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 | Lots of strong opinions about Microsoft out there. There are people who stand behind it staunchly. In their eyes Microsoft can do no wrong and critics like me are simply buffoons who don't get it. Then there are people who hate Microsoft for everything it stands for. In their minds … |
 | According to the [URL="http://marketshare.hitslink.com/operating-system-market-share.aspx?qprid=8"]latest figures[/URL] just published by Net Applications, a specialist Internet measurement company, Apple has seen Mac OS X grab a record gain taking it dangerously close to a 10 percent market share for the first time since the company started tracking OS usage. In stark contrast, however, … |
| | Support for RESTful Web services, JBoss Seam and Java refactorings and code inspections are among the new features in [url=http://www.jetbrains.com/idea/features/newfeatures.html]IntelliJ IDEA 8[/url], JetBrains' Java IDE for Linux, Mac OS X and Windows that began shipping today. If you're not familiar, JetBrains' raison d'être is to make an integrated development environment …  |
 | If the state of the economy has got you down and you're ready to stop throwing money at commercial software vendors, you might be overwhelmed at the amount of open source options that exist. Buck up, IT soldier, here are three applications that let you dip your toes in the …  |
| | Dell has been pretty busy of late in the netbook market, what with the high profile launch of the shiny little [URL="http://www.dell.com/content/products/productdetails.aspx/laptop-inspiron-9?c=us&cs=19&l=en&s=dhs"]Inspiron Mini 9[/URL] that caught the attention of media and public alike. About six weeks ago I was writing about how Tesco, the British supermarket giant, had slipped up … |
 | There are three Linux distributions that didn't make it into my [URL="http://www.daniweb.com/blogs/entry3322.html"]top 10 list[/URL] of best Linux distributions but they are ones to watch. These three distributions are all aimed at the Desktop, are simple to install and use, and they're free. [URL="http://www.linuxmint.com"]Linux Mint[/URL], [URL="http://www.thinkgos.com"]gOS[/URL], and [URL="http://www.opensuse.org"]OpenSuSE[/URL] are the three …  |
| | After posting [URL="http://www.daniweb.com/blogs/entry3340.html"]5 Things I Wish Linux Had[/URL], I did some mulling and gathered comments from readers and compiled this additional list of items that I wish Linux had. I've also included one thing that I wish Linux didn't have. These are part of my 2009 Wishlist and are more … |
| | Today the [URL="http://www.mono-project.com"]Mono Project[/URL] released the much-anticipated Mono 2.0 for Linux. After two-and-a-half years in development, Mono 2.0 is finally here and ready to run your .NET 2.0 applications, Windows Forms, ASP.NET content on Mac OS X, BSD and Linux. Mono is multi-language capable--choose your own path from C#, VB, … |
| | Apple this week released an update to its Java Virtual Machine, taking users of Mac OS X 10.4 Tiger and 10.5 Leopard to 1.6.0_07. Depending on your operating system, the patch fixes as many as 27 bugs, and chances are pretty good that you'll benefit. There are separate updaters for … |
| | Sun Microsystems managed to fix multiple security vulnerabilities in JDK and JRE months ago now, so why has it taken Apple so long to finally plug pretty much the same Java holes in Mac OS X? Apple has known that its Java implementation has been, quite frankly, screwed since way … |
| | Are you participating in Hack Week? That's Novell's open invitation to the world for suggestions on how to improve its openSuse Linux distro running through this Friday, Aug. 29. And you might just even win a prize. Calls for porting [URL=http://www.gnome.org/projects/tomboy/]Tomboy[/URL] to Windows (and maybe even Mac OS X), adding … |
| | A few days ago, Red Hat, Inc., [URL="https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-announce-list/2008-August/msg00012.html"]announced[/URL] that an intruder had broken into some of their systems and possibly compromised some important software packages. The most significant among them is OpenSSH--a secure method of connecting to a remote Linux system. Red Hat quickly took the systems offline to investigate … |
| | I can just hear Jerry Seinfeld’s monologue taking jabs at Redmond: “…and what’s with Microsoft Vista—Bob and Windows ME weren’t embarrassing enough?” Who knows, maybe he already has. But now all that must be put aside as he takes on the role of pitch man for Vista. Do the folks … |
| | Apple has grabbed lots of headlines this week, some for things it has done, others for things done to it. Of all the major Apple products, only the iPod has escaped mention. With perhaps the potential to affect the most people is the deal announced this week with AT&T to … |
| | GUIdancer 2.2 Automates Failure Retires If at first you don't succeed, try, try again. Such is the way of GUIdancer 2.2, the latest version of the function-test automation tool from Bredex, which began shipping yesterday. The keyword-driven tool for Java (Swing, SWT and RCP) and HTML can now retry failed … |
| | A built-in profiler, a new attributes language and enhanced project analyzer are among the features in RealBasic 3, the cross-platform integrated development environment from Real Software. The IDE for Linux, Mac OS X and Windows began shipping today. RealBasic 3 now supports attributes—which the company characterizes as compile-time properties—for project … |
