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- The Future of Unix
- The Future of UnixWhat could have been :-9Oh Plan 9 should have become the new UNIX but was in retrospect incorrectly licenced way back in the day. By the time it was "open sourced" there was a general lack of interest, awareness and no community except some interesting work done...
- Discussion threads 2009-03-20
- The Future of Unix
- Present day commercial Unix versions are well behind the research community. As far back as 1982 the single machine focus of Unix development became an issue in the research community. Accordingly a number of people at Bell Labs including Dennis Ritchie and Rob Pike, both of whom had contributed to...
- Blog posts 2009-03-20
- Who's afraid of identity?
- Solaris 10 contains two enormously significant new, user accessible, technologies: dTrace and ZFS. Both of these throw out years of accumulated work-arounds to deliver simple, elegant, solutions that fit right into the best Unix design tradition of doing one thing, and doing it extremely well. Identity management needs a...
- Blog posts 2006-10-24
- The importance of Solaris 10
- The importance of Solaris 10Plan 9 from Outer SpaceBefore its death, Solaris was a sales point for Sun's hardware. After its death, Solaris is useful to its prior users without being of advantage to others because of widespread adoption.Sun did draw inspiration from Ed Wood. With Jonathon Schwartz...
- Discussion threads 2006-10-06
- Spielberg mulls heavy science for new venture
- Spielberg mulls heavy science for new ventureWhen Worlds Collide?Good grief. Next on the list: Forbidden Planet. The Day the Earth Stood Still, Land of the Giants, followed by that great classic: Plan 9 from Outer Space.Lest we forget the good ones...Forbidden Planet -- Yes.The Day the Earth Stood Still --...
- Discussion threads 2006-06-15
- A sneaky use for the Sun Grid
- A sneaky use for the Sun GridGrid as a Basis for Metro Area Networks?I've never deployed Sun Grid, but wonder openly if it would be applicable for support of Metropolitan area networks, e.g., the San Francisco wi-fi deal.Perhaps it's not a compute/floating point intensive task, but additional services would likely...
- Discussion threads 2006-05-10
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- Acer announces first Google Chrome OS netbook
- ChromeOS as dual-boot optionAlthough not Google's plan, I think ChromeOS would be a great dual-boot option, for existing Windows & Ubuntu netbooks.When you want an instant on, fast, secure & no maintenance OS, for internet access, boot into ChromeOS. When you need a specific desktop application, boot into Windows or...
- Discussion threads 2009-12-02
- Consumer Reports ranks AT&T last among U.S. wireless carriers
- More salt on the woundEven AT&T's latest commercials seem to echo the very same perceptions everyone has of them. And they seem to do little to help their own image.I think one commercial boasts they can reach something like 98% of the US population, which is great if you...
- Discussion threads 2009-12-01
- Desktop Sales Office 9 9.21 (Windows)
- Sales professionals and sales teams sell smarter and win more by mastering contacts, deals, campaigns, appointments, and tasks within a framework built from the ground up for selling: Desktop Sales Office. Plan and prepare by crafting your messages, scripted talking points, and anticipated results, then target prospects and create demand...
- Software downloads 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...
- Discussion threads 2009-11-24
- Sergey Brin: Google Android, Chrome OS likely to converge
- The concept makes a lot of senseIf you want access to your data everywhere and on every device, having a single platform may be the only way to go. Seamless ubiquity is the dream I guess, if you, the user, does not lose control. How they will be able to...
- Discussion threads 2009-11-23
- Paying for what does not work remains popular
- We are already there, DanaYou said "But at some point your neighbors, who are paying for your excess, whether in the form of insurance or in the form of taxes, are going to start asking these hard questions"We are already there. I agree with you that many of us...
- Discussion threads 2009-11-20
- AT&T launches Verizon counter-punch ad, keeps digging that hole
- There's a Cr-app for that!I only have one thing to say, Sprint! Well, two things, AT&T neglects to mention 4G. Well, three things, They are the most expensive carrier for the least amount of quality delivered. Oh wait, 4 things, I had an iPhone and loved the interface. In the...
- Discussion threads 2009-11-19
- Hulu Desktop 0.9.8.2 (Mac)
- Hulu Desktop is a lean-back viewing experience for your personal computer. It features a sleek new look that's optimized for use with standard Windows Media Center remote controls or Apple remote controls, allowing you to navigate Hulu's entire library with just six buttons. For users without remotes, the application is...
- Software downloads 2009-11-19
- Time Warner sets AOL spin off for Dec. 9
- Time Warner declares a spin-off date for AOL of Dec. 9 and explains the stock distribution and dividend plan. by Sam Diaz
- Blog posts 2009-11-16
- GOOG could lose more than Murdoch
- Thanks, this was insightfulWhat if Murdoch and minions stroke a deal with a more desperate Google competitor - and blocked Google. That would be a very real threat. If users suddenly finds that Google returns fewer quality results than competitors, Google could lose search share, fast. That would strike directly...
- Discussion threads 2009-11-16
- Eric Schmidt on whether Google is getting evil
- I Am A Victim of EvilHere is evil to me.I cannot stop Google from spamming me...or at least one of their Google Groups.A while back I bought an Ubuntu mini 9 from Dell.It was great.I loved it.It got stolen by some druggos while I was using it at Westlake plaza...
- Discussion threads 2009-11-12
- Garmin Communicator Plugin 2.9.1 (Mac)
- The Garmin Communicator Plugin allows your Garmin GPS to communicate with any supported website: send your zumo rides to Garmin Connect, plan your trips with Google Maps and MapQuest, find your favorite caches with Geocaching.com and so much more. Communication with your Garmin GPS just got easier thanks to the...
- Software downloads 2009-11-11
- Why I'm letting someone else run my Exchange 2010 server
- Why ironic?Given that exchange is the de facto standard in business email/cal having their products working as perfectly as possible with exchange is a must. Not only that, they advertise this functionality. Did you expect it to fail miserably? Your expectations must have been low. Heh.It took yearsNative Exchange support...
- Discussion threads 2009-11-09
- ProjectTrack 2007 Express 2007.9.0 (Windows)
- Planning is the beginning. ProjectTrack Express is an all-inclusive program that will help you execute your plan. Designed by and for project managers, ProjectTrack is a powerfully integrated management tool which keeps all information related to a project in one place.
- Software downloads 2009-11-09
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