Tag: Open Source

  • HD DVD DRM cracker interviewed

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    There is a fascinating interview with muslix64 today on the Slyck.com site. muslix64 is the guy who cracked HD DVD DRM when he released the open source application BackupHDDDVD just before Christmas. HD DVD is one of a pair of new formats of High Definition DVDs (the other format is called Blu-ray). muslix64’s application will…

  • Trying out WordPress 2.1

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    I upgraded to WordPress 2.1 this morning and the whole process was remarkably painless. The entire process took about ten minutes – the majority of that time was spent on backing up the previous version and FTP’ing the new files into place. Of course, if you are a client of mine and I maintain your…

  • WordPress 2.1 released

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    WordPress 2.1 has been released. The major features according to the WordPress.org site are: * Autosave makes sure you never lose a post again. * Our new tabbed editor allows you to switch between WYSIWYG and code editing instantly while writing a post. * The lossless XML import and export makes it easy for you…

  • WordPress 2.1 due out later today

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    The next version of WordPress – version 2.1 is to be released later today and Aaron Brazell has a good post outlining 10 features of WordPress 2.1 you should be aware of. One that I love is the AutoSave feature. I have lost several posts during writing which I wouldn’t have lost if I had…

  • Sun have Open Sourced Java

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    Sun announced today that they were releasing Java under a GPL license. This can only be a good thing. Sun’s Jonathan Schwartz’ take on it is here and it is an interesting read. More over on TechMeme.

  • Do startups use Open Source?

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    I was very much of the impression that startups these days, because they want to keep spending to a minimum, would be more likely to use Open Source tools to develop their applications. The likes of MySQL instead of Microsoft SQL Server, for instance. This view was re-inforced by an interview I did with Salim…

  • Firefox 2.0 rc2 GB keeps crashing

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    I downloaded the latest Firefox rc2 this morning. Being based in Ireland I downloaded the English (British) version for my Mac because there is an inbuilt spell checker and I didn’t want all my spelling flagged as incorrect by a US spell checker! Why is spell checking important in a browser? Well, I write all…

  • Are Microsoft reverting to type?

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    I read on Dennis Howlett’s site that Microsoft strong-armed the magazine PcPro. PcPro wanted to distribute a beta of Office 2007 on its cover disc and according to Tim Danton of PcPro: as part of the conditions for allowing us to include Office 2007 on the cover disc, Microsoft Corp – in many ways a…