| | Apple has rolled no less than 25 patches into the [URL="http://www.apple.com/support/downloads/"]Mac OS X 10.5.4 Leopard update[/URL] that was announced yesterday. These address a number of Ruby vulnerabilities, as reported [URL="http://www.daniweb.com/blogs/entry2657.html"]here on DaniWeb[/URL] last month by fellow blogger Davey Winder. So that's six of the patches accounted for at any rate. … |
| | It’s been more than 10 days since the latest AppleScript.THT Trojan horse for Mac OS X reared its ugly head, yet still no word or fix from Apple. The new threat to versions 10.4 and 10.5 is classified as critical by the SecureMac security site, exploits a hole in the … |
| | Add one to the [URL=http://www.testingfaqs.org/t-static.html] list of static analysis tools[/URL] available for scanning source code for bugs, errors and departures from programming best practices. And this one’s for Mac OS X. GrammaTech yesterday began shipping CodeSonar 3.1 Enterprise, a version of its GUI-based analysis tool that it claims finds defects … |
| | [URL="http://www.ruby-lang.org/en/news/2008/06/20/arbitrary-code-execution-vulnerabilities/"]Multiple arbitrary code execution vulnerabilities in Ruby[/URL] have been revealed by the [URL="http://www.apple.com/support/security/"]Apple Product Security[/URL] team which could lead to Denial of Service attacks. A total of five vulnerabilities have been reported, with versions impacted being: [INDENT]1.8.4 and all prior versions 1.8.5-p230 and all prior versions 1.8.6-p229 and all prior … |
| | Mac OS X is safer today than it was Tuesday, thanks to Apple. The company on Wednesday posted [URL= http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1141]Security Update 2008-003[/URL], containing forty one performance and security fixes for the enhanced Active Directory, AirPort, iChat, Mail, Time Machine and several other components of the company’s operating system. It also … |
| | The Mozilla team says its latest browser is stable, and has posted [Firefox 3 RC 1](http://www.mozilla.com/en-US/firefox/all-rc.html) on Saturday. Apart from more than 900 enhancements the team claimed were [delivered in beta 4](http://developer.mozilla.org/devnews/index.php/2008/03/10/firefox-3-beta-4-now-available-for-download/), Firefox 3 RC1 also includes the so-called AwesomeBar, a beefed-up location bar that anticipates destinations as you type … |
| | I’ve found myself using online apps more and more lately. Whether it’s Google Reader, the Daniweb blogging tool, my online calendar or Facebook, I’m spending more time in my browser and less time using desktop applications. This got me thinking if more and more of our work is moving online, … |
| | I am disappointed to hear that the One Laptop Per Child (OLPC) initiative may be changing its original focus of providing a low-cost laptop to the world’s poorest children. Originally, the small device was to enter the market at $100 USD but had a production release price of $188 USD. …  |
| | I could have sworn that only Apple was making Apple-compatible computers. I remember well the era in which Apple famously granted—then revoked—licenses to Motorola and others to manufacture hardware that would run Mac OS. As I read today that a company called Psystar Corp. [URL="http://www.psystar.com"](www.psystar.com)[/URL] was selling “an alternative to … |
| | How often is it that we hear stories from people who work as tech support about the stupid people they have to deal with? Indeed, it seems as though working as tech support could potentially be an extremely entertaining profession, provided that you have a good sense of humor. Of … |
| | Microsoft has been keen to get me to take a look at a new experimental site launched to showcase the potential of its Silverlight technology. [URL="http://www.tafiti.com"]Tafiti[/URL], which apparently means 'do research' in Swahili, is the site in question. An exploration of two trends: search specialization and the Web 2.0 rich …  |
| | The first interesting missive to arrive in my inbox came courtesy of the words of Microsoft COO, Kevin Turner, speaking at the July 26th Microsoft Financial Analyst Meeting 2007. Turner decided to focus his attention on Vista security, rolling out the usual 'most secure Windows operating system ever' company line …  |
| | 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 …  |
| | While there is no doubting that virtualization is not only a technology to watch, but one that will move into the mainstream real soon now, there remains a question of just how soon that will actually be. A new survey by [URL="http://www.emedia.co.uk"]emedia[/URL] suggests that the timescale for making that move, … |
| | 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 software the ability to create software utilizing … |
| | The Linux mascot, Tux, is about to introduce himself to the masses—by driving really, really fast. [URL="http://tux500.com"]Tux500.com[/URL], 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 raised, …  |
| | Somewhat surprisingly, Apple has admitted that they can no longer stick to the Leopard schedule that had previously planned this spring of 2007 as the release for the new operating system being brewed by the developers of Apple, and so you should expect it 4 months later, says Apple. Reasons …  |
