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Office 2008 vs. iWork vs. NeoOffice vs. OpenOffice: The more I use these, the more I really don't care for iWork. Sure, Keynote makes some darned pretty presentations, but NeoOffice and OpenOffice for the matter cuts the mustard quite handily. For real polish, you still can't beat Office 2007/2008, as much as I hate to admit...; Tags: Suite, Apple iWork, Office 2008, NeoOffice, X11, OpenOffice, Open Source, Microsoft Office, Office Suites, Software, Christopher Dawson; Blog posts 2008-07-18
Why all the recent focus on "desktop virtualization": Why all the recent focus on "desktop virtualization"When they do something interesting...I'm actively following over 100 companies in the virtualization software space. I do my best to post something interesting on all of them from time to time. If you check, I've posted a number of articles on Endeavors Technologies.When...; Tags: Processors, computing, recent focu, X11, desktop, desktop virtualization, CPU, locality, local machine, network; Discussion threads 2008-04-11
Xandros polishes its desktop Linux: Xandros polishes its desktop LinuxThis is it!!!Now Microsoft is soooooooooo done with! Their market share is being wiped out from every angle. Soon they will no longer have any money to buy off corporations and governments!ExagerationDon't get me wrong, I love Linux and would love to see microsoft "byte" the...; Tags: UNIX, Operating systems, OPEN SOURCE, X11, desktop Linux, Xandros, desktop, Linux, window; Discussion threads 2003-11-13
Creating a truly 'open' wireless network: Creating a truly 'open' wireless networkI like these guysYes, Sun may be going through some hard times, but they will come through. They have consistantly fought for open standards, to the benifit of customers. They have at times taken on Microsoft alone, benifiting HP, IBM, and others. Really, we have...; Tags: .NET, Application servers, Wi-Fi, network, wireless network, Microsoft Corp., Sun Microsystems Inc., Microsoft .NET, Hewlett-Packard Co., X11, wireless; Discussion threads 2003-10-14

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Apple vs. Psystar complaint excerpts: 'Invaluable good is being eroded': Apple vs. Psystar complaint excerpts: 'Invaluable good is being eroded'Apple vs. Psystar complaint excerpts: 'Invaluable good is being eroded'Despite all this I'm still hoping for Psystar FTW! Low cost OS X machines could do a lot of good. Apple doesn't see the potential here to raise more revenue...; Tags: PRODUCTIVITY, Operating systems, Apple Inc., Psystar, App£e; Discussion threads 2008-07-15

The top Sun Ray myths: The top Sun Ray mythsInteresting, but ignores the fact that Sun Ray is proprietary protocolAn interesting summary and provides a good foundation for any discussion relating to thin client solutions or Server Based Computing as a whole.However, it was not pointed out that Sun Ray utilizes a proprietary protocol and...; Tags: PRODUCTIVITY, Servers, Network technology, Sun Ray, SunRay, Sun Microsystems Inc.; Discussion threads 2008-06-25
Servers need TLC, too, right?: Servers need TLC, too, right?Open Source AlternativeFor those interested, you will be able to save ALOT of time by using the Open Source project from www.amahi.orgIt automatically setups a server for use in the home likewise it can be used in an office or school environment, and delivers all the...; Tags: Servers, server; Discussion threads 2008-06-03
OpenOffice.org (Intel) (dmg): This office productivity suite for Mac OS X includes desktop applications such as a word processor, a spreadsheet, a presentation manager, and a drawing program, with a user interface and feature set similar to that of other office suites. OpenOffice.org also works transparently with a variety of file formats, including...; Tags: OpenOffice.org, Intel Corp., OpenOffice, Office Suites, Software; Software downloads 2008-05-15
OpenOffice.org 3.0 Mac Beta sports new Aqua look: The OpenOffice.org productivity suite will ditch the need for Mac users to run the X11 windowing system with Version 3.0. The update, now with a Beta Version in release, will offer limited VBA support, unlike Microsoft's Mac Office suite. The compatibility picture is...; Tags: Beta, OpenOffice.org, Compatibility Picture, OpenOffice, Office Suites, Software, David Morgenstern; Blog posts 2008-05-12
Commercial OpenSolaris ships: Commercial OpenSolaris shipsDoes it targeting home user?It seems like this operating system targeting home user as GUI is installed by default and it also came with open office . Will it be another Windows or Ubuntu competitor.No link Paula? :)ntDownload links!Primary download/information page: http://www.opensolaris.com/get/index.htmlHTTP downloads: http://dlc.sun.com/osol/opensolaris/2008/05/os200805.iso http://www.genunix.org/distributions/indiana/os200805.isoBittorrent...; Tags: Operating systems, OPEN SOURCE, Commercial OpenSolaris, Unix, Sun Microsystems Inc.; Discussion threads 2008-05-05
