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What's the point of Gobuntu?

A couple of days ago Mark Shuttleworth the founder of Ubuntu announced the release of a new flavor of Ubuntu called Gobuntu. What's Gobuntu?  Here's how Shuttleworth describes it:It is a flavour of Ubuntu like Kubuntu or Xubuntu that is basically the same desktop environment as Ubuntu a GNOME desktop and...

Tags: Hardware, Linux, Thoughts

Blog posts 2007-07-12

When will we see a monster HD-DVD/Blu-ray Linux Live disc?

My guess is that the way to promote Linux is to give people a safe, secure and no-fuss way to try out different distros before committing to one.Assuming that the average Linux distro is about 600-700MB you could get about five onto a DVD.  That's cool but given the number...

Tags: Blu-ray, HD-DVD, Linux, Thoughts

Blog posts 2007-05-25

$175 OLPC deals blow to open source, guarantees Microsoft's continued dominance

Yesterday Nicholas Negroponte, former director of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology Media Lab now head of the nonprofit One Laptop Per Child project, gave analysts and journalists an update on the OLPC project. Two big changes were announced - the $100 OLPC is now the $175 OLPC, and...

Tags: In the news, Industry, Linux, Microsoft, Software, Thoughts

Blog posts 2007-04-27

Dell still trying to figure out what customers want

It seems that Dell is still trying to figure out what customers want when it comes to Linux. Not content with IdeaStorm, Dell now has a survey where those who want to see Linux on Dell PCs can have their say. But from where Im sitting, Dell still...

Tags: UNIX, Operating systems, OPEN SOURCE, Dell Computer Corp., Linux

Blog posts 2007-03-13

Which Linux distro for the desktop? The debate continues!

One of the best discussions that Ive seen on ZDNet blogs for a long time is going on over on a post that I made a couple of days ago regarding which Linux distro I should try first. I dont know about you but Ive learned a LOT for...

Tags: Linux, My Linux Experience, Thoughts

Blog posts 2007-03-06

What about pre-installed Linux with no support?

Heres an idea. One of the reason that Dell isnt happy about providing a PC with pre-installed Linux is because of the support costs. But what if Dell offered PCs that had Linux pre-installed but didnt come with any support?How would that fly?[poll=101]

Tags: Thoughts, Poll of the Day, Linux

Blog posts 2007-03-01

Dell - Make Windows optional extra on all your PCs

Dell doesnt want to go to the cost and hassle of supporting multiple Linux distros. The alternative is simple - make Windows optional extra on all your PCs.Dells IdeaStorm wasnt up for long before it became clear what many people wanted - for Dell to offer Linux on their...

Tags: Thoughts, Industry, Dell

Blog posts 2007-03-01

What if Linux does infringe on Microsoft intellectual property?

There have been a lot of words written about the comments made by Microsofts CEO Steve Ballmer during a Q&A session after his keynote speech at the Professional Association for SQL Server PASS conference in Seattle last week (you know, where he said that Linux used intellectual property patented by...

Tags: Microsoft Corp., Linux, Thoughts, Microsoft, Industry

Blog posts 2006-11-24

Additional Resources

Defective NVIDIA GPUs present in MacBook Pro

Apple has now joined the ranks of Dell and HP and admitted that some if its MacBook Pro notebooks have been shipped with defective NVIDIA GPUs. by Adrian Kingsley-Hughes

Tags: NVidia Corp., Apple MacBook, Apple Inc., Apple MacBook Pro, GPU, Notebooks, Hardware, Notebooks & Tablets, Adrian Kingsley-Hughes

Blog posts 2008-10-10

Apple kicks off Ultracompact USB adapter exchange program

Back in September Apple announced a recall of the Ultracompact USB power adapter for the iPhone 3G following claims that the metal prongs might break off in the power outlet an present a risk of electrical shock. Well, today is the day that Apple kicks off the exchange program. by...

Tags: Swap, Apple Inc., Apple iPhone 3G, 3G, Cellular Phones, Wireless, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Adrian Kingsley-Hughes

Blog posts 2008-10-10

Will HTC be the first to launch a WiMAX-enabled mobile phone?

Fellow Mobile Tech Roundup podcast co-host Kevin Tofel went to the Sprint/XOHM WiMAX launch event in Baltimore this week and wrote up his thoughts. The event was focused mainly on the devices that support the WiMAX network that was launched the week before and as a mobile guy I was...

