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- Sun to upgrade Linux desktop software
- Sun to upgrade Linux desktop softwareLAMEThis is quite possible the worst distro to ever be created. Dont take my word for it, check out the review.http://desktops.linux.com/article.pl?sid=04/05/21/1422210what happens when subscription expires?what happens when the subscription expires?can I continue to use it?are they providing the souce code & building scripts?Can anyone give...
- Discussion threads 2004-05-28
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- Hardware 2.0 'Very Best Kit List' for Jul/Aug 09
- Hardware 2.0 'Very Best Kit List' for Jul/Aug 09Adrian:Use Intel much?I appreciated your lineup, but noticed one glaring fact: while I can agree that Intel offers the best extreme processor in the i7 965 EE (for $1000), I noticed the glaring omission of any AMD parts. I think that if...
- Discussion threads 2009-07-02
- Why Windows 7 should be free
- Why Windows 7 should be freeAm I the only one who had zero problems with Vista?This issue has been debated thoroughly across zdnet, so I have no desire to rehash it. But I am still not convinced that Vista's problems are systemic...and I think they are more a PR issue....
- Discussion threads 2009-07-01
- Sun xVM VirtualBox 3.0: Virtual Developer's Delight
- Windows 7 Ultimate RC 64-Bit Edition virtualized on Fedora 11, 64-Bit using Sun xVM VirtualBox 3.0 With little fanfare, Sun Microsystems released version 3.0 of xVM VirtualBox, the Open Source and multi-platform desktop virtualization tool for Unix, Linux, Windows and Mac. The new...
- Blog posts 2009-06-30
- Will Stallman C# warning fall flat?
- Will Stallman C# warning fall flat?Is this any different than Java?There are positive reasons to have someone hold the patent, mainly, that there is only one captain of the ship. I support open source, but the hitorical problem with it and UNIX has been forking. Some propeller head messes with...
- Discussion threads 2009-06-30
- Good enough to pay for, part 2: Microsoft Office
- Good enough to pay for, part 2: Microsoft OfficeBecause it was the right tool for the job?Why, because you wrote seven paragraphs of unformatted text and then copy/pasted it to your content manager?Well, then by all means MS Office it is.That was convincing. notWishes versus needsOn the whole, Microsoft Office...
- Discussion threads 2009-06-30
- Sun VirtualBox 3.0
- Sun Microsystems released VirtualBox 3.0 today. One goal of this release is supporting workloads, such as database management systems, some collaborative applications and many web-based applications that rely on multiple processes running simultaneously. Another is offering support for high performance graphics for desktop applications. Here's...
- Blog posts 2009-06-30
- And Windows 7's killer feature is ...
- And Windows 7's killer feature is ...Invitation to Ed Bott:What is the killer feature, according to you?(note: has to be a feature for regular Joe Blow - not something that only admins get wet dreams about)RE: And Windows 7's killer feature is ...My bet for businesses would be XP mode....
- Discussion threads 2009-06-29
- Microsoft sets pointless 25-PC upgrade limit for Windows 7
- Microsoft sets pointless 25-PC upgrade limit for Windows 7Come on Adrian: Yet again another W7 limitation?Well that is what it looks like. There's the word right at the top of the page in the title of this story even.Can't wiggle out of this one Windows Folks.Of course, I will...
- Discussion threads 2009-06-29
- Windows 7: Good enough to pay for?
- I finally installed the Windows 7 release candidate that the folks from Microsoft were kind enough to pass on a couple weeks ago at the Intel Classmate Ecosystem Summit. I could have installed it on my Mac, but I already have Vista running with Boot Camp with a fair...
- Blog posts 2009-06-27
- At what stage of life is the open source industry?
- At what stage of life is the open source industry?First, you must define "open source".My point is many think open source is the GPL and Linux, in my opinion that is not true and "open source" is what we passed around in the local computer clubs two or three decades...
- Discussion threads 2009-06-25
- Are Windows stealth updates back again?
- Are Windows stealth updates back again?PersonallyI think all "security" updates and patches should be automatic and there should be no option to opt-out the application of said patches.Many if not ALL of the worst viri/worm infections from the past decade wouldn't have happened if that were the case.Damned if you...
- Discussion threads 2009-06-25
- MokaFive launches version 2 of its MokaFive Suite
- Desktop virtualization (the combination of access virtualization, application virtualization and/or processing virtualization for client-side deployment) has not gotten the intense industry attention that its cousin, server virtualization, has and yet, a number of suppliers have pegged their hopes and dreams to that nascent market. MokaFive is one of those suppliers....
- Blog posts 2009-06-25
- Counting down to Microsoft's Windows 7 retail-price unveiling
- Counting down to Microsoft's Windows 7 retail-price unveilingNot likely to change my mind about MS...I'm quite certain their pricing for their various crippled Win 7 OS versions will still be a huge rip off compared to the "one OS for one reasonable price" pricing structure of Apple's OS X. So,...
- Discussion threads 2009-06-22
- How much do desktops matter?
- How much do desktops matter?The desktop/laptop will be around longer than that.Laptops continue to grow more prevalent than desktops, but a workstation computer will be a very long standing fixture in the lives of those in the developed world. No one is going to write term papers on a...
- Discussion threads 2009-06-19
- Ubuntu a minor player? Not outside the States
- Ubuntu a minor player? Not outside the StatesAgreed, with one minor point difference . . .I believe that the reason you're seeing what you are in China is that since most Windows installations are pirated copies, they get no support. And if you're going to have no support, might...
- Discussion threads 2009-06-17
- Ubuntu a minor player? Not outside the States
- I just finished reading Dana Blankenhorn's post, "Will Ubuntu remain a minor player" on a break between interviews and meetings. Interestingly, just before I read his post, I met with the President of Metasys, a Brazilian company that has Linux-based servers, desktops, and software in thousands of schools, businesses,...
- Blog posts 2009-06-17
- Could you switch over to being 100% open source?
- Could you switch over to being 100% open source?Average user isn't going to boot two operating systems.[i]I only use Windows for updating my TomTom navigation device, with TomTom Home. I have to, since TomTom doesn't provide a Linux application for that....[/i]Unless they have a specific need to use more than...
- Discussion threads 2009-06-17
- Hands on with the Windows 7 Touch Pack
- Hands on with the Windows 7 Touch PackMicrosoft touch support is poor overallTalk to any Viliv S5 owner who put a Windows 7 beta on their little tablet/umpc.1) There is poor digitizer support.2) If the digitizer isn't recognized during install, the tablet-oriented stuff is disabled.3) No easy way to enable...
- Discussion threads 2009-06-17
- Will Ubuntu remain a minor player
- Will Ubuntu remain a minor playerWhat's novel here?Not the fact that you can try Ubuntu.It's the fact that you try any operating system.How is that happening? Most likely Click2Try is another open source hoster running Xen, much as Amazon Web Services, only they are moving ahead with easy 'on...
- Discussion threads 2009-06-17
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