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No more need for an antivirus software?

No more need for an antivirus software?This still uses a thin client type application installed on the client.Yes, its more clound than local, but most corporate AV's work similar to this. They are more client heavy, but with a little tweaking they could move to a cloud type formation....

Tags: Tools & Techniques, Cyberthreats, Viruses and worms, SECURITY, Operating systems, Debian repository, software, virus, antivirus software, Linux, DSL

Discussion threads 2008-08-12

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Browser rivals to register official complaints about Microsoft's ballot screen proposal

Opera"Browser rivals to register official complaints about Microsoft's ballot screen proposal". . . and by "browser rivals" you really mean Opera, who has been whimpering and whining the whole time. A browser that barely appears on anybody's charts, but still retains a cult following.I think Microsoft is improving with IE7...

Tags: Web browsers, ballot screen, Web browser, Opera Software ASA, ballot screen proposal, Microsoft Corp., official complaint

Discussion threads 2009-11-05

OpenSolaris 2009.06: Getting Better All The Time

The June 2009 (2009.06) release of OpenSolaris provides a solid Open Source GNOME desktop experience like that of a modern Linux distribution combined with the scalability and stability of UNIX. Over the weekend, I had the chance to take a look at Sun...

Tags: OpenSolaris, Sun Solaris, OpenSolaris 2009.06, Linux, Open Source, Operating Systems, Software, Jason Perlow

Blog posts 2009-06-07

Google releases source for Google Update

Word came down from the Google-plex last Friday that the company has decided to release the source code for Google Update. Codenamed Omaha, Update is a software installer that automatically updates Google Earth, Chrome, and other Google-produced apps designed to run on Windows. The development team says they decided to...

Tags: Software, Google Inc., Omaha, Development Team, Tools & Techniques, Open Source, Management, Joe Brockmeier

Blog posts 2009-04-15

CTIA 09: Hands-on walk through BlackBerry App World, available now

CTIA 09: Hands-on walk through BlackBerry App World, available nowPhoneGap, HTML5 & BONDI SupportHopefully RIM is working with the PhoneGap project, to get more Blackberry functionality supported. It would be nice to be able to build rich web apps that run across all of the major smartphone OSes. HTML5 and...

Tags: Handhelds, Cellular phones, CTIA 09, BlackBerry App World, Blackberry App, RIM BlackBerry, Hands-On, CTIA, available now

Discussion threads 2009-04-01

Is Ubuntu getting bloated and slow?

Is Ubuntu getting bloated and slow?We already have one Linux users answer:http://talkback.zdnet.com/5208-10532-0.html?forumID=1&threadID=53520&messageID=1012181&start=0I had the same problem with Fedora......which is why I abandoned it on the family PC in favor of Gentoo. I suspect that part of the problem is the temptation to optimize for newer equipment and the old...

Tags: OpenOffice, Linux, Notebooks, OPEN SOURCE, Operating systems, Ubuntu

Discussion threads 2008-10-27

On the Linux laptop the distro is key

On the Linux laptop the distro is key"technical problems like installing software "Oh, thats right. You can't just click "setup.exe" can you.So, just how long did you go without Open Office functional before your expert pal bailed you out? Once again, if we were to substitute Vista for...

Tags: Operating systems, OPEN SOURCE, eeePC, community version, Xandros, Linspire, distro, Linux, ASUS, Linux laptop, laptop computer

Discussion threads 2008-10-24

Plat'Home OpenBlockS: Made in Japan

Embedded Linux devices have always fascinated me, because besides on the server, it's where I think the Open Source OS is going to make the most impact. From 2002 to 2004, I worked for SHARP as a developer liaison consultant on the very much before its time ZAURUS Linux/Java PDA,...

Tags: Developer, Device, Storage, Debian, OpenBlockS, OpenBlockS266, CF, Plat'Home Linux, TheOpenBlockS, Linux, Embedded Linux, Operating Systems, Open Source, UNIX, Software, Jason Perlow

Blog posts 2008-08-03

Kaspersky's Malaysian site hacked by Turkish hacker

According to Zone-h.org, Kaspersky's Malaysian site has been defaced by a Turkish hacker during the weekend, through a SQL injection, leaving the following message - "hacked by m0sted And Amen Kaspersky Shop Hax0red No War Turkish Hacker Thanx to Terrorist Crew all team members". "The official Malaysian Kaspersky Antivirus's...

Tags: Web, Malware, Web Site, Site, Hacker, Kaspersky, Web Site Development, Web Technology, Cyberthreats, Spyware, Adware & Malware, Security, Viruses And Worms, Internet, Dancho Danchev

Blog posts 2008-07-21

OpenSUSE 11 RC1: The Mercedes-Benz to Ubuntu’s Volkswagen

2008 will be a very good vintage for community end-user Linux distributions. So far, we've seen the release of Ubuntu 8.04, which is universally considered to be  a major milestone release in usability and device compatibility, and one of the easiest distros to install. While not as widely lauded, we...

