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- Microsoft gains tech computing toehold
- Microsoft gains tech computing toeholdInformed source[i]And for Saifur Rahman, professor of electrical and computer engineering at the Virginia Polytechnic Institute, using Linux would have required new expertise.[/i]...[i]In particular, his students use the Matlab mathematical calculation and data-processing software on Windows. Matlab on the desktop can tap into Matlab on the...
- Tags: Operating systems, UNIX, OPEN SOURCE, Tools & Techniques, Pragmatism, Zealotry, Matlab, Linux, Microsoft Corp.
- Discussion threads 2007-04-09
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- It's finally official: XP is coming to the XO
- It's finally official: XP is coming to the XOMS themselves have not accomplished this yet...with satisfactory results, so I doubt you will have any success. Why don't you try Xubuntu or Puppy Linux on a USB drive? Or sell it on eBay? http://xubuntublog.wordpress.com/2007/07/03/xubuntu-feisty-now-from-usb-drive/http://www.pendrivelinux.com/2006/03/25/puppy-linux-on-usb/TripleIIThen drop the Linux version"Let the...
- Tags: Microsoft Windows, Operating systems, Microsoft Windows XP, XP IS, One Laptop Per Child project, Linux
- Discussion threads 2008-05-15
- If my kid doesn't like Linux now...
- If my kid doesn't like Linux now...So if you buy your kid a Chevyand he demands a Hummer, do you cave in?Because the XP machine was, surprisingly, rampant with malware.Just what you want, a virtual machine running tons of virtual malware, virtual spamware, spyware, and probably botted. So, if...
- Tags: Instant messaging, OPEN SOURCE, Operating systems, Ubuntu, Linux Now, gOS Rocket-E, Linux, old laptop, laptop computer, Microsoft Windows XP
- Discussion threads 2008-04-28
- Is it too late for open source Java?
- Is it too late for open source Java?There is no Java in AJAXJavascript in AJAX is not Java at all. It is just an unfortunate naming coincidence.This discussion is a "Tempest in a tea pot"Most companies want vendor support and neither Ruby or Python are first class citizens in the...
- Tags: Programming languages, Scripting languages, Development tools, Java, programming language, programming, Ruby, open source
- Discussion threads 2008-04-24
- Shuttleworth makes corporate case for Ubuntu 8.04 on its launch
- Shuttleworth makes corporate case for Ubuntu 8.04 on its launchUBUNTU RulesI have tried numerous distros of linux and have found ubuntu the easiet to useI am downloading the latest version nowVersion 7 had drivers for all of the harder on my pc and installed everything automaticallyCool features!Have been looking forward...
- Tags: Linux, OPEN SOURCE, Operating systems, Lord Jesus Christ, Ubuntu, KDE, KDE 4, corporate case, Ubuntu 8.04, Shuttleworth, Kubuntu
- Discussion threads 2008-04-24
- Google Cloud draws open source
- Google Cloud draws open sourceOr understatedI have noticed that many are [i]allways[/i] willing to trust someone else's data "to the cloud", never their own.You seem not to have noticed businessOutsourcing to backup and recovery third parties is the insurance that many large enterprises are turning to. Their data is,...
- Tags: open source, Google Inc.
- Discussion threads 2008-04-11
- Pwn2Own: What OS really won?
- Pwn2Own: What OS really won?They all lost!In my opinion, the Flash flaw would've been able to compromise any of the OS's, so I would say they all lost. BUT, if I had to go on who lost the most, I'd go as follows:1.) Mac OS X - A flaw...
- Tags: Operating systems, UNIX, SECURITY, operating system, Pwn2Own, flaw, Ubuntu, Linux
- Discussion threads 2008-03-31
- Microsoft starts rolling out new Windows Live platform dev tools, services
- Microsoft starts rolling out new Windows Live platform dev tools, servicesInterestingThis sounds really interesting. Looking forward for the public API's.If I want......rich client on the web, I'll go Flex/Flash. If it'san HTML-based web app, I'll go Java/JSP. Thanks, but no thanks, to your non-standard, M$-locked-in "Live" crapware!non-standard?@techboy_z -...
- Tags: PRODUCTIVITY, Scripting languages, Programming languages, Microsoft Windows Presentation Foundation, Microsoft Corp., Flex/Flash, Microsoft Windows Live, tool, new Windows Live platform, JSP, Windows Live Platform, Java, Microsoft Windows
- Discussion threads 2008-02-28
- Microsoft's Michael Howard: Sure we have security problems, but we're fixing em
- Microsoft's Michael Howard: Sure we have security problems, but we're fixing emWorst in IT historyMicrosoft is the worst kid in class and should be ashamed of what they've accomplished. No other platform comes even close to the abysmal security in Windows, to even try to compare it with the alternatives...
- Tags: Operating systems, security, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows, Michael Howard
- Discussion threads 2008-02-22
- Yahoo's Jerry Yang is no Bill Gates
- Yahoo's Jerry Yang is no Bill GatesI wouldn't disagree with anything that was saidBusiness is war and in war, life is harsh.Many of us would like to think that companies are in business for altruistic reasons and indeed many founders might have such thinking... but once a company becomes public,...
