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Europe+tries+to+make+open+source+its+own

Europe+tries+to+make+open+source+its+ownYes, Europe is extremly troubling for Microsoft.The adoption rates for FireFox are some of the highest in the world. Since there are no software patents, MS IP threats are neutered there. They do NOT want to see a huge pocket of open source adoption."Euro-centric" public licenseI can see why that...

Tags: Sabayon Linux, open source, Microsoft Corp.

Discussion threads 2008-02-08

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Forget the damn Linux netbooks. Can Windows replace Windows?

My esteemed ZDNet colleague Ed Bott, God bless him, wrote a very insightful piece in which he discusses Taiwanese PC mainboard and component manufacturer  MSI's challenges of selling Linux-based versions of their netbook, the Wind U90. Apparently, according to MSI, Linux-based versions of their netbook are...

Tags: MSI, Linux, Microsoft Windows, Operating Systems, UNIX, Open Source, Software, Jason Perlow

Blog posts 2008-10-07

Google is your friend

I know there are those among us who lack my love for all things Google. Sure, it shows our kids ads, keeps track of the searches coming out of our buildings, displays naughty thumbnails that only the best of content filters can block, most kids don't look beyond the...

Tags: Google Inc., Web 2.0, Internet, Christopher Dawson

Blog posts 2008-10-07

Windows Vista Woes or helping my Grandson with homework

Considering my background, it's not at all hard to understand how I've become the tech support helpdesk for family, friends and the neighborhood as a whole. I've done my best to accept my lot in life with grace and courage. This time, my Grandson, Steven, was trying to complete a...

Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft PowerPoint, Laptop Computer, Steven, Microsoft Windows, Linux, Operating Systems, Microsoft Office, Software, Office Suites, Dan Kusnetzky

Blog posts 2008-10-07

Consumers might not be ready for Linux netbooks, but we are

Of course the Windows crowd has picked up on Linux netbook return rates. Fellow blogger Ed Bott writes these days, Linux is a great choice for technically sophisticated users who don't mind being far, far out of the mainstream. But for people who don't have the...

Tags: Linux, Microsoft Windows, Operating Systems, UNIX, Open Source, Software, Christopher Dawson

Blog posts 2008-10-07

News to know: AMD; iPhone security; Linux; SAP

Here are today's notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily: Sam Diaz: AMD to spin off manufacturing. Techmeme Heather Clancy: The color that shall not be named. AMD's Vertal downplays green credentials, plays up efficiency arguments ...

Tags: Apple iPhone, Security, Information Technology, SAP AG, RIM BlackBerry, Advanced Micro Devices Inc., Linux, Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA), Microsoft Windows, Web Servers, Open Source, Operating Systems, UNIX, Strategy, Software, Web Services, Enterprise Software, Internet, Management, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2008-10-07

Student Technology Day: Steve Ballmer Q&A

There was quite a lot to transcribe out, and many questions asked. Some questions put to Steve Ballmer, CEO of Microsoft, include: Will we always need programmers? What's Microsoft's input in Facebook and social networking? Does Microsoft have any changes in mind for their...

Tags: India, Pyramid, Laughter, Network, Microsoft Office, Steve Ballmer, Product, Microsoft Corp., Programmer, Question, Microsoft Windows, Social Networking, Operating Systems, Software, Online Communications, Marketing, Advertising & Promotion, Zack Whittaker

Blog posts 2008-10-06

Linux ready to replace Windows? Not yet…

Is Linux ready to replace Windows on the desktop? Linux advocates think that light, cheap netbooks show off the advantages of an open-source OS over Windows. Out in the real world, though, the market is arguing to the contrary. The director of sales for one especially hot-selling netbook says its...

Tags: Microsoft Windows, Linux, UNIX, Operating Systems, Open Source, Software, Ed Bott

Blog posts 2008-10-06

Mono 2.0...why not Microsoft?

The release of Mono version 2.0, the open source implementation of .NET that is available for use on Mac, Linux and Windows platforms, is an achievement in itself. I often wonder, however, why Microsoft has no interest in releasing a cross-platform, fully-supported version of the .NET framework themselves. by...

Tags: Mono, Microsoft Corp., .Net, Development Tools, Open Source, Microsoft Windows, Software Development, Software/Web Development, Operating Systems, Software, John Carroll

Blog posts 2008-10-06

October promises to be hot month for Drupal, Mono, OpenOffice, Ubuntu

October is promising to be a big month for open source releases. As the page on the calendar turned, Acquia launched of its commercially supported version of the popular Drupal open source social publishing system. And over the weekend, Novell-sponsored Mono project announced the...