Tags: Ubuntu, Novell Inc., Fedora Project, Novell OpenSuse, Volkswagen AG, GNOME, Software Update Utility, Linux, Open Source, UNIX, Operating Systems, Software, Jason Perlow

Blog posts 2008-06-03

Flash Player 10 codename "Astro" goes beta

Flash Player 10 codename "Astro" goes betaAvailable for *all* operating systems! Great!Thanks for bringing out a Linux version straight away! Will version 10 for Linux, be more stable than version 9 for Linux? Because (although it was a big improvement upon the unstable version 7), stability is still an issue...

Tags: Operating systems, UNIX, OPEN SOURCE, Linux, Flash Player 10 codename, Flash Player 10, Macromedia Flash Player

Discussion threads 2008-05-15

What's wrong at OpenSolaris

The OpenSolaris community just released the first complete "Project Indiana" edition of the OS - and in that process demonstrated why community enthusiasm for the product seems to have weakened recently. It's a great product -everything from ZFS to a new package management system...

Tags: OpenSolaris, Intel X86, Developer Argument, Sun Solaris, Linux, UNIX, Operating Systems, Servers, Software, Hardware, Paul Murphy

Blog posts 2008-05-15

OpenSolaris: What Ubuntu wants to be when it grows up

What would Ubuntu be like if it were an OS for grown-ups? This week at its CommunityOne event in San Francisco, Sun will release its May 2008 build of OpenSolaris (2008.05) the Open Source operating system based on the source code of the...

Tags: Ubuntu, OpenSolaris, Sun Solaris 10, Operating System, Sun Microsystems Inc., BSD, Sun Solaris, Linux, UNIX, Operating Systems, Open Source, Servers, Software, Hardware, Jason Perlow

Blog posts 2008-05-05

Will OpenSolaris bring a chill to Sun-Ubuntu romance?

You scratch my back, and I'll scratch yours. That seems to be the mantra of Ubuntu and Sun, both open source underdogs whose relationship and mutual platform support has been growing for three years.  On the eve of the release of OpenSolaris, both companies are banging the drum that the...

Tags: Ubuntu, OpenSolaris, Sun Microsystems Inc., Linux, Open Source, Servers, Operating Systems, Software, Hardware, Paula Rooney

Blog posts 2008-05-02

Ubuntu: I'm extremely impatient

Okay, I admit, I am an impatient person. I hate waiting in lines. I have a superiority complex and a tremendous arrogance where I believe the world revolves around me. Hey, I'm a New Yorker, it comes with the territory. My wife, Rachel, is infuriated by this -- whenever we...

Tags: Ubuntu, Mozilla Firefox 3.0, Mozilla Firefox, Web Browsers, Internet, Jason Perlow

Blog posts 2008-04-25

Ubuntu Mobile: who cares? Sorry, mostly coders and open source reality distortionists for now

Ubuntu Mobile: who cares? Sorry, mostly coders and open source reality distortionists for nowIronicIronic that ubuntu is "going mobile" yet they can't seem to make some basic changes to their install-screens to allow for a better installation experience of their desktop OS on devices with less than 800 x 600...

Tags: Advertising & Promotion, Ubuntu, Ubuntu Mobile, mobile, open source reality, coder, Skype Technologies S.A., open source

Discussion threads 2008-02-26

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

Ubuntu 7.10 "Gutsy Gibbon" features

Ubuntu 7.10 "Gutsy Gibbon" featuresLooks good to me.I'll have to give it a go and see how it runs on the old dell.PolishedEver more polished! I for one will certainly give it a spin. But until the final release in October, I'll stick with 7.04 Feisty Fawn. I'm not much...

Tags: Operating systems, UNIX, OPEN SOURCE, Ubuntu, Linux, font, distro, PCLinuxOS, Fedora Project

Discussion threads 2007-06-20

No Wine for Ubuntu-powered Dell PCs

No Wine for Ubuntu-powered Dell PCsJust a minor nit to pick...[B]"BTW You can easily install Wine without any hassle:"[/B]You can't install that which you do not know about! And chances are good that many of the new Linux customers won't know about wine. BUT for those in the know, you...

Tags: innotek VirtualBox, Dell PC, PC, IBM Corp., wine, Dell Computer Corp., Ubuntu, Linux

Discussion threads 2007-05-11

Sun and Canonical to distribute Java with Ubuntu Linux

A complete Sun Java stack, including Java SE 6, GlassFish, JavaDB, and NetBeans, is now available with the latest release of Ubuntu v7.04 Feisty Fawn. Users can find it in the "multiverse" repository and install the packages just like any other Ubuntu programs, according to Ubuntu founder Mark Shuttleworth."Last November...

Tags: Sun, Licenses, Programming, NetBeans, Linux, Java, General, Community, Commercial

Blog posts 2007-04-18