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mattb0611 in a Nutshell
Born and raised near Tampa. Third-year physics student at New College of Florida in Sarasota. Planning on Law School or somesuch.
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Last Entry: Jul 11th, 2007
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Over the past few years, 3-D rendering in window managers has become a new trend in the desktop environment. OS X was the first to make fancy visual effects prominent in the way users interact with the windows in their desktop. Windows Vista has also jumped on the bandwagon with its Aero interface,...
Read More | Jul 11th, 2007 | Comments: 10 | Last Comment: Jul 16th, 2007
A posting on Slashdot today speaks of an interview with Ubuntu founder Mark Shuttleworth which occurred last week. In it, he states that Dell computers preloaded with Ubuntu will not include WINE, an open-source Windows emulator for the Linux platform. Mr. Shuttleworth stated that he does not want...
Read More | May 11th, 2007 | Comments: 3 | Last Comment: May 19th, 2007
Gentoo has long been a distribution aimed towards the power Linux user. It allows users to foray into the inner workings of their computers, emphasizing total customizability for optimal performance and minimum size. It is not for users who are looking for an operating system as soon as possible....
Read More | May 9th, 2007 | Comments: 4 | Last Comment: May 10th, 2007
This week, developers for the Ubuntu operating system are meeting in Seville, Spain to begin work on a new version of the distribution, Mobile Ubuntu. Designed to work with Intel's recently-announced low-power processor and chipset architecture, Ubuntu plans to allow developers creating mobile...
Read More | May 7th, 2007
As Red Hat's modifications to the Linux kernel to improve real-time scheduling near completion, their director of emerging technologies, Tim Burke, has been pushing for its use in the business world. At a recent Wall Street conference, Burke made his case for real-time Linux's abilities to fulfill...
Read More | Apr 24th, 2007 | Comments: 7 | Last Comment: 15 Days Ago
The Linux mascot, Tux, is about to introduce himself to the masses—by driving really, really fast. Tux500.com, a Linux marketing site, is working to raise $350,000 to take primary sponsorship of Stephan Gregoire's car in the Indianapolis 500 race on May 27. So far, only about $6000 has been...
Read More | Apr 20th, 2007 | Comments: 5 | Last Comment: May 5th, 2007
Just as it seemed that Linux users (especially 64-bit users) would finally be able to enjoy streaming content with a minimum of hassle, Microsoft's new Silverlight software promises to throw a wrench in the works. Because of sites like Google Video and Youtube, Flash video has become a common means...
Read More | Apr 17th, 2007 | Comments: 8 | Last Comment: May 7th, 2008
As Intel and AMD continue to war for control of the desktop microprocessor market, a recent announcement made by HP shows that a third company, VIA, is still a contender. HP has chosen VIA microprocessors for new Compaq thin-client PCs for sale in China. They're cheaper and more energy efficient...
Read More | Apr 16th, 2007
While announcing the name of Ubuntu's next release for October, 2007, Ubuntu founder Mark Shuttleworth spoke of a new version of the Ubuntu distribution to be released alongside Gutsy Gibbon. This release, he says, will not include any firmware, drivers, applications, and even sounds and imagery...
Read More | Apr 15th, 2007 | Comments: 10 | Last Comment: Apr 17th, 2007
