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- February 2013 - The date when Firefox could pass Internet Explorer
- RE: February 2013 - The date when Firefox could pass Internet ExplorerThat does assume that everything remains constant, which it won't. If someone creates a new browser that could disrupt it, or when either company releases a new version of their browser that is also going to throw things...
- Tags: Web browsers, Mozilla Firefox, Microsoft Internet Explorer
- Discussion threads 2009-11-06
- How many distros can a healthy netbook market stand?
- How many distros can a healthy netbook market stand?So what exactly is the problem?Do a little research on the device you're buying, and make sure it comes with the software you want. If you're an RPM guy, don't by the Ubuntu-based netbook.Don't you do research before you buy a...
- Tags: Desktops, Microsoft Windows, Operating systems, OPEN SOURCE, UNIX, Linux Standard Base, distro, Ubuntu, desktop
- Discussion threads 2008-10-27
- Ubuntu 8.10 desktop, server to ship Oct 30
- Ubuntu 8.10 desktop, server to ship Oct 30Typo"included" is mispelt in the 4th-to-last paragraph the one which talks about OOo.It has issuesIntel 4965 wireless users:- install linux-backports-modules-intrepid-generic to avoid kernel panics on 802.11g- you're SOL if you use 802.11n...you'll just kernel panicNvidia & ATI users:- probably can't resume from suspendEeePC...
- Tags: Wi-Fi, .NET, cloud computing, OPEN SOURCE, desktop, Ubuntu, EEEPC, Oct 30, wireless, server, Ubuntu 8.10
- Discussion threads 2008-10-26
- Ubuntu 8.10 desktop, server to ship Oct 30
- Trick or treat? Treat. Canonical's latest desktop and server editions of its popular Ubuntu Linux distribution, formerly code named Intrepid Ibex, will be available on October 30. The key new feature on the Ubuntu 8.10 desktop -- 3G network support - enables pervasive connectivity....
- Tags: Ubuntu, Linux, Servers, Desktops, Operating Systems, Open Source, Software, Hardware, Paula Rooney
- Blog posts 2008-10-26
- October promises to be hot month for Drupal, Mono, OpenOffice, Ubuntu
- October is promising to be a big month for open source releases. As the page on the calendar turned, Acquia launched of its commercially supported version of the popular Drupal open source social publishing system. And over the weekend, Novell-sponsored Mono project announced the...
- Tags: .Net, Development Tools, Drupal, Linux, Mono, Office Suites, Open Source, OpenOffice, Operating Systems, Paula Rooney, Software, Software Development, Software/Web Development, Ubuntu
- Blog posts 2008-10-06
- It's official: OOXML is a standard
- It's official: OOXML is a standardA right decisionYou can only FUD so much.Now......we get to see who's going to implement it and how much of it will be implemented. Note that if multiple vendors are using the same MS-Windows API to support OOXML, they're not creating independent implementations of...
- Tags: OpenDocument Format (ODF), Fast Tracking, Office Open XML, oXML, OSI, Microsoft Corp., open source
- Discussion threads 2008-08-15
- Tonight is Linux Night!
- Tonight is Linux Night!Kudo's!Great initiative! I've attended a couple of those install parties myself, and it was great fun. A lot of enthusiastic people.Maybe it can help the beginners if you give them this link to a support website that I've made, which is especially meant for beginners with Ubuntu...
- Tags: UNIX, Operating systems, OPEN SOURCE, Games, Kudo, Linux, Ubuntu, Linux Night!, game
- Discussion threads 2008-06-13
- Firefox 3.0 a memory hog?
- Firefox 3.0 a memory hog?Surely, like all programs, the answer is...."Only what it needs, and no more.".To anyone who might feel like crying "RAM is cheap!", then I would say speaking as a programmer that that would be no excuse for sloppy work.Not a definitive answer just yetIf you want...
- Tags: Web browsers, Flash memory, memory, Mozilla Firefox, Web browser, Mozilla Firefox 3.0
- Discussion threads 2008-06-04
- UI guidelines: one reason the Mac shines, Windows sucks
- UI guidelines: one reason the Mac shines, Windows sucks...KDE is an excellent example of Microsoft done right... simple, elegant, customizable AND not annoying with all the pop-ups and such. Toss in Compiz Fusion and you have a desktop UI that competes (well, beats the snot out of actually) with Vista/XP...
- Tags: Desktops, Operating systems, Apple Macintosh, Microsoft Windows
- Discussion threads 2008-03-26
- 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
- This time for sure on mobile Linux
- This time for sure on mobile LinuxDon't ask meAny illusions I might have had regarding my ability to predict what the public will do have shattered in the face of my cow-orkers. Their workdays are spent, nearly enough, 100% on Linux sessions. They almost universally have Linux systems...
