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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

Epson Perfection V350 Photo - flatbed scanner

Epson Perfection V350 Photo - flatbed scannerAmazing quality with Linux support!I have tried an HP G4050 before and had to return it. The V350 is much faster, much smaller about half the size, cheaper and, unlike the HP, it offers full Linux support!The drivers provided by Epson work great, except...

Tags: Scanners, Linux, Epson, Epson Perfection, Linux Support, scanner, photograph, V350

Discussion threads 2009-03-04

Google Talk desktop client set for an update?

Google Talk desktop client set for an update?Finally!I've been using Google Talk ever since it came out -- mostly as an e-mail notifier, but also to keep in contact with my wife at home if we need to send a quick message. I've kept wondering when they'd finally get around...

Tags: Linux Support, Google Talk, desktop client, Google Inc., desktop, AOL Instant Messenger

Discussion threads 2008-03-03

Can new Solaris beat Linux in server market?

The new Solaris, 10 8/07, is here. The announcement coincides with the company's OpenSolaris Day event in Boston. (The chart showing increased chatter concerning OpenSolaris comes from the blog of Jim Grisanzio, senior project manager for OpenSolaris engineering.) The new build has a lot...

Tags: Linux, OpenSolaris, Server, Announcement, Sun Solaris, Dana Blankenhorn

Blog posts 2007-09-11

Sun boots server with Niagara II chip

Sun boots server with Niagara II chipHow could punny SUN pull off a very radical chip insuch as short time and with the little resources they have, even though the behemoth Intel, to produce a decent processor (Itanimu-2) it took them Soooo Looooooongggg (like another looooomghhhhorrrrnnnnn nn n n ...)????...

Tags: UNIX, Operating systems, OPEN SOURCE, Servers, Network technology, Processors, Woodcrest, chip, server, Sun Microsystems Inc., Linux, Sun Solaris, IBM POWER6, T2, Linux Support

Discussion threads 2006-07-17

Rx for Linux: Part 4 - Community Support

Rx for Linux: Part 4 - Community SupportThink this one outTelearb would be that single-point-of-contact for getting the job done. They could be based offshore, and they would act as a broker or go-between for a multitude of Linux support houses. Telearb would forward the call to one of their...

Tags: UNIX, Operating systems, OPEN SOURCE, Desktops, Linux, Telearb, non-Windows PC, Apple Macintosh, Linux Support

Discussion threads 2005-10-20

Sunbelt adds Linux support to security scanner

Sunbelt adds Linux support to security scannerCorrection: SNSI Scans Linux PlatformsSunbelt Network Security Inspector SCANS Red Hat Linux, Mandrake Linux, SUSE Linux, Sun Solaris, HP-UX, and Windows.Error introduced during editingI know that, because I did that bit of sloppy editing. Thanks for pointing it out; the mistake has been...

Tags: UNIX, Operating systems, OPEN SOURCE, Linux, security scanner, Linux Support, Sunbelt Software, security

Discussion threads 2004-07-27

Intel to speed lagging Linux support

Intel to speed lagging Linux supportGreat to see more Linux support. MS driver advantage disapearing.Two years ago they would have laughed at giving equal support to Windows and Linux, today they know where the future is. It also helps to have the pressure from AMD. They know that if they...

Tags: UNIX, Operating systems, OPEN SOURCE, Open Source Operating System, ease of use, Linux, Linux Support, Intel Corp.

Discussion threads 2004-02-18

Additional Resources

Will the GPU become the new CPU?

No mention of OpenCL?Oh well...Not right now, but will come soon.Not right now, but maybe will come soon.The current generation of GPUs are fantastically powerful, BUT:-Current GPUs use a technology called "stream processing," which essentially pre-loads the instructions into the processors and starts streaming data.This is unlike CPUs, where both...

Tags: Processors, GPU, CPU, NVidia Corp., OpenCL, ATI Technologies Inc.

Discussion threads 2009-11-27

zaTelnet Light for Android (Mobile)

zaTelnet Light for Android is a Telnet client for Google Phone that emulates terminal VT100 basically enough for working with Midnight Commander and others console programs. A light protocol client, designed for network system administrators, end users and web designers, working with Unix/Linux/BSD systems. zaTelnet Light for Android features extended...

Tags: Console, Network System, Mobile, Font, Font Size, zaTelnet, Telnet, Networking

Software downloads 2009-11-26

Death of the black box EULA

Nonsense. Just look at Psystar.They died by the EULA. The judge even brought that up.And open source software has an EULA of its own, telling you exactlly what you can and must do to be able to use the software.Any failure to follow the EULA/GPL allows the owner of the...

