Tag: Linux

  • OpenOffice 3.0 Beta launched

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    OpenOffice, the free opensource office suite, released OpenOffice 3.0 Beta yesterday. This latest release now runs on Mac OS X without requiring X11 to be running as well. And there are versions for Windows and Linux obviously. There are a host of new features like ODF Support, Office 2007/8 import/export and support for up to…

  • Microsoft will Open Source Windows (or die!)

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    I have said on a number of occasions that Microsoft should Open Source their Windows Operating System (and their Internet Explorer). However, it bears repeating. I realise it is unlikely to happen in the near term but, I firmly believe it will happen in the not-too-distant future (when Microsoft realises that they can’t compete with…

  • Ubuntu first impressions

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    Using Wubi, I installed Ubuntu onto my Vaio laptop over the weekend (Ubuntu is a Linux distro – an open source operating system). Apart from some nervousness on my part about losing any info from my Windows partition, the install was completely painless. The interface is really slick – it is obvious that lots of…

  • Backup software for Vista?

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    I want to install a copy of Ubuntu on my laptop. However, when Vista was installed on it, a single partition was made of the hard drive so if I try to install Ubuntu now, it will overwrite the Vista partition (I assume, anyone knowing better, feel free to jump in!). I presume that what…

  • Up is down, black is white, Microsoft does Linux deal with Novell!

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    From the “They said it would never happen dept” comes news today that Microsoft have signed a deal with Novell! The deal has been summarised into three main points by Dana Gardner: Under a technical cooperation agreement, Novell and Microsoft will work together in three primary areas to deliver new solutions to customers: virtualization, web…

  • Last night's blogger's dinner

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    Last night’s blogger’s dinner was a great success – thanks to Pat for organising (and paying for) it. Shel Israel and Rick Segal were the guests of honour and both had lots of interesting info to impart. Rick talked up MusicIP – I missed the start of the conversation but I assume MusicIP is a…

  • Intel based Macs to run multiple OSs

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    I see where Apple has applied for a patent that allows the computer maker to protect the installation of Mac OS X so that it can only be used on Apple produced hardware. No real surprise there. However, the patent also describes a method whereby Apple hardware could be used to run other Operating Systems:…

  • New lame Adserving software

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    Mark Evans has written an article about a new Ad Serving company called AdGenta. It is supposed to deliver more relevant ads because you upload your blogs posts through a downloadable AdGenta application called Qumana (where do they come up with these names?). You compose the post in Qumana, click on the advertising button and…