Tags: High Tech Computer Corp., Phone, Mobile, Radio, Cell Phone, Nokia N810, WiMAX, Advertising & Promotion, Wi-Fi, Wireless, Marketing, Matthew Miller

Blog posts 2008-10-10

On the Linux laptop the bundle is all

In a Linux laptop, the bundle is all. by Dana Blankenhorn

Tags: Linux Laptop, Laptop Computer, Linux, OpenOffice, Open Source, UNIX, Operating Systems, Software, Office Suites, Dana Blankenhorn

Blog posts 2008-10-10

An interview with Scott Brinker

It's clearly a week for publishing podcasts. As well as David Provost, whom I mentioned yesterday, I've also just released a podcast with ion interactive's Scott Brinker. Scott has been blogging for a while about the impact that semantic technologies might have upon his area of interest,...

Tags: Scott Brinker, Podcasts, Internet, Paul Miller

Blog posts 2008-10-10

Symantec shows Microsoft how to do UAC

Security company Symantec has released a tool that helps to make Vista's UAC User Account Control feature clearer and less of a pain to use. by Adrian Kingsley-Hughes

Tags: Symantec Corp., Norton Co., Microsoft Corp., Tool, UAC, Productivity, Adrian Kingsley-Hughes

Blog posts 2008-10-10

Symantec shows Microsoft how to do UAC

Security company Symantec has released a tool that helps to make Vista's UAC User Account Control feature clearer and less of a pain to use. by Adrian Kingsley-Hughes

Tags: Symantec Corp., Microsoft Corp., Adrian Kingsley-Hughes, uac, vista, norton, microsoft, security

Image galleries 2008-10-10

Netbook returns blamed on Linux 'teething problems'

Higher return rates for Linux-based netbooks don't necessarily reflect badly on the open-source operating system, according to Ubuntu backer Canonical. The return rate on Linux-powered netbooks may be higher than that for Windows netbooks, but this isn't necessarily a bad thing for Linux, according to Canonical. ...

Tags: Ubuntu, Linux, UNIX, Operating Systems, Microsoft Windows, Open Source, Software, Matthew Broersma ZDNet.co.uk, netbook, Windows XP, MSI Wind, Asus Eeee

News items 2008-10-10

Consumers score a partial win against Walmart

Walmart has done a 180 on its earlier decision to pull the plug on its DRM servers (thereby locking customers' music collection to whatever PC it happened to be on at the time) and decided to keep the DRM servers running - for now. Important Information About Your Digital Music Purchases ...

Tags: Wal-Mart Stores Inc., Digital-rights Management, Server, Digital Rights Management (DRM), Digital Media, Security, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Adrian Kingsley-Hughes

Blog posts 2008-10-10

OpenOffice 3.0 Final ready for download

OpenOffice 3.0 Final has already been uploaded to a variety of mirror download sites ahead of the official announcement Monday 13. by Adrian Kingsley-Hughes

Tags: OpenOffice.org, OpenOffice.org 3.0 Final, OpenOffice, Office Suites, Software, Adrian Kingsley-Hughes

Blog posts 2008-10-10

News to know: Apple's $800 laptop; MS and Mac Patch Days; Vista Home for business

Here are today's notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily: Ryan Naraine: Mac OS X Patch Day: 40 security flaws fixed MS Patch Tuesday heads-up: 11 bulletins, 4 critical Ed Bott: Look who's buying...

Tags: Apple Macintosh, Microsoft Windows Vista, Apple Inc., Microsoft Corp., Laptop Computer, H-1B, Notebooks, Human Resources, Labor Relations, Hardware, Notebooks & Tablets, David Grober

Blog posts 2008-10-10

Unipro UGENE (exe)

Unipro UGENE integrates most of the important molecular biology tools within a single graphical environment. UGENE runs on Linux, Windows, and MacOS platforms. Unipro UGENE view and analysis of annotated DNA or protein sequences, huge files support, native support of zipped documents, and chromatograms visualization. Number of DNA plots supported...

Tags: Algorithm, DNA, Biology, UniPro, Unipro UGENE, Biotechnology, Engineering

Software downloads 2008-10-10