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First patent suit against Linux has a Kevin Bacon-esque connection to Microsoft

First patent suit against Linux has a Kevin Bacon-esque connection to MicrosoftI LOVE Prior ArtEspecially where Patent Trolls are concerned. I feel a reexamination request coming soon.Not to Mention GEMWhich came out in the late 1970's developed by Xerox for their word processing system. It was used as...

Tags: OPEN SOURCE, Operating systems, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Corp., Kevin Bacon-esque connection, Kevin Bacon-esque, Linux HAS, Kevin, Linux, patent suit, First patent suit

Discussion threads 2007-10-12

HP: Linux ready for most applications

HP: Linux ready for most applicationsHeck, it's more than readymore so than the equipment vendors touting.It's about timesomeone finally admitted it in the industry! ]:)Gee we have been saying this for two years now!Linux readyLinux user since 1999. There are trade offs using Linux, as there all with all...

Tags: Operating systems, UNIX, OPEN SOURCE, Ubuntu, Hewlett-Packard Co., Linux JUST, Microsoft Corp., Linux, Linux HAS, One-Man

Discussion threads 2007-10-01

Open source revenues expected to soar -- but what of the savings?

Open source revenues expected to soar -- but what of the savings?ASSUMPTIONS is the mother of all ****upsThe TCO of open source being less by a factor of 25% is just not true. Its precisely for this reason that Microsoft software prices have not come down. Infact if you look,...

Tags: Operating systems, Linux server growth, open source, Linux, Linux HAS, Unix, Microsoft Windows

Discussion threads 2007-06-01

That Linux thing - where's the vision?

I get asked, fairly often, why Im down on Linux. Im not - Im like a guy with three kids: love all of them, but find myself spending more time with one than the other two - hey, I even have the guilt that goes...

Tags: Linux, General

Blog posts 2007-04-26

Can a Windows user learn to love Linux?

Can a Windows user learn to love Linux?Linux great server platform, desktop eh.Linux has made great strides and improvments over the years. It definitley offers a cost effective server platform. I just dont see it as a big seller on the desktop for many various reason. Its not that linux...

Tags: UNIX, Operating systems, OPEN SOURCE, Games, Desktops, Linux, desktop, Linux HAS, game, Microsoft Windows

Discussion threads 2007-03-18

Lurking in the mud: a warning for Linux

Lurking in the mud: a warning for LinuxPrejudiceThis is very true and it goes a very deep. I made a comment about the MacOS at our local library yesterday and the librarian, who knows I use Linux at home, said "I didn't know you've become a Mac convert, John."I'm...

Tags: Operating systems, UNIX, OPEN SOURCE, P.T. Barnum, Linux, Microsoft Windows, operating system, Linux HAS

Discussion threads 2006-06-14

New Java looks to shake up desktop

New Java looks to shake up desktopCoolNice to see Java is pushing forward. Hopefully this will take care of some Java problems and dispel some myths.Now if only we can get people to use Sun's improved JVM rather than Microsoft's old slow one . . .The biggest problem for Java...

Tags: Programming languages, Operating systems, UNIX, Desktops, OPEN SOURCE, Java 5, Java, Linux, desktop, JAVA IS, Linux HAS, Microsoft Corp.

Discussion threads 2004-09-30

Additional Resources

Microsoft's Seinfeld ads: what's the real agenda?

Microsoft's Seinfeld ads: what's the real agenda?Wow....What keen insight. What a great article.Oh. Not.Perdue, Ioccoca, Seinfeld 4?If Lee Iococca can do ads for Chrysler and have a positive effective on the brand, then maybe BG is launching a new career in advertising and media and selling the MS...

Tags: MS Window, Seinfeld, advertisement, Seinfeld ad, real agenda, Microsoft Corp.

Discussion threads 2008-09-06

Dell Inspiron Mini 9

We've known for some time that Dell was working on a Netbook-style laptop--the same kind of small, low-power, inexpensive system made popular by Asus and the Eee PC line. And even though there are not many surprises in the new Inspiron Mini 9, it's still an excellent example of the...

Tags: Notebooks, Netbooks, Dell Inspiron, Dell Computer Corp., hard drive, Intel Corp., Mini 9

Product reviews 2008-09-05

The Linux laptop goes to school

The Linux laptop goes to schoolOn the Mouse Buttons ...[i]Robin’s biggest complaint was the slow response of the mouse buttons. But it’s something you can get used to, she said.[/i]Don't use the mouse buttons they're too slow, instead use the tap, double tap and side scroll features on the touchpad....

