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- 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...
- Discussion threads 2008-12-01
- Gates and control-alt-delete
- At a 2001 event celebrating the PC's 20th anniversary, IBM engineer Dave Bradley talks about how the control-alt-delete keystroke came to be, quipping that, though he invented it, Bill Gates made it famous.
- Videos 2008-06-27
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- Linux-Windows gap to remain for five years
- In other words...This only confirms what we have been saying for sometime now.Desktop Linux lags behinds Windows And Mac for these facts alone, but the biggest one is mainstream application software compatibility which so far, were you to look at system requirements would only support Windows and Mac... There are...
- Discussion threads 2009-10-14
- iPhone - Cool goes mass market
- iPhone - Cool goes mass marketMissing the point, AdrianWhile there is some risk to what you say, I think the objective is twofold.One, drive sales of new units to new customers.Two, use the iPhone as a trojan horse to get new customers to use Apple products. If they like that...
- Discussion threads 2009-06-09
- How hard will it be to move to the Windows 7 Release Candidate?
- How hard will it be to move to the Windows 7 Release Candidate?There is no reason to shun beta-to-beta upgradesBecause let's face facts: you are OVERWRITING all of the files that Windows uses, by and large, on your hard drive.... so there should be no 'weird' things popping up, unless...
- Discussion threads 2009-04-13
- Of course the Mac mini is relevant!
- Of course the Mac mini is relevant!AskingCan it Run WIndows XP or Vista via Dual boot? Might make an interesting media center capable of playing all my Windows media files. WMV and WMAIt's a poor buy.The only reasons to buy one is:1. You want to run OS X...
- Discussion threads 2009-03-03
- What's wrong at OpenSolaris
- What's wrong at OpenSolarisAgreed as to gaols etcHowever.. look at junknstuff's response above to see how the MS community has chosen to interpret what's going on.Now ask yourself: wouldn't everyone - especially Sun - have been better off if Sun had spent the money bringing Linux along instead of...
- Discussion threads 2008-05-15
- Dumping Windows might be a good idea
- Dumping Windows might be a good ideaMicrosoft dumping WindosDon't much care what Microsoft does now. Am well on my way to Mac . . . keeping XP only to run a couple things I can't do without that only run on Windows. Virtually 95% of my stuff has been moved...
- Discussion threads 2008-03-06
- Seeing red over Microsoft's Macworld spoiler
- Seeing red over Microsoft's Macworld spoilerZune 80 GB kicks it!Got one for the misses and and one for me for Christmas. Very nice device! I've not gotten wireless sync to work yet, not a biggie. Everything else works great. This weekend I just saw the first...
- Discussion threads 2008-01-15
- Want to test Vista SP1? Anyone can, starting next week
- Want to test Vista SP1? Anyone can, starting next weekSP1; I hope this fixes the issues...Mary Jo:I am an optimist and I do hope that Vista RC SP1, least the final will fix Vista to make it it even more stable without breaking Apps.Over time, thus far, Microsoft has made...
- Discussion threads 2007-12-05
- Apple says to Archive and Install Leopard
- Apple says to Archive and Install LeopardIs it Application Enhancer, or Tiger's RAID, or DivX? ...I guess the iPhone DOES have full OSX!Right down to the inability to run third party applications![i]The company blamed “third-party ‘enhancement’ software[/i]Hmm, I guess the Apple zealots were lying when they said that one of...
- Discussion threads 2007-10-29
- Will Vista cause a switch to Macs, Linux?
- Will Vista cause a switch to Macs, Linux?Windows ME was not a business OSThat said, Vista isn't nearly in that bad of shape. While I do think it is healthy to look at the alternatives before upgrading, there's no reason why Vista would be the first Windows OS that a...
- Discussion threads 2007-07-16
- Vista slow to boot? Get the facts (Troubleshoot slow starts with Vista's Event Viewer)
- Vista slow to boot? Get the facts (Troubleshoot slow starts with Vista's Event Viewer)Keep the information coming!Great information about detecting - but let's assume that somethings causing persistent slowdowns - how to find out what's wrong and speed it up?Keep the information coming :).Troubleshoting?The article was interesting but "troubleshooting"to me...
- Discussion threads 2007-05-04
- Most open source software is better
- Most open source software is betterdata should confirm that end-user target determines quality. of coursean aerospace product would be high quality, whether proprietary or not.but what about games or video or music or office productivity software that can never account for the permutations of user ineptitude?we have seen proprietary systems...
- Discussion threads 2006-10-09
- Man gets 7 years for software piracy
- Man gets 7 years for software piracyI think 7 years is to longThe prisons are already overcrowded. Which drug dealer or violent criminal is going to be released to make room to lock this guy up for 7 years?Re: $100 million? Ha.>> I think simply paying every cent of...
- Discussion threads 2006-09-10
- Linspire makes download service free
- Linspire makes download service freenot what i readaccording to the article, linspire is breaking even. not bad considering how young the company is.dude...drop that xbox controller, get out of your cave and see the light: Linux is paying off releasing solid versions every month, while windoze can not make it...
- Discussion threads 2006-08-30
- At $3K+, Lenovo's Linux-laden laptop debuts
- At $3K+, Lenovo's Linux-laden laptop debutsWindos LaptopsWhich, of course, makes sense to simply purchase the laptop and then install your favorite distro.The big question, as always... is how much extra do they charge for Linux compared to MSWindows?For quite a while Dell set the going rate at $100 over the...
- Discussion threads 2006-08-15
- Microsoft's Ballmer grins and bears Linux--a little
- Microsoft's Ballmer grins and bears Linux--a littlevmwareSteve Bummer is worried about vmware.Is good to see...Regardless of how you sit on the fence, I do have strong opinions about M$, Linux and stuff, working in the field and having to deal with the daily grind. I think this will be...
- Discussion threads 2005-04-20
- Is Microsoft taking dead aim at Linux?
- Is Microsoft taking dead aim at Linux?Welcome to bizaro worldAt least we agree open source is a threat to MS in the enterprise, indeed a position acknowledged by MS themselves."but it strikes me that OpenOffice is just not that big a threat -- at least not unless or until Linux...
- Discussion threads 2004-11-09
- Finally, keyboards to get excited about
- Finally, keyboards to get excited aboutI dont think so..This seems like more trouble than its worth.. You have to learn how to type all over again. This may help with the handicap though.. Say a visually impaired person. But this is going to drive everyone else nuts,, except stenographers... Good...
- Discussion threads 2004-07-22
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