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Windows: Time to Go on a Diet

Windows: Time to Go on a Diet...by abandoning WindowsI don't mind Windows, but you're right, it needs to be trimmed, a lot. Maybe the stripped-down Windows project will help.Linux does have less bloat, but[i]I haven't bothered to put together a "Winbloatagraph" equivalent for Linux versions, but I suspect that that...

Tags: Operating systems, OPEN SOURCE, KDE 4.0, Microsoft Windows, Diet

Discussion threads 2008-03-03

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C'mon, Vista really isn't that bad

C'mon, Vista really isn't that badRE: C'mon, Vista really isn't that badI agree, it eases the transition from the digital to the physical world for computer users and seems especially geared towards newer computer users and explaining steps and giving more information about the system itself and any software installed....

Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Microsoft Windows Vista, C'MON, Microsoft Corp.

Discussion threads 2008-10-08

You get what you pay for: Paid contributors drive open source

What's the difference between a paid contributor to a FOSS project and a volunteer contributor? According to a paper by Evangelia Berdou, quite a bit. Berdou finds that paid developers take up key positions in projects, while volunteers often work on the periphery. In other words -- much of the...

Tags: Developer, F/OSS, Contributor, Core Contributor, Open Source, Joe Brockmeier

Blog posts 2008-10-06

Android has power of a clean sheet

Android has power of a clean sheetMaybe Android is a big deal?When I first started seeing stories about Android, I figured it was an iPhone wannabe. But, more and more it sounds like my kind of device (os?).This could be the killer app (os?) for phones/PDAs/mp3 players/image viewers.Wow.The key...

Tags: Smart phones, Cellular phones, Programming languages, Nokia Corp., open source

Discussion threads 2008-10-03

Best platforms for book on "tape"

Best platforms for book on "tape"They could use their ownAs an example, in our ninth grade the students study four novels. Three of the four are available through the Central Mass Regional Library System in a format that allows storage/playback on MP3 players including the iPod as well as burning...

Tags: Digital music, Branding, Digital media, Microsoft Windows XP, Apple Inc.

Discussion threads 2008-09-29

The kids like Vista

The kids like VistaWhy did you toss that in?You were doing well until you reached:Most kids have largely recognized what only a small number of adults have come to grips with: the OS is irrelevant. It’s all about the web browser, folks. Google Docs, Zoho, and OpenOffice all work quite...

Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Web browsers, Microsoft Windows Vista, Web browser

Discussion threads 2008-09-24

Is HP working on a proprietary Linux fork?

Is HP working on a proprietary Linux fork?The key line is thisin the linked article[i]albeit they are far less popular that Windows-based options[/i]Why would HP want to send their customers over to Dell?If they go the proprietary route......they might as well work with the HP/UX they own, than the GPL-encumbered...

Tags: UNIX, OPEN SOURCE, Operating systems, Hewlett-Packard Co., Linux, Dell Computer Corp., TripleII

Discussion threads 2008-09-16

Microsoft's rough start to a new beginning

Microsoft's rough start to a new beginningRough start? Maybe, but ...... what makes the Apple commercials so attractive is that they are endearing to the viewer. Not necessarily accurate but certainly clever.Bill Gates has never been 'endearing'. Instead, Gates has always come across as kind of "goofy"....

Tags: Goofy, His-Name, Bill Gates, rough start, Microsoft Corp., Apple Inc., advertisement

Discussion threads 2008-09-15

Shuttleworth: Open-source desktops need a facelift

Shuttleworth: Open-source desktops need a faceliftAll part of the evolution of the Linux desktop. Looking forward to somegreat user interface innovations in Jaunty Jackalope. But, in any case, the user interface for Ubuntu has been advancing rapidly. This will make it even faster.Shuttleworth: Open-source desktops need a faceliftIs linux in...

Tags: UNIX, Desktops, Operating systems, Right Now IT, Shuttleworth, facelift, Ubuntu, KDE, open source, Linux, desktop, Open-source desktop

Discussion threads 2008-09-12

Shuttleworth: Open-source desktops need a facelift

Canonical, the leading backer of the Ubuntu version of Linux, is hiring a team to help make open-source software on the desktop more appealing and easier to use. Canonical, the leading backer of the Ubuntu version of Linux, is hiring a team to help make open-source software on the...

