Jason Brooks

Linux and Apples Mac OS X are effective desktop operating systems, to be sure, but Microsofts Windows has such a big piece of the operating system market pie that many app vendors dont even bother making their products available for non-Windows platforms. Codeweavers CrossOver 6.0, a commercial distribution of the open-source Wine Project, allows users […]

Among early adopters of Microsofts freshly minted Windows Vista operating system, the strongest reactions so far seem not to revolve around the systems fancy new looks or its handy search facilities, but rather around Vistas knack for asking permission to carry out operations that require administrative privileges. Summing up the annoyance felt by many Vista […]

UbuntuAttack “In just 5 days, Vista will be upon us. It will be flooding through the doors of retail, and Microsoft will win again. We can do something to stop it.” Relax, guys, Vista’s not going to explode so fast… (tags: vista ubuntu linux) SourceForge.net: sux0r – Bayesian RSS sux0r – Bayesian RSS. A multi-user […]

Once upon a time, when DOS walked the earth, the command line was the primary user interface for most of our computers. Then, Windows came along, and Microsoft seemed set on leaving the command prompt to dry up and wither into obscurity. Fortunately, Microsoft has again turned its attention to the command line and, in […]

While the eyes of the IT world have spent years squinting to see Microsofts slowly unfolding vistas, the companies and individuals that drive open source have been steadily building a case for broader adoption of Linux-based operating systems. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Novells OpenSUSE 10.2 builds upon the strengths of previous SUSE releases and includes what is […]

While the eyes of the IT world have spent years squinting to see Microsofts slowly unfolding vistas, the companies and individuals that drive open source have been steadily building a case for broader adoption of Linux-based operating systems. Two of the best all-around Linux distributions to emerge from this process are OpenSUSE 10.2 and Ubuntu […]

Robert Hensing’s Blog : Random Vista Security Factoid Du Jur (tags: vista security) DJ Drama Arrested – Report – New York Times Your tax dollars at work. (tags: billable) Docvert [current 3.0] (tags: openoffice microsoft) Microsoft Watch – Security – The Anti-Virus Question Answered (tags: windows security)

Linux Lacks Innovation “To get a true glimpse of how much the Free/Open Source Software (FOSS) community really is like the Soviet empire…” Oh man, get this guy some chill pills, stat! (tags: linux windows) install.exe/Prototype – Ubuntu Wiki (tags: ubuntu windows)

Sun to License OpenSolaris Under GPLv3 (tags: solaris) iPhone skins irk Apple – Mobiles & Handhelds – Connectivity – Technology Another cease and desist order for the rest of us. (tags: apple billable) Vista Security: A Petulant Child (tags: vista security)

I, Cringely . The Pulpit . What’s in a Name? | PBS Why won’t the iPhone consume 3G Internet? Cringely thinks it boils down to Apple profiting from iTunes, but not from Cingular’s 3G-borne video service… (tags: apple wireless cingular) Red Hat’s Fedora to Get Longer Support “‘While the “Legacy” name might be disappearing, we’re […]