- Tags: Operational accounting, Operating systems, TV network, Yahoo! Inc., Jerry Yang, Bill Gates, Microsoft Corp.
- Discussion threads 2008-02-16
- 16GB iPhone now available ... oh, and a 32GB iPod touch
- 16GB iPhone now available ... oh, and a 32GB iPod touch32GB iPod TouchThat's half the memory of a flash memory Air. And, a lot thinner, lighter, and cheaper. Very tempting indeed! And SDK's to come to add functionality.A 32GB iPod touch is exactly what I would wantBut...
- Tags: Digital music, Digital media, job, Apple iPod Touch, Apple iPod, Apple iPhone, Apple Inc.
- Discussion threads 2008-02-05
- Gotham's Christmas tree gets greener
- Gotham's Christmas tree gets greenerIt's called a thermal storage unitwe are trying to get the funding for one here on campus. ]:)Neat!It's nice to read about rational energy conservingtechnologies! Sure is better than irrational zealotry!
- Tags: Gotham, Christmas Tree
- Discussion threads 2007-11-21
- Google playing proprietary games with open source?
- Google playing proprietary games with open source?I'm pretty sure a company with ......a $200 billion market cap and a 50 to 1 price to earnings ratio doesn't need your advice.Just because I write a program for LINUX...Doesn't mean I must subjugate it to an open source license. As someone who...
- Tags: JCP, GNU/Linux, game, open source, Google Inc., market capitalization, proprietary game
- Discussion threads 2007-11-13
- Five lessons the rest of Microsoft can learn from Zune
- Five lessons the rest of Microsoft can learn from ZuneIn revserse - don't remove featuresZune 2s don't have a good rating system for songs. The software doesn't have autoplaylists (!!) - something every other player has and makes it impossible to manage subscription music.RE: Five lessons the rest of...
- Tags: Digital music, Media players, Digital media, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Zune
- Discussion threads 2007-11-12
- Bad Leopard, bad!
- Bad Leopard, bad!RE: Bad Leopard, bad!stick with Tiger!quickSilver works perfect for me...not sure what version i'm on but i'm pretty sure it's the latest- can't use my miglia AlchemyTV DVR though since it uses the APE GUI enhancements software... my update went fine even without removing this software... miglia says...
- Tags: Firewalls, Desktops, SECURITY, OSX, Leopard
- Discussion threads 2007-11-02
- Can Google and Wal-Mart break the Microsoft desktop monopoly?
- Can Google and Wal-Mart break the Microsoft desktop monopoly?i dont thnk its as nothing to do with walmartwalmart is just the outlet .... nothing new there it could be radio shack, compusmart , or anything ....the true power behind this is the goggle os .....this i can wait to...
- Tags: Benefits, walmart, Wal-Mart Stores Inc., Microsoft Corp., Google Inc.
- Discussion threads 2007-11-01
- U.K. retailer links poor profits to Vista sales
- U.K. retailer links poor profits to Vista salesU.K. retailer links poor profits to Vista salesThis is NOT related to Vista and has nothing to do with Vista in any way. Its the case of bad management not knowing how to run a business. Vista sales have been great...
- Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Sales strategy, Microsoft Windows Vista, sales, Vista sale, Microsoft Windows NT, Apple Inc.
- Discussion threads 2007-10-18
- Apple: Leopard, Leopard Server launch Oct. 26
- Apple: Leopard, Leopard Server launch Oct. 26Is that a [i]dig[/i] or just the [i]facts[/i]?No need to make this up. Microsoft creates own scripts.RE: Apple: Leopard, Leopard Server launch Oct. 26Vista is a big jump for most applications and hardware drivers so that is why I'm not running Vista yet....
- Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Operating systems, MacIntel, Apple Inc., Leopard, Leopard Server, Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Corp.
- Discussion threads 2007-10-16
- Why Windows users don't switch to Mac
- Over on Apple Matters I came across an interesting post by Steven Leigh which considers 8 reasons why Windows users don't switch to Mac. Leigh is a recent Mac switcher and he has an interesting insight into the issues surrounding making a switch, but I think that there are...
- Tags: Apple Macintosh, Microsoft Windows Vista, Apple Inc., Truth, User, Ignorance, Leigh, Microsoft Windows, Desktops, Operating Systems, Software, Hardware, Adrian Kingsley-Hughes
- Blog posts 2007-10-10
- Checking in with Apple: Price cuts boost iPhone sales units; Mac sales level out
- Checking in with Apple: Price cuts boost iPhone sales units; Mac sales level outI wasn't so much trying......to put a negative face on this, as point out the way these guys always put a positive spin on Apple. If a PC company had shown that kind of "leveling out"...
- Tags: Sales strategy, Sales force management, Apple iPhone, sales, anti-Apple Zealot, Apple Inc., back-to-school, Apple Macintosh, Leopard
- Discussion threads 2007-10-04
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