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- Mono-mania: It's risky business
- M$ must give away its patentsIf M$ want to have its technolgies adopted by FOSS it must give up all its patents and GPLed the code.Until then we must stay away from any code that resembles M$ technologies and support Stallman and FSF in their fight against software tirany.RE: Mono-mania:...
- Tags: .NET, C#, OPEN SOURCE, UNIX, Development tools, Operating systems, Programming languages, Novell Inc., Microsoft Corp., Mono, Linux
- Discussion threads 2009-10-15
- Microsoft to preview two Silverlight 4 features
- Self serving "Features" ?Woow, since when limiting the rights of users is a "feature" to be desired by users?How can the article say that SilverLight is an alternative to flash, when Silverlight is a windows-only platform? SilverLight, while technically good, is designed to keep the web clients windows-centric.Now that there...
- Tags: Linux, Microsoft Windows, Operating systems, OPEN SOURCE, NOW IT, Linux Support, Microsoft Silverlight, Microsoft Corp.
- Discussion threads 2009-09-08
- Will Apple's rumored tablet be an 'iPod touch DX'? It's all about perception
- Will Apple's rumored tablet be an 'iPod touch DX'? It's all about perceptionOversized iPod or downsized computer?If the "Apple tablet" is an oversized iPod running the iPhone OS it will fail.Other computer manufacturers are hard at work with their own multi-touch portable computing devices.The difference is that the latter will...
- Tags: Tablets, Notebooks, Digital media, Digital music, tablet, Apple Inc., rumored tablet, iPod touch DX, Apple iPod, Apple Tablet, Apple iPod Touch
- Discussion threads 2009-07-27
- Microsoft .Net RIA Services: Not until 2010
- Microsoft .Net RIA Services: Not until 2010Microsoft RIA MIAFlash/Flex is so far ahead that it is not even funny any more.RE: Microsoft .Net RIA Services: Not until 2010Is this like Flex Data Services/Livecycle? This one's gonna be an important part of Azure then.Won't be for anything meaningfulDon't expect any meaningful...
- Tags: .NET, Application servers, Middleware, Development tools, OPEN SOURCE, Flash/Flex, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft .Net RIA Services, Microsoft .NET
- Discussion threads 2009-06-11
- SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11: Lots of Tech but Short on Polish
- At first glance, Novell's SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11 (SLED 11) is virtually indistinguishable from the company's Free/Open Source and community supported Linux distribution, openSUSE 11.1. But does SLED 11 have the extra polish and the value add to justify its position as Novell's premier enterprise...
- Tags: Novell Inc., SuSE Linux Enterprise Server, SuSE Linux, SuSE, Linux, Open Source, Microsoft Windows, Desktops, Operating Systems, UNIX, Servers, Software, Hardware, Jason Perlow
- Blog posts 2009-03-23
- News to know: Pawned browsers; IE 8; Sun and IBM, Oracle
- Here are today’s notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily. For continuous updates see BNET’s around-the-Web tech coverage. Ryan Naraine: Pwn2Own trifecta: Hacker exploits IE8, Firefox, Safari CanSecWest: Caution, community at play Pwn2Own 2009: Safari/MacBook falls in...
- Tags: Larry Dignan, Apple Safari, Oracle Corp., Sun Microsystems Inc., Dana Gardner, Dana Blankenhorn, Microsoft Internet Explorer, Web Browser, Sam Diaz, Netbook, IBM Corp., Netbooks, Nettops & MIDs, Linux, Web Browsers, Notebooks, Viruses And Worms, Hardware, Operating Systems, Software, Internet, Notebooks & Tablets, Security
- Blog posts 2009-03-19
- Death and hope of resurrection among newspapers and magazines
- Death and hope of resurrection among newspapers and magazinesWhy not PDF?PDF support is on pretty much every desktop, and it has significant similarities to PostScript. So instead of buying people equipment, why not type ps2pdf big_newspaper.ps instead?Totally missing the pointAs usual this blogger will try to twist and turn...
- Tags: PDF Support, Screen Display, PostScript
- Discussion threads 2009-02-21
- Why Microsoft
- Why MicrosoftIt was just an analogyI had a good idea how it worked, it was just a a simplistic example.But at the same time, I am sure that Apple would not sign a contract with Microsoft that would allow for them to walk away, leaving Apple without one of the...
- Tags: Microsoft Windows, Desktops, Strategy, Operating systems, Microsoft Corp., Apple Inc.
- Discussion threads 2009-02-01
- Microsoft, Moonlight reach across aisle to bring Obama inauguration to Linux desktops
- Looks like the spirit of bipartisan cooperation in D.C. has already left its mark on the PC. Last night, we're told, Microsoft worked together with Novell-sponsored Mono Project and Moonlight team to enable Linux desktop users to view the inauguration events using the open source implementation...
