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- Apple hints at possible pen-based tablet
- Pretty much anything that includes the words "Apple" and "tablet" in the same sentence is going to get the attention of the blognoscenti, but when it comes from Apple itself, people pay attention. Exhibit A is 9 to 5 Mac's piece today about a patent...
- Tags: Patent, Handwriting Recognition, Termination, Apple Inc., Ink Manager, Tablets, Notebooks, Hardware, Notebooks & Tablets, Jason D. O'Grady
- Blog posts 2009-11-12
- Why I Can Never Be Exclusive to Linux and Open Source on the Desktop
- It uses WINEBut I've noticed a number of performance issues and stability problems with it.ActuallyAs far as I've ever able to tell there's no practical difference between Picasa on Windows and Linux. StevenActually, it uses WineLib, so that it is more like a native application.But there are still all the...
- Tags: UNIX, Operating systems, open source, desktop, Linux, Microsoft Windows
- Discussion threads 2009-09-20
- Edubuntu followup
- A number of readers posed both thoughts and questions related to my Wednesday post, "The state of Edubuntu...Thoughts?" While the expected "Why the hell would you use *nix anyway?" sorts of questions were thrown in for good measure, many readers had solid recommendations based on experience while others had...
- Tags: Linux, Thin Client, Edubuntu, Thin Client Setup, Thin Clients, Hardware, Christopher Dawson
- Blog posts 2009-08-06
- The state of Edubuntu...Your thoughts
- The state of Edubuntu...Your thoughtsThe state of Edubuntu...Your thoughtsIt's still linux so unless you want your students to be lagged behind technology for about 10 - 15 years then don't do it. Plus the overhead of having to maintain it with a daily patch cycle and constant recompiling and...
- Tags: Thin clients, OPEN SOURCE, LTSP, server, Edubuntu
- Discussion threads 2009-08-05
- Windows 7 first look: More than just "Vista, fixed"
- Windows 7 first look: More than just "Vista, fixed"I look forward to your next reviewI am far more interested in the differences between versions than an overview. We've been hearing about Windows 7 features for months, now it would be nice to know exactly which features will be present on...
- Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Media Center PCs, Operating systems, IT Deployment, Windows 7 First look, Microsoft Windows 7, Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows XP
- Discussion threads 2009-07-29
- Google ChromeOS: have people given leave of their senses?
- Google ChromeOS: have people given leave of their senses?Thankyou...This is the first well reasoned and thought out post I have read on ZDNet in a long time. I have just read Adrians post and he has decided it is a game changer already even after saying there is little...
- Tags: Operating systems, UNIX, OPEN SOURCE, Google Inc., Google ChromeOS, Linux, operating system
- Discussion threads 2009-07-08
- No penguins in Akihibara
- No penguins in Akihibarabest bet...would be to connect with the Tokyo Linux Users group and see what they recommend. You'd most likely get a list of used shops for parts and what-not but ... the mailing list seems to show only something from Dell...Did you try http://www.unixhonpo.jp/otherwise go with...
- Tags: Construction, Operating systems, UNIX, OPEN SOURCE, windows software, window, Linux, kernel, Akihibara
- Discussion threads 2009-06-08
- Microsoft to turn .Net Micro Framework code, support over to the community
- Microsoft to turn .Net Micro Framework code, support over to the communitySpeaking of "developing patterns" I've noticed you tend to use a lot of words to say pretty much nothing at all.How do you do that? is it practiced, or does it just come natually?:)"(why research when you can't develop?)"Excellent,...
- Tags: .NET, Application servers, Middleware, John Zern, Microsoft .NET, Microsoft Corp., IT IS
- Discussion threads 2009-05-06
- Will Google Android wreck Ubuntu?
- Will Google Android wreck Ubuntu?I think we're all forgetting something here...I'm a strong supporter and user of both Ubuntu on the desktop and server and Android on the smartphone (and hopefully down-market as well). But this whole idea surrounding Android on netbooks (which is an 'Ubuntu area' IMO) falls apart...
- Tags: Netbooks, nettops & MIDs, UNIX, OPEN SOURCE, Operating systems, Ubuntu, Google Inc., netbook, Linux, Google Android
- Discussion threads 2009-04-01
- Gates sics mosquitos on unsuspecting technorati at TED
- Gates sics mosquitos on unsuspecting technorati at TEDGate$ should be locked at Guantanamo!After infecting our computers with a lame and insecure OS, Gate$ releases some biological virus vectors to harm us!If it was Bin Laden realeasing the biological vectors, we would have bomb him.Gate$ gets away with it!RE: Gates sics...
