You are currently browsing the Capnkirby weblog archives for the day 12. November 2009.
12. November 2009 by admin.
After conquering the desktop virtualisation space on the Mac, Parallels has decided to take the fight to VMware with a client for Windows and Linux desktops. But unlike the bi-polar world of the Mac (with Parallels and VMware being the only options), Parallels faces a multi-pronged attack on Linux, from proprietary brethren like VMware’s Workstation, and free-to-download options such as Sun’s VirtualBox.
Posted in News | No Comments »
12. November 2009 by admin.
Desktop developers are starting to understand that netbooks need different interfaces than workstations — or even notebooks. The smaller screens on netbooks are a usability challenge, comparable to designing a business card when you’re used to creating full-page ads.
Posted in Reviews | No Comments »
12. November 2009 by admin.
Another week, another round of tinkering and messing around with Linux doodads. The Ubuntu Koala text installer has a years-old bug, and Fedora 11 LiveCD has a showstopping installer bug. Never a dull moment in computer-land!
Posted in News | No Comments »
12. November 2009 by admin.
I began using Linux as a desktop operating system around 1993, two years after Linux was created. Countless developers, engineers and hackers were doing the same. But at that point, it wasn’t what most people would recognize as a desktop OS. The credit for creating and marketing the first Linux desktop designed for ordinary users goes to Corel Corp., which launched Corel Linux OS 10 years ago, in November 1999.
Posted in News | No Comments »
12. November 2009 by admin.
Microsoft Office 2007 (officially called 2007 Microsoft Office system) is the most recent version of Microsoft’s productivity suite. Formerly known as Office “12″ in the initial stages of its beta cycle, it was released to volume license customers on November 30, 2006 and made available to retail customers on January 30, 2007.
Posted in News | No Comments »
12. November 2009 by admin.
After almost a year of development, Novell’s openSUSE 11.2 Linux release is now available, providing the community Linux distribution with an updated key application as well as a new approach to the community itself.
Posted in Reviews | No Comments »
12. November 2009 by admin.
I know, I know… I’m late, Mandriva 2010 has been out for a week now,
and openSuSE is due out already today. This is a crazy time of year,
with all of these releases coming so close together, but I do the best
that I can to keep up, even if it is a bit slowly.
Posted in Reviews | No Comments »
12. November 2009 by admin.
Novell’s OpenSUSE 11.2, which is packed with the latest and greatest of what the open-source software world has to offer, sets itself apart from Linux rivals with its focus on power users. This philosophy makes OpenSUSE more discoverable–but also more confusing–than its peers.
Posted in News | No Comments »