Sponsored White Papers, Webcasts, and Downloads
ZDNet Resources
- Ubuntu 9.10 launch - 29 October
- If it's ...... easier than Win7 to install, they will have a winner!^o^Yawn, another boring launch of another boring linux distro. No excitement, people aren't enthused. There is nothing new here. As I said...BORING.Well 9.04 was not diffcult to install Not sure what you are going for here 9.04 was...
- Tags: Linux, Media Center PCs, Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Operating systems, KDE 4 Desktop, Win7, Ubuntu, HDCP, Microsoft Windows 7, hardware, Microsoft Windows
- Discussion threads 2009-10-26
Additional Resources
- GNOME delays 3.0 release
- normal people use kde anywaygnome should never have existed at all, it's just a waste of developers time.they should have join XFCE and KDE projects.KDE 4.3 ....Just plain stinks ... not ready for prime time.Me, I prefer 3.5.10 ...kde 4.3. doesn't stinkyou are just spoiled by the extremly high standards...
- Tags: OPEN SOURCE, GNOME, KDE, Red Hat Inc.
- Discussion threads 2009-11-10
- Firefox 3.5 (Gallery: Ubuntu 9.10 Karmic Koala)
- Re: Ubuntu 9.10 Karmic KoalaSome nice and welcomed touches but not enough on their own to get people to switch. - Especially me!I left the Ubuntu Family when upgrading to the next version failed on ALL levels! The biggest disaster was changing the repositories to point at the new version....
- Tags: Microsoft Windows, Web browsers, OPEN SOURCE, Mozilla Firefox, Ubuntu, Ubuntu 9.10, Ubuntu 9.10 Karmic Koala
- Discussion threads 2009-11-04
- Yes, Ubuntu can absolutely be the default Windows alternative
- This "commercial" spoof is much betterhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0-22EpQOm8c:)2010: Year of Linux!!!*snickers*Dawson, you're such a tool.AwesomeNot a fan of South Park but that was hilarious.Chrome OSChrome OS isn't vaporware. It's actively developed, and you can download the beta here:http://linux.softpedia.com/get/System/Operating-Systems/Linux-Distributions/Chrome-OS-50930.shtmlI had hopes Google was going to push out something special, kind of like...
- Tags: Operating systems, Netbooks, nettops & MIDs, UNIX, OPEN SOURCE, Ubuntu, operating system, Chrome OS, Chrome, Microsoft Windows 7, Linux, netbook, Microsoft Windows
- Discussion threads 2009-10-27
- What Windows7 could mean for Linux
- Success becomes a problemIf Win7 is as trouble-free as advertised, then there will be a mass-migration to it. This will make M$ great money in the short term. But once customers are there, they are less likely to EVER upgrade again! They are "happy" with XP now - save for...
- Tags: SOAP, Content management, Groupware, Collaboration, Azure, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Silverlight, Microsoft SharePoint, Windows Communication Foundation, Microsofts, Linux
- Discussion threads 2009-10-24
- Who's a candidate for Desktop Linux? Your Kids.
- "Hannah Montana Linux" may not be ready to give to your kids yet, but it's an idea that has legs. My partner in crime in the Frugal Tech Show, Ken Hess, who blogs over at Daniweb, recently published his list of Top 10...
- Tags: Desktop, Children, Desktop Linux, Netbook, Content Filtering, Linux, UNIX, Operating Systems, Netbooks, Nettops & MIDs, Open Source, Software, Hardware, Jason Perlow
- Blog posts 2009-10-20
- XSecurePro 8.4 (Windows)
- XSecurePro is a X Server software package allowing you to securely connect to many different UNIX/Linux environments including RedHat, Solaris, OpenVMS, HPUX, AIX, IRIX, SuSE, and Mandrake using the SSH protocol right from your Windows desktop. XSecurePro allows Window displays in single, full, and multiple modes and provides full control...
- Tags: Mouse, Network File System, SSH, Labtam, XSecurePro, Telnet, Microsoft Windows, Mice, Ip storage, Operating Systems, UNIX, Open Source, Networking, Software, Hardware, Peripherals
- Software downloads 2009-10-11
- BitRock InstallBuilder Multiplatform Enterprise 6.2.4 (Windows)
- BitRock Installbuilder allows you to create easy to use cross platform installers for Linux, Solaris, HP-UX, AIX, Windows and Mac OS X. The generated installers provide native look and feel and desktop integration for Windows, KDE, Gnome and Aqua and are optimized in size and speed, reducing download, startup and...
- Tags: IBM AIX, BitRock, BitRock InstallBuilder, BitRock Installers, Linux, Microsoft Windows, Operating Systems, UNIX, Sun Solaris, Apple Mac OS, Open Source, Servers, Software, Hardware
- Software downloads 2009-10-09
- openSUSE 11.2 M8: What a Fine Lookin' Lizard
- Ubuntu's Karmic Koala isn't the only hot Linux beta floating around. On October 1, the openSUSE project released Milestone 8 of openSUSE 11.2, which is slated for general release in November, just in time for the holiday season. Milestone 8 will precede two release candidates to be also released...
- Tags: Ubuntu, GNOME, KDE, Object-oriented, KDE 4.3, openSUSE 11.2 Milestone 8, Open Source, Jason Perlow
- Blog posts 2009-10-04
- First Look: Ubuntu 9.10 beta "Karmic Koala"
- wow... seriously?NOTE: This was supposed to be in response to the "good for poor people" comment, but I screwed up:Do you have any basis for your claims? Have you even used Linux, let alone this version of Ubuntu which is still just a Beta? Why does cost/money...