- Tags: Linux, bed net, sic, Ted, malaria, Gate$
- Discussion threads 2009-02-05
- WinShell 3.3 (Windows)
- WinShell is a free multilingual integrated development environment IDE for LaTeX and TeX for Windows. Supported languages are Brazilian Portuguese, Catalan, Chinese, Czech, Danish, Dutch, English, French, Galician, German, Hungarian, Italian, Japanese, Mexico Spanish, Polish, Portuguese, Russian, Spain Spanish, Swedish and Turkish. WinShell includes a text editor, syntax highlighting, project...
- Tags: Compiler, Toolbar, WinShell, BibTeX, Microsoft Windows, Development Tools, Operating Systems, Software, Software Development, Software/Web Development
- Software downloads 2009-01-10
- The great server-centric personal computing experiment begins
- The great server-centric personal computing experiment beginsSounds good! One tip...I'd consider Ubuntu 8.04.1 server edition, instead of 8.10. Nothing like a rock-steady LTS for a server...If you need support for very new hardware: on January 22, version 8.04.2 will be released. Not only will this point release contain all accumulated...
- Tags: Servers, Desktops, server, LTS, personal computing experiment, centric personal computing experiment, hardware, computing experiment, great Server, desktop
- Discussion threads 2008-12-30
- The Mac is dead (again), pass the Cider
- In hindsight, Apple's announcement yesterday that it was pulling out of the Macworld Expo should have come as no surprise. Ever since the 2007 Macworld where Jobs announced the iPhone, Apple's emphasis has clearly been shifting towards consumer electronics and away from personal computers. To get the iPhone out the...
- Tags: Apple iPhone, Apple Macintosh, Apple Inc., Desktops, Hardware, Ed Burnette
- Blog posts 2008-12-17
- Can Wine make Ubuntu better for Ed Tech?
- Can Wine make Ubuntu better for Ed Tech?Wines Improve With Age To A PointIn reading the many talkbacks re: the perennial seesaw battle between Windows and Linux, one comment surfaces often.'I'd switch to...open source...except for some applications that aren't readily available yet.'This Wine option may be just what the Good...
- Tags: Linux, wine, Ubuntu, Ed Tech
- Discussion threads 2008-12-15
- Just what does it take to switch to desktop Linux (part 1)?
- Just what does it take to switch to desktop Linux (part 1)?Can answer these ...[i]Know how to access Windows shares on the network[/i]Well that's pretty easy in Nautilus using smb:// , but a simple link with an icon should suffice.[i]Have a rudimentary understanding of the file system to ensure that...
- Tags: OPEN SOURCE, Printers, desktop Linux, KDE, GNOME, user interface, Microsoft Office, OpenOffice, desktop, printer, Microsoft Windows, Linux
- Discussion threads 2008-11-30
- WorkTime for Wine 4.14 (Mac)
- Fully automated PC usage/project tracking software that surveys the time spent on the computer. WorkTime gathers statistics about projects you work on, applications you run, documents you open, Web-sites you visit and time spent for every of these activities. WorkTime tracking is very precise and flexible: it can pause for...
- Tags: Apple Macintosh, Screensaver, Wine, NesterSoft, WorkTime, Reports
- Software downloads 2008-11-07
- Constellation Wines (maker of Mondavi, Wild Horse and other big U.S. wine brands) goes solar
- Pacific Power Management is building out a 1.2-megawatt solar system that will cover the winery warehouse roof for theConstellation WinesU.S. Gonzales Winery in Monterey, Calif. The system, set to be completed by the end of 2008, is supposed to produce more than 1,700,000 kilowatt hours per year. ...
- Tags: Winery, Brand, Wine, Pacific Power Management, Heather Clancy
- Blog posts 2008-10-15
- Have we all become a bunch of anxious, depressed, sleep-deprived irritable stress-heads?
- Let's face it, the last month or so has been a challenge for just about anyone's tolerance of stress and has made even the most "stable" of us question our own emotional and mental health. But I've discovered that IT workers in particular, or anyone who...
- Tags: Sleep, Job, Beverage, Health Care, Computer, Recruitment & Selection, Benefits, Vertical Industries, Healthcare, Food & Beverage, Productivity, Human Resources, Workforce Management, Enterprise Software, Software, Manufacturing, Jason Perlow
- Blog posts 2008-10-08
- Google's insightful looking glass
- A few weeks ago I got a heads-up from Google's PR about their new search tool. Dubbed Google Insights for Search, it allows you to apply parameters to search for what other people are searching. Sounds a little strange and it did take a while for my...
- Tags: Google Inc., Web Site Development, Public Relations, Productivity, Web Technology, Entrepreneurship, Search, Digital Music, Digital Media, Internet, Marketing, Corporate Communications, Management, Personal Technology, Consumer Electronics, Zack Whittaker
- Blog posts 2008-09-19
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