Tags: Mono, Ubuntu, Drupal, October, Linux, OpenOffice, .Net, Open Source, Development Tools, Operating Systems, Software, Office Suites, Software Development, Software/Web Development, Paula Rooney

Blog posts 2008-10-06

Linux laptops see 4x returns compared to Windows

Do people who pay $299 to $399 for a Linux notebook suffer greater levels of buyer's remorse compared to those buying Windows machines? by Adrian Kingsley-Hughes

Tags: Linux Laptop, Laptop Computer, Linux, Operating Systems, UNIX, Microsoft Windows, Open Source, Software, Adrian Kingsley-Hughes

Blog posts 2008-10-06

The top five reasons why Windows Vista failed

On Friday, Microsoft gave computer makers a six-month extension for offering Windows XP on newly-shipped PCs. While this doesn't impact enterprise IT -- because volume licensing agreements will allow IT to keep installing Windows XP for many years to come -- the move is another symbolic nail in Vista's coffin....

Tags: Information Technology, Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Corp., IT Department, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Microsoft Windows XP, Operating Systems, Software, Jason Hiner

Blog posts 2008-10-06

The cloud finally comes to education

Cloud computing is one of those great buzzwords in IT that, so far, has meant very little to the average Ed Tech customer. We all have a pretty good idea what it means: lots of computers somewhere (we don't actually care where) doing lots of processing to deliver services...

Tags: Education, PC, Thin Client, Computer, Cloud, SIMtone Corp., Desktops, Productivity, Thin Clients, Cloud Computing, Hardware, Christopher Dawson

Blog posts 2008-10-06

News to know: Green PCs, IT; IBM; Nokia; Apple

 Here are today's notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily: Larry Dignan: IBM launches beta of 'Bluehouse,' eyes Cisco's WebEx Matthew Miller: First impressions of the Nokia N96. Gallery right. Mary Jo...

Tags: Steve Jobs, Larry Dignan, Nokia Corp., PC, Information Technology, Yahoo! Inc., Apple Inc., Microsoft Corp., Matthew Miller, IBM Corp., Podcasts, Linux, Internet, Operating Systems, Software

Blog posts 2008-10-06

Data Processing scores big success! Linux loses, again!

When Canada's Do Not Call registery came on-line last week it was an instant success - well, it took a bit more than two years to issue the outsourcing contract for it, nine months to get it working on Linux, and perhaps two days to port a highly secure (and...

Tags: Do-Not-Call, Web, Linux, Phone, Data-processing, Web Site, Site, Bell Canada, Error Message, Web Site Development, Channel Management, Telemarketing, Advertising & Promotion, Web Technology, Public Relations, Telecom & Utilities, Internet, Marketing, Marketing Research, Corporate Communications, Paul Murphy

Blog posts 2008-10-06

Editorial independence and blogging about politics [off-topic]

Editorial independence and blogging about politics [off-topic]Hey thanksAppreciate the support!.....Well you got that right! :D ]:)Well I, for one, am glad.......that CBS was able to act quickly enough and get you to post a retraction so as not to hurt anyone else's feelings. I'm kidding. ;-)...

Tags: blog, blogging, blogger

Discussion threads 2008-10-05

Microsoft bad cop is up against the wall

Microsoft bad cop is up against the wallEnough open-source propagandaIf this was about a technical violation of a license, focus on that and leave out the bias. I think we've all seen enough crappy and inept open source code that your comment about "being in retreat" against it is laughable.As...

Tags: Microsoft Corp., cop, open source, bad cop

Discussion threads 2008-10-05

Well, I do actually worry (about mobile viruses)

Well, I do actually worry about mobile virusesIt's all economics...Most crackers hackers gone bad are doing this for monetary gain so like most people want to put the minimal amount effort to get the maximum gain. Mobile devices are such a nice diverse group of devices that crackers haven't found...

Tags: Advertising & Promotion, Cyberthreats, Operating systems, Viruses and worms, cracker, mobile, mobile virus, virus

Discussion threads 2008-10-03

I'm Cookoo about Cucku Backup

I recently discovered this great application, Cucku Backup at the Pepcom Holiday Spectacular party a few weeks ago. Cucku differs from other network-based personal backup solutions such as Carbonite  or Iron Mountain SOHO in that the software is free and leverages existing peer-to peer technology from the Skype VOIP network....

Tags: Skype Technologies S.A., Cucku, Backups, Microsoft Windows, Operating Systems, Software, Jason Perlow

Blog posts 2008-10-03

Our second Linux laptop has a real keyboard

Our second Linux laptop has a real keyboardXandros lite is OK ...For the average user the Xandros Lite OS is fine, but it does have some shortcomings:1) Asus for some reason has a ram limit compiled into the kernel of 1GB. The machine has a max limit of 2GB, but...

Tags: Keyboards, Notebooks, Desktops, Processors, laptop computer, ASUS, real keyboard, kernel, Linux laptop, Xandros, Intel Celeron, distro, keyboard, Linux

Discussion threads 2008-10-03