Tags: EULA, black box, software

Discussion threads 2009-11-25

Microsoft isn't the only one developing a hardware-accelerated browser

It is a dumb idea.WAIT! Firefox and Chrome teams are looking to do the same?What a brilliant idea!I smell a large scale patent war brewingThis will be one that catches everybody's attention, not just the people who work in the industry.I'd bet that Office goes hardware-rendered, tooI'd bet that Office...

Tags: Web browsers, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Office, IE9, Mozilla Firefox, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Internet Explorer, hardware, Web browser

Discussion threads 2009-11-24

Can (and will) Microsoft keep Silverlight compatible across platforms?

The better question is WHEN will it be better for Microsoft to keep it compatible across platforms, and WHEN or under what conditions might it not be better for MS to NOT keep it compatible across platforms.In other works, it is NOT a question of IF, but, at WHAT TIMES...

Tags: Web browsers, Web site development, Operating systems, .NET, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Silverlight, Microsoft Internet Explorer

Discussion threads 2009-11-24

Can (and will) Microsoft keep Silverlight compatible across platforms?

Microsoft is adding more and more WPF features to Silverlight and vice versa. But there is a downside to this strategy: By adding technologies like COM support to Silverlight, Microsoft is doing damage to its story that Silverlight is a cross-platform browser plug-in that supports Windows, Mac -- and, thanks...

Tags: Microsoft Silverlight, Microsoft Corp., Linux, ActiveX/COM/COM+/DCOM, Open Source, .Net, Operating Systems, Development Tools, Software, Software Development, Software/Web Development, Mary Jo Foley

Blog posts 2009-11-24

iPhone replacements

washed out row of pixelsI had a washed out row of pixels on my screen and they just gave me a brand new one. Took about 5 minutes, and when I hooked it up to iTunes, everything I had synced: contacts, songs, movies, text messages, alarm clocks, notes, etc. was...

Tags: Sales strategy, Smart phones, Sales force management, Verizon Communications Inc., Apple iPhone, sales

Discussion threads 2009-11-24

HP vs. Dell: Showdown at the Windows 7 upgrade corral

Well, the great thing is all the competition. I like to see Acer squeezing them both from below, and of course competing with each other. Of course also great to see all the pressure on MS to innovate and lower prices.Google Chrome_OS will be hard to beatWell, with Google_Chrome_OS it...

Tags: Operating systems, Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Hewlett-Packard Co., Dell Computer Corp., Microsoft Corp., Windows 8, Microsoft Windows, XPS, Microsoft Windows 7

Discussion threads 2009-11-24

Numbers of new Core i7 iMacs are turning up DOA

I guess it goes to show that......even the almighty apple is not immune to issues. We have some iMacs (about 100 - 120) in my organization compared to about 2500 Windows Desktops and out of the 90 we ordered a few years ago (17" iMacs) we had one come...

Tags: Desktops, DOA, Core i7 iMac, Core i7, Apple Inc., Apple iMac

Discussion threads 2009-11-24

Komodo Edit 5.2.3 (Mac)

Komodo Edit delivers powerful editing capabilities for dynamic languages including Perl, PHP, Python, Ruby and Tcl; plus support for browser-side code including JavaScript, CSS, HTML and XML. Background syntax checking and syntax coloring catch errors immediately, while AutoComplete and CallTips guide developers as they code. It is available now on...

Tags: Apple Macintosh, Syntax, Komodo Edit, Scripting Languages, CSS, Apple Mac OS X, Programming Languages, Linux, Apple Mac OS, Development Tools, Desktops, Operating Systems, Software/Web Development, Web Development, Software, Software Development, Hardware

Software downloads 2009-11-24

Komodo IDE 5.2.3 (Mac)

Komodo IDE is the first unified workspace for end-to-end development of dynamic web applications. A rich feature set for client-side Ajax languages such as CSS, HTML, JavaScript and XML, coupled with advanced support for dynamic languages such as Perl, PHP, Python, Ruby and Tcl, enables developers to quickly and easily...

Tags: Team, Apple Macintosh, Web Application, Ruby, Komodo IDE, Scripting Languages, Ruby On Rails, AJAX, CSS, Team Management, Cloud Computing, Programming Languages, Software/Web Development, Web Development, Internet, Web 2.0, Management, Software Development

Software downloads 2009-11-24

Windows Mobile is better than you think

My main gripeis with the antique user interface which is little more than an uninspired, miniaturized desktop GUI.The foundations seems solid enough now - it is quite decent in multi-tasking and is generally responsive.I too believe that if MS can reinvigorate the UI they still has a strong competitor. Oh...

Tags: Mobile operating systems, Advertising & Promotion, Operating systems, mobile, Microsoft Windows Mobile, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows

Discussion threads 2009-11-23