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- Ubuntu 7.04 "Feisty Fawn" alpha (Ubuntu 7.04 )
- Ubuntu 7.04 "Feisty Fawn" alpha (Ubuntu 7.04 )VersionAn article on a finished version, Like 6.10 Edgy Elf would be much more useful than a review of an alph version.UbuntuThis free OS is pretty good & the appearance is also nice. For a free OS like this one, actually there is...
- Tags: UNIX, Linux, OPEN SOURCE, Operating systems, MSN, GNU/Linux, OS9, Ubuntu, Ubuntu 7.04, Microsoft Corp., operating system
- Discussion threads 2006-12-11
- LED tubes show promise for PowerBooks
- LED tubes show promise for PowerBooksLED DensityThere is one thing that most portable users, who want denser screens, don't consider. The population is getting older. This means that denser screens make it harder to read and see detail.More pixels on a screen don't give you more detail it...
- Tags: Engineering, Monitors & displays, light-emitting diode, POWERBOOKS, Apple Inc., OS9
- Discussion threads 2005-12-07
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- Might Microsoft's Midori be 'Cairo' revisited?
- Might Microsoft's Midori be 'Cairo' revisited?If it is object oriented -it would work like OS/2, the versions after Microsoft and IBM stopped working together.The Workplace Shell was the best environment I've ever worked on.Baseless speculation is fun but uselessToward that end I would recommend you look up the meaning of...
- Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Operating systems, Midori, Microsoft Corp., operating system, SP1, Microsoft Windows Vista
- Discussion threads 2008-07-07
- Apple's <i>Grand Central</i> threat to Microsoft
- Apple's Grand Central threat to MicrosoftNecessary motivationIt could go something like this ...1. Software company APPLE realises it will get good press and follow-on sales by harnessing computing power in existing multi-core CPU's. If only they had better integration with the hardware ...2. GPU Hardware companies (ATI, NVIDIA) realise they...
- Tags: BTW Windows, Apple Inc., multi-core, Microsoft Corp.
- Discussion threads 2008-06-17
- Firefox 3 RC2: still flawed
- Firefox 3 RC2: still flawedPay attentionIf you read what I said, there was NO problem of this kind before RC2. It's not whining when basic functionality goes pear shaped. And yes - I did try find a fix. And yes, having had all the past problems all those pesky extensions...
- Tags: Web browsers, Greasemonkey, Mozilla Firefox, Firefox 3 RC2, FF3, Mozilla Firefox 3.0, Apple Macintosh
- Discussion threads 2008-06-05
- Mac OS X Leopard mega-patch plugs 41 security holes
- Mac OS X Leopard mega-patch plugs 41 security holesApple programmers work in an odd fashionThe Mac zealots constantly tell us that Apple is better because Apple releases bug fixes as soon as they are ready instead of once a month like Microsoft. What a coincidence that Apple developers finished half...
- Tags: Operating systems, Microsoft Windows, Desktops, Apple Inc., Apple Mac OS X, Apple Mac OS X Leopard, Apple Macintosh, Apple Mac OS, security
- Discussion threads 2008-05-28
- Are Macs more expensive than PCs? Does it matter?
- Are Macs more expensive than PCs? Does it matter?So you pay in the beginingand not in the end. Even after upgrades, many Windows machines still cost less, but does it matter? Some like having the latest hardware with its new capabilities (sound cards that support 7.1 surround sound and...
- Tags: Desktops, Microsoft Windows, Apple Mac OS X, Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), OSX, PC, hardware, hardware upgrade, Microsoft Windows Vista, Apple Macintosh
- Discussion threads 2008-04-09
- X-Assist (dmg)
- X-Assist was created to assist in the much loved but missing features of OS 9 in OSX. Specifically: Application Switcher Menu top right corner of screen, X-Assist has a similar implementation. 'Recent Applications' menu. The ability to add personal hierarchies of items in an OS9-like 'apple' menu. X-Assist allows users...
- Tags: Window, Plug-in, Ortabe, X-Assist, Construction
- Software downloads 2008-02-29
- I just wrote a proposal for a big Mac rollout (?!?!?)
- I just wrote a proposal for a big Mac rollout (?!?!?)Go west, young man!You named some valid arguments for sticking with Mac. But there's also the pioneer spirit: if the pioneers would have stayed east, which was the most reasonable thing for them to do, the USA would be a...
- Tags: Desktops, Apple Macintosh, Mac rollout, big Mac rollout, Apple Inc.
- Discussion threads 2008-01-16
- NPD: Apple launch of Leopard system its best ever
- NPD: Apple launch of Leopard system its best everMore info pleaseI hate when fanboys write articles.I wish poeple would stop manipulating facts to make them sound smart.What percent of total mac users are buying leopard now, compared to toal % users buying tiger when it came out,because they are charging...
- Tags: Patches, Microsoft Windows NT, Apple Inc., Leopard, NPD, patch management, USB, Microsoft Corp.