VanDyke ClientPack for Windows and UNIX (html): The VanDyke ClientPack command-line utilities securely automate routine file transfer, shell, and public-key administration tasks, saving you time, reducing potential human error, and increasing compliance with security policies. The ClientPack includes: vsftp, an interactive SFTP command-line utility for secure file transfer; vcp, a command-line file transfer utility; vsh, a command-line...; Tags: HTML, Utility, Microsoft Windows, Unix, VanDyke Software, ClientPack, Kerberos, Security; Software downloads 2008-04-28
Betting that Apple will make PPC laptops again: Betting that Apple will make PPC laptops againThere is something to be said of the PPC architecture .I trust my old PPC PowerMac running Tiger more than any of the other machines that I have . It would be really nice to have a newer Tower PowerMac with a new...; Tags: Linux, Operating systems, UNIX, Cringely, laptop computer, PPC, Apple Inc.; Discussion threads 2008-04-26
Gimp.app (dmg): Gimp.app is a self contained application bundle of the GNU Image Manipulation Program for Mac OS X. It requires Apple's X11. Gimp.app is droppable, uses the gimp-print package built into OS X, and uses the system's default Web browser for help and Web browsing requests. Version 2.4.5r2 includes unspecified updates.; Tags: SourceForge, Gimp.app, Apple Mac OS X, Apple Mac OS, Operating Systems, UNIX, Web Browsers, Open Source, Software, Internet; Software downloads 2008-04-11
Ch Standard (exe): Ch is a C/C++ interpreter for cross platform scripting, shell programming, 2D/3D graphical plotting, numerical computing and embedded scripting. Ch supports 8,000 functions including 1999 ISO C Standard (C99), C++ class, POSIX, X11/Motif, OpenGL, ODBC, XML, GTK+, Win32, CGI, 2D/3D graphical plotting, socket/Winsock, LAPACK, Intel OpenCV, National Instrument's Data Acquisition...; Tags: Ch, C/C++, Programming Languages, Databases, Software Development, Software/Web Development, Enterprise Software, Software, Data Management; Software downloads 2008-03-31
Ch Professional (exe): Ch is a C/C++ interpreter for cross platform scripting, shell programming, 2D/3D graphical plotting, numerical computing and embedded scripting. Ch supports 8,000 functions including 1999 ISO C Professional (C99), C++ class, POSIX, X11/Motif, OpenGL, ODBC, XML, GTK+, Win32, CGI, 2D/3D graphical plotting, socket/Winsock, LAPACK, Intel OpenCV, National Instrument's Data Acquisition...; Tags: Ch, C/C++, Programming Languages, Databases, Software Development, Software/Web Development, Enterprise Software, Software, Data Management; Software downloads 2008-03-31
Security Update 2008-002 released: Apple yesterday released Security Update 2008-002 (50.5MB) for Mac OS 10.4.11 and 10.5.2. The update, which appears in Software Update, is recommended "for all users and improves the security of Mac OS X." The previous 2008-001 Security Update is incorporated into this update and a restart is...; Tags: Apple Inc., Apple Mac OS, Security, Operating Systems, Software, Jason D. O\'Grady; Blog posts 2008-03-19
Just what is "desktop virtualization" anyway?: A term that I've been hearing more frequently in the past few months is "desktop virtualization." What does that mean anyway? It seems to me that this could be the use of any one of several different virtualization technologies in several categories of virtualization software (see Sorting out the different...; Tags: Software, Desktop, Device, Environment, Goal, Desktop Virtualization, Virtualization, Storage Management, Utility Computing, Hardware, Storage, Dan Kusnetzky; Blog posts 2008-03-07
A quick word on Apple Pages: A quick word on Apple PagesWhat office suite are they using now?If using a version of Office prior to the latest, are they going to adjust to the new Office interface? If they have the latest, how have they found the adjustment?If you're planning to update the office suite...; Tags: OOA/OOD/OOP, Apple Mac OS X, Operating systems, AppleWorks, Microsoft Office, Apple Pages, object-oriented, quick Word, Apple Inc.; Discussion threads 2008-02-29
Ubuntu Mobile: who cares? Sorry, mostly coders and open source reality distortionists for now: Ubuntu Mobile: who cares? Sorry, mostly coders and open source reality distortionists for nowIronicIronic that ubuntu is "going mobile" yet they can't seem to make some basic changes to their install-screens to allow for a better installation experience of their desktop OS on devices with less than 800 x 600...; Tags: Advertising & Promotion, Ubuntu, Ubuntu Mobile, mobile, open source reality, coder, Skype Technologies S.A., open source; Discussion threads 2008-02-26
Blu-ray+add-ons%2C+and+free+dev+tools+for+students: Blu-ray+add-ons%2C+and+free+dev+tools+for+studentsPITAThe arguable benefits of MS tools are arguably offset by the fact that the terms of use require students to be supervised while using them, which in turn means that they are shackled to a timeslot in the school's computer lab.Not a problem with Brand X11.Streamed downloads or...... regular DVDs...; Tags: HD DVD, Public relations, DVD, Game players, Consumer electronics, Games, Microsoft Corp., HD-DVD, HD-DVD Drive; Discussion threads 2008-02-20