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Patch Tuesday heads-up: 8 bulletins, 5 critical

Patch Tuesday heads-up: 8 bulletins, 5 criticalPatch TuesdayGood ol' patch Tuesday. We definitely need a Google Operating system. http://googlescloud.blogspot.comTo the blind with screen readers, this image contains a table.This table has 9 rows and 2 columns.Heading Row 1Heading Column 1: Bulletin IDHeading Column 2: Maximum Severity Rating and Vulnerability ImpactRow...

Tags: Linux, Operating systems, Patch Tuesday, operating system

Discussion threads 2009-04-09

Note to newspapers: I can't read what you don't sell

Note to newspapers: I can't read what you don't sellWhy have newspapers?That's just bad for the environment.Besides, I'd just grab a netbook, fire up Ubuntu, fire up my Orca screen reader, and let it read the news to me.Links to Orca as ZDNet does not support URL tags... :(http://live.gnome.org/Orca

Tags: Netbooks, nettops & MIDs, Orca

Discussion threads 2009-03-19

Windows 7 - The "Blue Badge" experience

Windows 7 - The "Blue Badge" experienceProbably didn't want to distract testers...Microsoft probably didn't want to distract testers from focusing on more important items, so they left these trivial eye-candy features hidden.RE: Windows 7 - The"(for 32-bit Vista … no 64-bit version available yet)"Nice slip there ;)Underwhelmed...These features are profoundly...

Tags: desktop virtualization, Linux, Operating systems, Microsoft Developers, virtual desktop, Microsoft Windows 7, desktop, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Corp., Compiz

Discussion threads 2008-11-10

WebOS conversation heats up - EyeOS claims Orca is vaporware

WebOS conversation heats up - EyeOS claims Orca is vaporwareFrom Team Orca: The truth is all that matters..Hello EveryoneThese are the facts: Eyeos things we are wapoware or whatever it is calledWe say: Fair enough We hereby launch OrcZilla v0.0.1 by Josh Shand, Minitop v0.0.1 by...

Tags: Construction, Web browsers, Orca, window manager, webOS, Eyeos, WebOS, window, Web browser

Discussion threads 2006-05-09

WebOS conversation heats up - EyeOS claims Orca is vaporware

My post on WebOS candidate Orca has stirred up a heated debate in the Talkback between representatives from WebOS companies Orca, EyeOS and XIN. I've already profiled two of these WebOS solutions, XIN and Orca also see my overview of the WebOS market. My review of EyeOS is coming soon....

Tags: Orca, EyeOS

Blog posts 2006-05-09

Orca - a WebOS with a difference

Orca - a WebOS with a differenceUmbrella project, huh?"Orca is a umbrella project, uniting all WebOS into ONE solution"I hear that you broke up with EyeOS, only they never heard of you..Orca and EyeOSAs a response to amikaels last post:For a teamwork to begin, small steps have to be taken,...

Tags: Team management, OPEN SOURCE, Orcaa, Eyeos, Orca, WebOS

Discussion threads 2006-05-09

Orca - a WebOS with a difference

After my review of the WebOS market a couple of weeks ago, Leon Bollerup from Orca got in touch with me to tell me about his company's WebOS product. He had left a comment in my previous post to say that developing a WebOS aka Web Desktop is about "building...

Tags: WebOS, Orca

Blog posts 2006-05-08

Orca's Dream 1.0 (Windows)

Orca's dream features 2 Killer Whales jumping over the moonlit ocean while whale and water sounds play at your command. Includes animated cursers, a little Orca pointer and extra system icons. Also includes startup/ shutdown and wait screens and webviews making a total theme package. BOONUS: Orca's Dream screensaver included...

Tags: ExtremeThemes.net, Orca, Microsoft Windows, Operating Systems, Software

Software downloads 2001-07-10

Additional Resources

Sneak Preview: Chrome OS Browser Video Tour

Another videoThere's another video on a blog at http://chromeos-blog.com that also shows the browser. It's 3 mins.RE: Sneak Preview: Chrome OS Browser Video TourWith Google in the fight against MS over MS tyingbundling their browser to their OS, can someone explain to me why its ok for Google to make...

Tags: Web browsers, Operating systems, Google Inc., Web browser, operating system, Chrome, Microsoft Corp.

Discussion threads 2009-10-16

Might Google drop Chrome OS beta as a Windows 7 spoiler?

It could also backfireand be lost in the Windows 7 hype and push?also anyboby that have 2 once of memory remember that nt vista was and in vista case is .... so a good kick in the ball by chrome os would be great ..... ...

Tags: Operating systems, Blogging, Microsoft Windows, Chrome, Chrome OS, beta, Google Inc., Chrome OS beta, operating system, Microsoft Windows 7

Discussion threads 2009-10-15

Karmic Koala: That's One Seriously Fast Marsupial

I'm having issues with VirtualBox . . .I'm having issues with VirtualBox: Even though it worked before, lately it's claiming that "VT-X/AMD-V hardware acceleration has been enabled, but is not operational" and not allowing me to run 64 bit Ubuntu :(.RE: Karmic Koala: That's One Seriously Fast MarsupialI had some...