- Discussion threads 2007-12-18
- Are Mac users more honest than Windows users?
- Are Mac users more honest than Windows users?Apple has charged for a new OS 5 times in 7 yearsWhile I agree that the family pack is a better deal from Apple, Apple has charged for a new OS 5 times in 7 years where you pay full price for what...
- Tags: Apple Mac OS X, Microsoft Windows XP, Operating systems, price difference, Microsoft Corp., Apple Inc., service pack, Microsoft Windows
- Discussion threads 2007-12-17
- Leopard compatibility ups and downs
- Leopard compatibility ups and downsYou can excuse Apple for OS9 -> OS X...or Microsoft for 98 -> XP -> Vista which were all fairly major OS upgrades with fairly major changes to underlying parts of the OS (or, in the case of OS9 -> OS X and 98 -> XP,...
- Tags: Printers, printer, Leopard, Apple Inc.
- Discussion threads 2007-12-03
- Poll of the Day - Vista vs. Leopard
- Poll of the Day - Vista vs. LeopardLeopard wins so far...It appears that out of the approx 19 votes so far, Vista was a disaster and Leopard was great. I apparently voted with the popular opinionAh, but the second Vista machine!Went flawlessly. Once I knew where the issues were...
- Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Scanners, Microsoft Windows XP, operating system, Apple Inc., Microsoft Corp., Leopard, Microsoft Windows Vista
- Discussion threads 2007-11-06
- Well, didja stick it to the man?
- Well, didja stick it to the man?I am soooo glad......to hear someone else say that!!!!!!!!!!!!! Thank you!!!!!!!!!!!! Let's spread the word. :-)PCLinuxOS! Ubuntu is great as a community but...but it is really a pleasure to install and be done with all the codecs, etc. I do need to take...
- Tags: Microsoft Windows, Sun Solaris, Operating systems, UNIX, OPEN SOURCE, Processors, Ubuntu, Pentium 4 3gh, Linux, NVidia Corp., Intel Pentium 4, WinXPPro, ATi, Intel Pentium, PCLinuxOS, Gentoo
- Discussion threads 2007-11-01
- Today's gonna be a rough day for Apple's PR department
- Today's gonna be a rough day for Apple's PR departmentBitter much?Well I hope Apple's continued success does not anger you..... because despite your initial tale regarding dear ole dad (and why is this an issue again?) and your bitterness because of something I still can't understand as an issue for...
- Tags: PRODUCTIVITY, Apple Inc., Apple PR, public relations
- Discussion threads 2007-10-01
- Bring on naked PCs, says think tank
- Bring on naked PCs, says think tankIs he implying that taking the obviously rightapproach of not having to purchase a single vendor's OS along with the PC h/w will benefit consumers? I thought that common sense was frowned upon :)[i]Singleton suggested most people are unable to easily purchase a computer...
- Tags: Operating systems, UNIX, Microsoft Windows, Desktops, Linux, operating system, Microsoft Corp., naked PC, Apple Inc., PC
- Discussion threads 2007-09-26
- DRM troubles drive ex-Microsoft employee to Linux
- DRM troubles drive ex-Microsoft employee to LinuxThe trend of common sense beginsIt has been building for a while.... the trend away from micro$loth products, failings and their inability to positively adopt industry standards without mucking them up. It is refreshing to see someone leave that 'place' and work in...
- Tags: Digital rights management (DRM), UNIX, Operating systems, OPEN SOURCE, Digital media, Windows MCE, Linux, digital-rights management, DRM trouble, ex-Microsoft employee, ex-Microsoft, DVD
- Discussion threads 2007-09-26
- Should we start planning for those Vista SP1 trade-offs?
- Should we start planning for those Vista SP1 trade-offs?Can you be one of the Beta Testers?As part of your 7 point plan, you already backup extensively. An early look at pre/post updates with the ability to restore if needed will be more help to everyone than the inevitable supposition...
- Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Microsoft Windows XP Service Pack 2, Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Windows Vista SP1, Microsoft Windows XP, Microsoft Corp.
- Discussion threads 2007-08-30
- Apple's stealth campaign for business?
- Apple's stealth campaign for business?I think I get the enterprise strategyIf you are a regular reader of ZDNet, you know folks like Non Zealot, itpro_z and Shade Tree are a fair representation of the entrenched ideas in enterprise IT. And the entrenchment comes from being locked into software that...
- Tags: Desktops, Operating systems, Disney Corp., Apple Inc., Apple Macintosh, job, Microsoft Windows
- Discussion threads 2007-08-08
- Vista is taking body blows
- Vista is taking body blowsAnd the bogus Valleywag claim gets yet more mentioningThe 2009 claim for SP1 is completely bogus. The guy (or his "source") pulled that out of his rear end. It's not coming in 2009, it's coming whenever Server 2008 RTM's, because Vista SP1 and Server...
- Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), security change, Microsoft Windows Vista, menu item
- Discussion threads 2007-07-25
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