Tags: UNIX, Operating systems, Mice, OPEN SOURCE, Linux, mouse, Linux laptop, laptop computer

Discussion threads 2008-09-05

The Linux laptop goes to school

This is not a PC you load with additional hardware, or much additional software. This is more like a cell phone, something you toss in your backpack and use on-the-run. by Dana Blankenhorn

Tags: Linux Laptop, Laptop Computer, Linux, UNIX, Keyboards, Operating Systems, Open Source, Software, Hardware, Peripherals, Dana Blankenhorn

Blog posts 2008-09-05

Mainstream media writes Windows obit

Mainstream media writes Windows obitMS should have never...killed off XP. Especially when such a huge segment of the market is tired of being forced fed what they do not want.This article makes a good point about users beginning to realize that as long as they can hit the web rather...

Tags: Operating systems, Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), LIKE IT, Microsoft Windows, Hewlett-Packard Co., mainstream media, Windows obit, Microsoft Windows Vista, obit, Microsoft Corp., operating system

Discussion threads 2008-09-05

Mainstream media writes Windows obit

Wow, a tough day for Windows. BusinessWeek reports that HP, the world's biggest PC company, is so troubled by Vista's 'tepid reception' and Apple's resurgence that it is developing its own operating system. Meanwhile a New York Times columnist writes on his blog that Windows is "already...

Tags: Dell Computer Corp., Hewlett-Packard Co., PC, Microsoft Windows Vista, Mainstream Media, Microsoft Corp., Web Browser, Microsoft Windows, Linux, Operating Systems, Software, John Morris

Blog posts 2008-09-05

Seinfeld-Gates TV commercial ... vague, baffling and unfunny, but highly riffable!

Seinfeld-Gates TV commercial ... vague, baffling and unfunny, but highly riffable!It was OKThe ID made me laugh. Not being a Seinfeld fan, I'll assume there were other jokes that I just didn't get.The Apple ads tell you as much about OSX as this did about Windows, but this ad...

Tags: Microsoft Windows, Seinfeld-Gates TV commercial, Microsoft Corp.

Discussion threads 2008-09-05

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

News to know: Windows 7; Patch preview; Office 2.0; Dell

Here are today's notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily: Ryan Naraine: Critical WMP, MS Office bugs on Patch Tuesday swat list Dancho Danchev:Malware and spam attacks exploiting Picasa and ImageShack Mary Jo Foley:...

Tags: Google Inc., Dell Computer Corp., Microsoft Windows 7, Comcast Corp., Microsoft Corp., Office 2.0, Microsoft Windows, Linux, Operating Systems, Software, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2008-09-05

Debrief And Defend: Choosing Linux instead of Windows Vista

Microsoft advocates Windows Vista as the operating system of choice for desktops. But there are plenty of adherents to the Linux operating system who say that it's a better choice. Is it really? The Choosing Linux instead of Windows Vista presentation provides a prepackaged opinion piece for...

Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista, Linux, Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Microsoft Windows, Operating Systems, UNIX, Open Source, Software

Download resources 2008-09-05

Debrief And Defend: Standardizing on Windows Vista instead of Linux

Microsoft advocates Windows Vista as the operating system of choice for desktops. But there are plenty of adherents to the Linux operating system who say that it's a better choice. Is it really? The Standardizing on Windows Vista instead of Linux presentation provides a prepackaged opinion piece...

Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista, Linux, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Operating Systems, UNIX, Open Source, Software

Download resources 2008-09-05

Expanding text with Snippits in Linux

Vincent Danen admires the Mac text-expanding tools like Typinator or TextExpander and has been looking for a similar tool in Linux. The best counterpart he found is a program called Snippits. Here are the basics.

Tags: Tool, Vincent Danen, Linux, Productivity, UNIX, Operating Systems, Open Source, Software

Download resources 2008-09-05

Seinfeld

SeinfeldHow did this make it past focus groups?My theory is that they told the focus group subjects it was for a different company, and the subjects responded favorably. Therefore, we're all wrong and Microsoft is right.Wow, that's just brilliant!Windows' image is no longer tarnished. They are now being associated with...

Tags: Marketing research, Microsoft Corp., Seinfeld, Microsoft Windows, Apple Inc.

Discussion threads 2008-09-04