Tags: Microsoft Windows, Ubuntu, Win 7, Ext4, Karmic Koala

Discussion threads 2009-10-01

Orca Browser 1.2 build 5 (Windows)

Orca Browser is an extremely fast and user friendly Web browser, designed to add more functions on to the latest version of Firefox. Not only does Orca Browser contains all the features, such as security, low memory usage, spell-checker, or built-in download manager from a typical Gecko based browser, it...

Tags: Password, built-In, Microsoft Windows, Web Browser, Avant, Orca Browser, Online Profile Storage, Web Browsers, RSS, Internet

Software downloads 2009-08-17

Ubuntu 9.04 "Jaunty Jackalope" is ready for download - Go get it!

Ubuntu 9.04 "Jaunty Jackalope" is ready for download - Go get it!OpenOffice 3.0is the biggest changeRE: Ubuntu 9.04 Its amazing how no one gets excited about a linux release. I guess there is nothing to be excited about when you have to reformat your drive every 6 months losing...

Tags: Operating systems, UNIX, OPEN SOURCE, KDE 4.2, http://talkback.zdnet.com/5208-12554-0.html?forumID=1&threadID=5, update manager, Other OS, Ubuntu 9.04, Linux, Ubuntu, linux fanboy

Discussion threads 2009-04-23

Ubuntu 9.04 release candidate published

Ubuntu 9.04 release candidate published disappointedI run Kubuntu on my laptop brother of Ubuntu, and I'm very disappointed to read that this RC still hasn't fixed the connecting to hidden wifi bug.Simply put, you can't connect to a hidden wifi. I'd consider this a good reason for postponing the release....

Tags: UNIX, Wireless LANs, Operating systems, OPEN SOURCE, Reiser4, Ubuntu, Linux, Ubuntu 9.04 release candidate, Ubuntu 9.04, release candidate, Wi-Fi

Discussion threads 2009-04-17

Instyler Setup 1.0.21191 (Windows)

Instyler Setup creates MSI installation packages based on latest WiX technology. WiX is an open source project, lead by Microsoft, to create MSI files with open standard XML documents. Create MSI setups straight-forward without any MSI knowledge. When we designed Instyler Setup we had in mind that most Windows software...

Tags: Instyler Software, Instyler Setup, WiX, Microsoft Windows, Operating Systems, Software

Software downloads 2009-03-10

AMD's new dawn: 'Tickled pink' about GlobalFoundries deal; Challenges remain

AMD's new dawn: 'Tickled pink' about GlobalFoundries deal; Challenges remainThe Word is out ! AMD is owned by the nicest people on Earth.AMD is all I use and talk about . Even the computer manufactures are using their graphics cards the 4850 is the most popular high-end graphics card today....

Tags: Advanced Micro Devices Inc., Globalfoundries, new dawn, graphics, dawn

Discussion threads 2009-03-09

Windows 7 7004; compatibility worries; performance beats Vista

Windows 7 7004; compatibility worries; performance beats Vistathat sort of compatibility testis just one of the stupid ideas that Microsoft keeps adhering to. When will they have some original thought? Of course, there are those who will want to change the name, since it won't truly be '7' - perhaps...

Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Operating systems, performance, Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Windows 7, Microsoft Windows, software

Discussion threads 2008-12-20

Just what does it take to switch to desktop Linux (part 2)?

Just what does it take to switch to desktop Linux (part 2)?Compiz Fusion's magnifier plugins and ADA complianceI've done a test in using a magnifier and enhanced desktop zoom plug-in in Compiz Fusion and it lacked support for input tracking. For example, run openOffice and zoom in until you don't...

Tags: Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), Operating systems, Freedom Scientific, Compiz-fusion, Zoomtext, Linux, Americans with Disabilities Act, desktop, WinDOS, Ubuntu, desktop Linux

Discussion threads 2008-12-01

Ubuntu 8.10 Intrepid Ibex is out

Ubuntu 8.10 Intrepid Ibex is outTry the torrent instead, Adrian.I am using Shareaza to download the torrent instead of taxing the mirrors even further.Installed the RC of Ubuntu with Wubi.Now I am downloading the image of Kubuntu to test and see if KDE 4 is worth switching to before I...

Tags: UNIX, OPEN SOURCE, Operating systems, Linux, Ubuntu 8.10 Intrepid Ibex, Ubuntu, Ubuntu 8.10

Discussion threads 2008-10-30

Google's Chrome, competition, and old pants

Google's Chrome, competition, and old pantsLevels playing field[i]That's one area that HTML, CSS and Javascript are going to have difficulties fixing without ceasing to be HTML, CSS and Javascript.[/i]Not really. There's no [i]a priori[/i] reason that a higher-level representation couldn't be compiled to lower levels like HCJ, and in...

Tags: Scripting languages, Web browsers, Google Inc., JavaScript, Web browser, HTML, CSS

Discussion threads 2008-09-08