Tags: Ubuntu, Mark Shuttleworth, KDE, GTK, Linux, Desktops, Operating Systems, Software, Hardware, Peter Judge ZDNet.co.uk, Canonical, open source, Gnome

News items 2008-09-12

Google's Chrome, competition, and old pants

Google's Chrome, competition, and old pantsLevels playing field[i]That’s one area that HTML, CSS and Javascript are going to have difficulties fixing without ceasing to be HTML, CSS and Javascript.[/i]Not really. There's no [i]a priori[/i] reason that a higher-level representation couldn't be compiled to lower levels like HCJ, and in...

Tags: Scripting languages, Web browsers, Google Inc., JavaScript, Web browser, HTML, CSS

Discussion threads 2008-09-08

Chrome's JavaScript poses challenge to Silverlight

Chrome's JavaScript poses challenge to Silverlightis Flash chopped liver?I don't get it... Flash is ubiquitous.. it's on almost every PC out there and has a huge developer base behind it, yet these people are implying Silverlight is THE platform to beat. What does Silverlight have that Flash doesn't (besides a...

Tags: Scripting languages, Adobe RIA, SWF, Chrome, WebKit RiA, Microsoft Silverlight, JavaScript, WebKit, Microsoft Office, SVG, Adobe Systems Inc., developer, Microsoft Corp.

Discussion threads 2008-09-05

Ten key differences between Linux and Windows

Ten key differences between Linux and WindowsRe: Shouldn't this be titledNot everything; for example 1) hardware support - not all closed source OS has the same level of hardware support. 2) Command line vs no command line : Many closed source OS has fully functional command line support.3) Multilayered run...

Tags: Operating systems, UNIX, OPEN SOURCE, Linux, Microsoft Windows, hardware

Discussion threads 2008-09-04

A way to assign copyright globally

A way to assign copyright globallySo would you sign an FLA?Not yet. I don't know what the safe guards are. Sometimes the change from that which is free to that which is out of freedom's reach is one of small unnoticed steps. The Open Source code base...

Tags: OPEN SOURCE, developer, Fla

Discussion threads 2008-08-27

Feel like taunting an identity thief? Don't.

Feel like taunting an identity thief? Don't.SurprisingI am a little surprised they would even bother to do this. But not very surprised.I have never been tempted to 'taunt' them in the first place. What I have been tempted to do is send them false information, preferably from an automated source,...

Tags: ActiveX/COM/COM+/DCOM, Cyberthreats, Middleware, SECURITY, Viruses and worms, new credit, ActiveX, virus

Discussion threads 2008-08-26

I'm done with GMail

I'm done with GMailRE: I'm done with GMailI was going to go off on 'WTF are you on about?' but I read the 'inbox zero' page first & saw this paragraph,"Gmail's made me see the value of having very few actual folders for storing new and archived mail. It makes...

Tags: E-mail providers, cloud computing, Google Gmail

Discussion threads 2008-08-23

Microsoft, Novell bolster Linux partnership

Microsoft, Novell bolster Linux partnershipWhy would you want your competition...selling your product and why would you want to sell your competitions product? I would like to believe this is being done for the good of the customer.I'm trying to think of any other industry where this kind of relationship...

Tags: UNIX, OPEN SOURCE, Operating systems, partnership, Companies, Linux, Microsoft Corp., Novell Inc., Linux partnership

Discussion threads 2008-08-20

My Windows 7 wish list

My Windows 7 wish listPut more muscle in thereWhen you pay 100+ bucks, you'd expect it's loaded with more than just Notepad or Paint. Those two haven't had much major upgrade since Windows 3.0. If you want some themes, you shouldn't have to pay another 40 or so to get...

Tags: Keyboards, Operating systems, Microsoft Windows 7, Microsoft Windows

Discussion threads 2008-08-19

Adobe Flash ads launching clipboard hijack attack

Adobe Flash ads launching clipboard hijack attack.....Well, good think I have Ad Block, Flash Killer and Flash Block along with No Script installed! ]:)woahDamn that sucks, Adobe needs to jump on this.So much for "Linux == security"or "FireFox == security" for that matter.RE: Adobe Flash ads launching clipboard hijack attackWhoa,...

Tags: Web browsers, SECURITY, Adobe Flash, advertisement, Adobe Systems Inc., attack, NoScript

Discussion threads 2008-08-18

Got Debian running, too

Got Debian running, tooGot Debian running, tooThanks for highlighting the many problems with running linux! You heard it here first, linux has issues and is not suitable for anything.Hey look, it's Loverock Davidsonnt10 y/o AptivaI have Debian running on a 10 year old Aptiva desktop. I'm only using it...

Tags: Operating systems, OPEN SOURCE, Debian

Discussion threads 2008-08-15