Jason Brooks

When Red Hat Inc. discontinued its popular Red Hat Linux product, the company forced many users and organizations running that distribution to re-examine their understanding of free software. Users could download Red Hat Linux without charge or buy a boxed retail version, and Red Hat offered paid support. Red Hat Linux branched into Red Hat […]

For companies looking to outfit their mobile workers with do-it-all (or mostly all) devices, there are several solid new systems from which to choose. eWEEK Labs tested three devices that merge wireless phone and handheld computer functionality: Motorola Inc.s MPx220, PalmOne Inc.s Treo 650 and Research In Motion Ltd.s BlackBerry 7100t. Click here to read […]

For companies looking to outfit their mobile workers with do-it-all (or mostly all) devices, there are several solid new systems from which to choose. eWEEK Labs tested three devices that merge wireless phone and handheld computer functionality: Motorola Inc.s MPx220, PalmOne Inc.s Treo 650 and Research In Motion Ltd.s BlackBerry 7100t. Click here to read […]

For companies looking to outfit their mobile workers with do-it-all (or mostly all) devices, there are several solid new systems from which to choose. eWEEK Labs tested three devices that merge wireless phone and handheld computer functionality: Motorola Inc.s MPx220, PalmOne Inc.s Treo 650 and Research In Motion Ltd.s BlackBerry 7100t. (We wanted to add […]

For companies looking to outfit their mobile workers with do-it-all (or mostly all) devices, there are several solid new systems from which to choose. eWEEK Labs tested three devices that merge wireless phone and handheld computer functionality: Motorola Inc.s MPx220, PalmOne Inc.s Treo 650 and Research In Motion Ltd.s BlackBerry 7100t. Click here to read […]

I recently came across a program, called YUM (Yellow dog Updater, Modified) Extender, which has significantly simplified software management on the Fedora Core 3 machines I maintain. Yumex, as its also known, adds a handy graphical interface to YUM, which itself works with the RPM (Red Hat Package Manager) application that handles software management chores […]

Its been approximately a year since Novell Inc. absorbed Ximian Inc. and SuSE Linux AG, a pair of acquisitions that netted Novell a popular Linux distribution, a team of desktop-focused Linux developers and a central position in the growing enterprise Linux market. Click here to read the full review of Novell Linux Desktop 9. 2 […]

For me, the most frustrating thing about using a handheld computer is input—unless you sit down and fold out a collapsible keyboard for your Palm OS or Pocket PC device, jotting even the briefest note legibly can be a chore. In the past few years, PhatWare has made pen-based PDA input easier to manage with […]

Bluetooth, the short-range wireless connectivity technology thats supposed to banish some cables from our personal spaces, is much less a part of my daily life than Id expected it would be when I first started trying Bluetooth gear a few years back. However, as vendors have worked to deliver on Bluetooths promises, and users like […]

This year, desktop Linux finally emerged to assume a tangible enterprise presence, albeit one that resides more in the marketing collateral of IT vendors such as Sun Microsystems, Novell and Red Hat than on the average mainstream or even limited-purpose enterprise desktop. Still, the Linux desktop products of 2004, including Suns Java Desktop System, are […]