- Tags: Microsoft Windows 7, Microsoft Windows, Operating systems, Microsoft Office, Ubuntu
- Discussion threads 2009-10-02
- Report: Netbooks now one-fifth of portable PC shipments
- The point of netbooksis that they are cheap, portable second computers. More expensive portable computers may sell and they may sell well, but they are not competing with the same market. Customers would only want to drop more money for a portable computer if it were going to be their...
- Tags: Netbooks, nettops & MIDs, Notebooks, netbook, computer
- Discussion threads 2009-08-31
- (Windows 7: RTM in pictures)
- (Windows 7: RTM in pictures)tom waitsNice pics, I've played with the beta but it was unstable, specially with visual studio. I'm going to try the RTM sometime soon. Funny thing is that I'm listening tom waits and your media player pics all show tom waits songs :)(I own all...
- Tags: Mice, Desktops, RTM, Microsoft Windows 7, desktop, Microsoft Windows
- Discussion threads 2009-08-06
- Back to school: Will you be buying productivity software for that new laptop?
- Back to school: Will you be buying productivity software for that new laptop?No buy for me.The last time I was 'forced' to use MS Office was back in 2004. After that, it's OpenOffice.There is no reason for MS Office to exist anymore, except to make ignorant people's wallets lighter. No...
- Tags: Linux, Word processors, OPEN SOURCE, OO.org, Back-to-School, productivity software, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Office, OpenOffice, new laptop, laptop computer
- Discussion threads 2009-08-03
- Windows 7 activation ... FAIL!
- Windows 7 activation ... FAIL!They sure have...Now if they'd only do so by making an actual good product rather than just locking everybody into using it....No SoI've been running Linux since giving up on Windows by having too many BSOD screens with Windows ME. And frankly, given Windows Genuine PITA...
- Tags: Operating systems, UNIX, OPEN SOURCE, Microsoft Windows 7, Linux, Microsoft Windows, desktop
- Discussion threads 2009-07-29
- 10 KDE 4 desktop widgets to make you more productive
- KDE 4 brought some big changes to the desktop, including timesaving widgets that do everything from popping you into Twitter to keeping tabs on your servers to providing on-the-fly spell-checking. Jack Wallen runs through 10 of these handy little labor-saving apps.This download is also available as an entry in our...
- Tags: Desktop, KDE, Jack Wallen, Open Source
- Download resources 2009-06-08
- In fairness to Moblin
- In fairness to MoblinIt's UNR, not NBRThe acronym isn't "NBR", it's officially "[b]UNR[/b]" for [i]Ubuntu Netbook Remix[/i].http://www.ubuntu.com/getubuntu/download-netbookGive it timeThere are a lot of interesting concepts circulating in the computing space right now.- smartphone OSes on netbooks/tablets.- smartphone apps on desktop OSes (Ubuntu/Android). - a task-based usage paradigm versus an apps-based...
- Tags: Netbooks, nettops & MIDs, Smart phones, KDE4, NBR, Moblin, Mandriva, netbook, desktop, Palm Inc.
- Discussion threads 2009-05-28
- Moblin on the Classmate
- Moblin on the ClassmateNo surprises. It's the standard Linux boilerplateI couldn't get insert various items of important hardware to work with insert linux distro, but aside from that insert downplaying phrase, insert linux distro is great.And No Maximum SpecsLooking forward to having a play with MoblinMarrying Android & MoblinThe Moblin...
- Tags: OPEN SOURCE, UNIX, Operating systems, Desktops, Moblin, Linux, KDE
- Discussion threads 2009-05-22
- Time to give Adobe Reader the shove
- Time to give Adobe Reader the shoveTime to give Adobe Reader the shoveI'm considering doing the same thing with Adobe Reader... not so much the bugs but the applications is a lot heavier than it needs to be for what it does. Already have VLC and 7-zip loaded, used...
- Tags: Linux, SECURITY, OPEN SOURCE, Evince, VCL, Adobe Systems Inc., Adobe Acrobat Reader, Foxit Reader, shove
- Discussion threads 2009-04-28
- Ubuntu 9.04 "Jaunty Jackalope" is ready for download - Go get it!
- Ubuntu 9.04 "Jaunty Jackalope" is ready for download - Go get it!OpenOffice 3.0is the biggest changeRE: Ubuntu 9.04 Its amazing how no one gets excited about a linux release. I guess there is nothing to be excited about when you have to reformat your drive every 6 months losing...
- Tags: Operating systems, UNIX, OPEN SOURCE, KDE 4.2, http://talkback.zdnet.com/5208-12554-0.html?forumID=1&threadID=5, update manager, Other OS, Ubuntu 9.04, Linux, Ubuntu, linux fanboy
- Discussion threads 2009-04-23
- First look: Ubuntu 9.04 "Jaunty Jackalope" Release Candidate
- First look: Ubuntu 9.04 "Jaunty Jackalope" Release Candidateirst look: Ubuntu 9.04 "Jaunty Jackalope" Release Candidateand it still adds nothing of value for a complete computing experience. A few updated packages? That's it? Let us know when they make a real operating system.Waste of time....What's the point? You...
- Tags: Linux, Operating systems, OPEN SOURCE, release candidate, KDE 4.2, Ubuntu, Ubuntu 9.04, Jaunty Jackalope, operating system
- Discussion threads 2009-04-20
- << Previous
- page 1 of 1
- Next >>
-
-
Smart Tech
Expert advice on innovations in healthcare and the green technologies that make it happen.
Find out more
-
Smart Business
Discussion and advice on management issues that revolve around making your world smarter and more useful.
More Smart Advice
-
Smart People
The best and worst moves in the management and strategy trenches.
Learn More
White Papers and Webcasts
Read about top issues IT decision-makers face every day, plus get cost-effective solutions to real-life IT problems.
Doc delivers the scoop on today's enterprise content management, printer maintenance, and all other issues related to document management. It's the DocuMentor Blog.