- Tags: UNIX, Operating systems, OPEN SOURCE, Desktops, desktop Linux, mobile, Linux, Ubuntu, desktop, Mobile Linux
- Discussion threads 2007-12-06
- Mono code broken into 3 modules, MonoDevelop 1.0 to ship in January
- The Mono project's leader and GNOME founder Miguel de Icaza was kind enough to pass along a number of news tidits from Mono Summit 2007, held last week in Barcelona. First, the open source organization, sponsored by Novell, decided to separate the source code into three...
- Tags: Mono, MonoDevelop, .Net, Development Tools, Open Source, Software Development, Software/Web Development, Paula Rooney
- Blog posts 2007-12-01
- Building a Windows Home Server - the easy way!
- Building a Windows Home Server - the easy way!UltraVNCNot sure about UltraVNC - everything else should work though.VNCTerminal services will give you better performance, but if you prefer VNC, I can't see any problem. I've run VNC on every MS OS fro Win 95 through Server 2003.Question...I've been thinking...
- Tags: Servers, Operating systems, Microsoft Windows XP, FTP, server, WHS, Microsoft Windows Home Server, Windows Home, VNC, Microsoft Windows
- Discussion threads 2007-11-19
- How+to+be+a+tech+blowhard
- How+to+be+a+tech+blowhardGee, sounds likemost of the headlines on ZDNet. ;-)Pot, kettle, blackGee, didn't you predict many months ago that the iPhone was going to be a monumental failure?I seem to recall at least 1, 4, and 5 in your piece...Maybe you could re-post that piece for the sake of...
- Tags: Advertising & Promotion, Blogging, media
- Discussion threads 2007-11-01
- Note to publishers: Make your CDs platform-independent!
- Note to publishers: Make your CDs platform-independent!Publishing economics[i]why not just include a rich Internet application on the disk? Or files to install on a web server? Or straight HTML, Javascript, etc., that can be run on any CD-ROM, whether it's installed on a Mac, Linux box, or a brand new...
- Tags: Operating systems, UNIX, OPEN SOURCE, Web browsers, Linux, Microsoft Windows, CD, Windows App, Web browser
- Discussion threads 2007-08-15
- Dell's Ubuntu-powered line
- Dell's Ubuntu-powered lineMike Cox what now?We need your guidance!Good on Dell, but...I commend Dell for this bold step. Offering Linux on the desktop is a VERY brave move. I wish them well.Dell's suggestion box was overwhelmed with requests for Linux and other open source products. But, we need to look...
- Tags: Operating systems, UNIX, Microsoft Windows, OPEN SOURCE, Ubuntu, Dell Computer Corp., Linux
- Discussion threads 2007-05-24
- Ubuntu 7.04 Feisty Fawn (Ubuntu 7.04 Feisty Fawn)
- Ubuntu 7.04 Feisty Fawn (Ubuntu 7.04 Feisty Fawn)Anything more than eye candy?What does this do for me to justify spending 2-4 hours to upgrade? The "story" features a lot of meaningless screen captures of progress bars and OS loads and not much else of interest. Let me ask,...
- Tags: Microsoft Windows, Linux, Operating systems, OPEN SOURCE, Yellow Dog Linux, Ubuntu, Ubuntu 7.04 Feisty Fawn, Ubuntu 7.04
- Discussion threads 2007-04-20
- Munich's $44.5M 14,000-PC desktop Linux migration project: So far, so good
- Munich's $44.5M 14,000-PC desktop Linux migration project: So far, so goodMicrosoft was actually cheaperAn earlier story had it that MS has actually come in with a bid that was $30 million cheaper but Munich still went with Linux.ArthasNo kiddingMy question is, who the hell thought that was a fair price?...
- Tags: UNIX, Operating systems, OPEN SOURCE, Good Grief, Linux, Microsoft Corp., government
- Discussion threads 2006-10-30
- OpenOffice plug-in plan set for debut
- OpenOffice plug-in plan set for debutNeeds an 'e-mail' clientIt still needs an e-mail client if it is goingto go anywhere.Actually, like they split apart the Netscape Suite, they should split apartOpenOffice suite and make everything simple, lean and mean, and individual downloads.How about a very simple OpenOffice, with the MS...
- Tags: Web browsers, OPEN SOURCE, Word processors, Microsoft Office, Yes Vista, information technology, plug-in, OpenOffice, Mozilla Firefox, bloatware, object-oriented
- Discussion threads 2006-09-22
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