| | The hoopla is over, Vista has been released, and now Microsoft is waiting for everyone to switch. Users are switching fairly quickly, especially those who buy new PCs. It's quite likely in a few years that the percentage of Vista users will be similar to the one that Windows XP … |
| | Probably the last thing you would expect to hear is that Microsoft is trying to restrict the machines that their new operating system can run on. After all, don't they want as many computers running Vista as possible (legally)? Well, Microsoft is actually forcing anyone who wants to emulate Vista … |
| | Since the launch of Vista, articles have been [URL="http://www.pcworld.com/article/id,128737-c,vistalonghorn/article.html"]fairly negative[/URL] about Microsoft's next-gen operating system. Which can be expected, since it's "Microsoft", is prone to bugs and viruses, and is a slow monster, right? It couldn't be farther from the truth. This "bug" which we speak of - how can …  |
| | Codeweavers has released a final version of CrossOver Office 6 - the software that provides Windows-application compatilibity - to both Linux and Mac OS X, marking the first-ever release of CrossOver Office for Mac. CrossOver Office is built upon the open source Wine framework, but provides additional features, such as … |
| | While Apple has displayed a [COLOR=Black][URL="http://www.apple.com/"]new banner[/URL][/COLOR] on its website declaring Happy New Years, "The first 30 years were just the beginning. Welcome to 2007," the [URL="http://projects.info-pull.com/moab/"]Month of Apple Bugs[/URL] has been launched, as if to scorn Apple's website banner. The Month of Apple bugs aims to reveal a new … |
| | If you always thought that OpenStep, Cocoa's base, was limited to Mac OS X, you're wrong. A project called [URL="http://www.gnustep.org"]GNUstep[/URL] is dedicated to creating an open-source implementation of the reusable objects that Cocoa uses. Cocoa, which is the framework that the vast majority of Mac OS X software developers use … |
| | VMWare has finally jumped on the Intel Mac virtualization bandwagon by releasing [URL="http://www.vmware.com/whatsnew/macsignupform.html"]VMWare Fusion[/URL], a program that competes with Parallels' previously released [URL="http://www.parallels.com/en/products/desktop/"]Parallels Workstation for Mac[/URL]. VMWare has previously had virtulization products available for Linux and Windows, but this is the first time that they've released the workstation product for … |
 | It is now pretty much confirmed that sometime next year or in the recent future Apple will be releasing a cell phone. So far some rumors circulating around the interweb say that it is going to include two separate batteries one for the cell phone portion of the "phone" and … |
| | [URL="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LBfLjqfYKM0"]Oh boy[/URL]. If Kevin Rose, the founder of [URL="http://www.digg.com"]Digg[/URL], is correct, he may soon be facing a lawsuit big enough to cripple a small country. In his podcast, he gets drunk and tells "vague details" of the much rumored iPhone. He starts off by saying, "I have a little bit … |
| | I am more used to reviewing routers and network webcams from D-Link than reading about the company launching a cellphone, let alone one which will run on a Linux OS and be populated with open source software. But apparently that is exactly what it is going to do, and do … |
| | Recently one of the most talked about things is this Apple Wifi hack that was demonstrated by a group called SecureWorks at one of the largest security conferences, Defcon. [URL="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=chtQ1bcHLZQ&mode=related&search="]Here is a link[/URL] to the video so you guys can watch the video yourselves. Now Here is a link to … |
 | [I]OK. I rarely get into such endless and passionate discussions. [/I] However, having "USED" Linux for the past 2 years (emphasis on past-tense, I now dual-boot but rarely use Linux), I would like to state my view and receive feedback. [B]Why I do not use Linux:[/B] #1. Wireless card is … |
| | Belkin has announced the launch of their N1 range of next generation wireless routers based upon a new WiFi standard that could extend the range of existing ‘wireless-G’ solutions by a factor of 4, and speeds by as much as 12. This might bring out the excited little geek in … |
| | Recently, I noticed some strangeness on my home wireless network. Sometimes the speed would be slower than normal, I couldn't print to my printer, and some of my more advanced router settings (for port forwarding, firewall, etc.) would seem to be "lost". As it turns out, my laptop was attaching …  |
 | As many of you already know, Apple has released a new line of computers with Intel chips inside -- namely the new iMac, and the MacBook. I took delivery of my new one the last week of February, and it was a wonderful new tool to take me into the …  |
| | Sleek. Powerful. Graphic. Capable. Stable. Portable. Clean-design. This new iMac G5 Rocks. At a special event today (Oct 12, 2005), Apple Computer released two new awesome pieces of hardware -- an iPod that can play video, and a new awesome iMac G5. Let's talk about this new G5 and why … |
| | Last week, Griffin Technology announced a new product -- iFill -- that will capture audio from free radio stations on the internet, and fill your iPod with several hours worth of music from the internet. iFill allows you to select from several stations, and several musical styles. According to the … |
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