- Tags: Desktop, Novell Inc., Linux Desktop, Microsoft Silverlight, Microsoft Corp., Inauguration Event, Linux, Open Source, UNIX, Operating Systems, Software, Paula Rooney
- Blog posts 2009-01-20
- Some Linux backers upset about selection of Silverlight to stream Obama inauguration events
- While Microsoft cheers the selection of Silverlight for streaming the Obama inauguration events this week, some are upset that the Linux desktop is not a supported operating system. Microsoft's cross platform Silverlight browser plug in supports Windows and Macintosh. The Mono project's Moonlight 1.0 -- an implementation of...
- Tags: Microsoft Silverlight, Linux, Open Source, UNIX, Desktops, Operating Systems, Software, Hardware, Paula Rooney
- Blog posts 2009-01-19
- What does 'SharePoint in the cloud' really mean?
- What does 'SharePoint in the cloud' really mean?More GARBAGENobody wants Exchange. Utter Garbage from Microsoft.Sharepoint is the problem looking for a solution and is garbage.Nothing to see here - we want less Microsoft, not more.RE: What does 'SharePoint in the cloud' really mean?Our team of 3 tried programming SharePoint...
- Tags: Groupware, Collaboration, Enterprise software, First MS, Microsoft SharePoint, Microsoft Corp.
- Discussion threads 2008-11-17
- Silverlight 2: Google Chrome support, yes; iPhone, no
- Silverlight 2: Google Chrome support, yes; iPhone, noThe choose their words carefully. Like "has access to" a computer withSilverlight. They might lead you to think that one in four computers has Silverlight installed. But, NO, that just means one in four persons has access somewhere, somehow, to Silverlight, though possibly...
- Tags: Microsoft Windows, PRODUCTIVITY, Web browsers, Google Chrome, Google Inc., Microsoft Silverlight, Apple iPhone, Apple Inc., Silverlight 2
- Discussion threads 2008-10-13
- Microsoft building a family of Live Mesh applications
- Microsoft building a family of Live Mesh applicationsThis is great!This means that developers can build Windows applications that not only run directly on Windows, but from other computers (e.g. Mac and Linux PCs) and devices, via a browser. This is great, because it means that e.g. if you have an...
- Tags: Operating systems, Web browsers, Live Mesh, Microsoft Windows, Live Mesh application, Microsoft Corp.
- 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
- What's Chrome for? Ain't it obvious?
- So during lunchtime today I got to play with Chrome a bit. It's got a nice clean implementation, and it's fast. Sure, it doesn't do everything that either Firefox or Internet Explorer does yet, but hey, it's a beta. I like it. The...
- Tags: Google Inc., Mozilla Firefox, Web Browser, Chrome, Web Browsers, Internet, Jason Perlow
- Blog posts 2008-09-02
- The Waltham Pact: Where are the tangibles?
- The Waltham Pact: Where are the tangibles?I don't see it.I don't see where this is helping anyone. It seems like any help MS is giving to Novell is being tied up at Novell. For instance Novell's version of Open Office. I don't really see any of that coming down or...
- Tags: OPEN SOURCE, UNIX, Operating systems, Novell Inc., Linux, Microsoft Corp.
- Discussion threads 2008-08-20
- 10 reasons to love Silverlight and 10 reasons to hate it
- 10 reasons to love Silverlight and 10 reasons to hate itRE: really bad storyIt is a slow news day for me. But I thought it was one of the better breakdowns I'd seen and I'm also fishing for .NET/Mac hints.=Ryanreally bad storymust be a slow news day... they blog about...
- Tags: Microsoft development tools, Blogging, Microsoft Silverlight, Expression Blend
- Discussion threads 2008-08-18
- Ok, I admit it. I love NBCOlympics.com! Now go make it work on Linux!
- Ok, I admit it. I love NBCOlympics.com! Now go make it work on Linux!RE: Ok, I admit it. I love NBCOlympics.com! Now go make it work on Linux![url=http://www.dtschmitz.com/dts/2008/08/nbcolympicscom-linux-users-sol.html]Hate it.[/url]Sticks in the kraw of Open Source folksas they can't stand working with anything MS related.What OS were you using?I was watching...
- Tags: Corporate communications, Microsoft Windows, Linux, Web browsers, Operating systems, OPEN SOURCE, NBCOlympics.com, Linux!, video, Microsoft Silverlight, Microsoft Corp.
- Discussion threads 2008-08-11
- Ok, I admit it. I love NBCOlympics.com! Now go make it work on Linux!
- It's not often when a piece of technology impresses me enough that I do the "wow" thing when I'm using it. But the Silverlight streaming video implementation on NBCOlympics.com is truly awesome, even if I am forced into using Internet Explorer to watch it (EDIT: It...
- Tags: Novell Inc., Microsoft Silverlight, Streaming Video, Microsoft Corp., De Icaza, Linux, Web Site Development, Web Technology, Open Source, Digital Video, UNIX, .Net, Operating Systems, Software, Internet, Personal Technology, Software Development, Software/Web Development, Jason Perlow
- Blog posts 2008-08-11
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