP1, Microsoft Corp.
- Discussion threads 2007-11-12
- (Screenshots: Ubuntu gets gutsy)
- (Screenshots: Ubuntu gets gutsy)New UbuntuMaybe it takes all these "cubes" and "wiggly" desktops to sell Commercial Desktops, but just what all of this has to do with any kind of serious computer use is beyond me? About the biggest positive I see is at least we can shut it off!...
- Tags: Corporate communications, Cyberthreats, Ubuntu
- Discussion threads 2007-10-16
- Looking forward to Ubuntu 7.10 "Gutsy Gibbon"
- Looking forward to Ubuntu 7.10 "Gutsy Gibbon"don't forgetThe possibility to have you're drives encrypted during the install....Has Compiz Fusion As WellI used to run beryl - originally as eye candy but actually proved to be very useful doing my MSc project (UML on 1 workspace; dissertation on other; java on...
- Tags: Operating systems, UNIX, Microsoft Windows XP, OPEN SOURCE, Ubuntu, Gutsy Gibbon, Linux, Microsoft Windows
- Discussion threads 2007-10-16
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