Jason Brooks

Wasnt June supposed to be “show and tell” time? SCOs spent the last few months firing some awfully serious allegations and threats at every corner of the Linux community—a campaign thats been long on potentially dire implications but maddeningly short on evidence of any sort. All this was supposed to change come June, but were […]

Microsoft Corp.s NGSCB initiative aims to improve security in future versions of Windows by providing a fine-grained level of control over applications designed to take advantage of this technology. Based on WinHEC talks and on Microsoft documentation, eWEEK Labs believes significant implementation hurdles must be overcome before Next-Generation Secure Computing Base can become a reality. […]

Palms recent device releases have been encouraging, suggesting that the firm is focused on retaining the mantle of handheld computing leadership its held since back when its devices first took off. Equally encouraging was last weeks announcement that Palm will acquire Handspring in a stock-swap deal due for completion this fall. In the short term, […]

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Ximian Desktop 2, Professional Edition Ximian Desktop 2 from Ximian is a slick-looking, well-integrated corporate desktop environment for Linux thats ready to roll for office productivity, Web and e-mail tasks and features a very nice software installation and update tool in Red Carpet 2.0. The $99 Professional Edition comes with a year of […]

For those who are new to Linux, managing software installations and updates can seem daunting and, without a Windows-style, double-click installer in sight, even chaotic. Actually, though, the RPM package management system that ships with major Linux distributions such as Red Hat and SuSE is good at keeping things organized under the covers—its interfacing with […]

Microsoft and AOL have kissed and made up, patching the differences that stemmed from the hardball tactics that made Internet Explorer king of browser mountain. The $750 million that the deal will cost Microsoft is a great bargain, considering that it buys the continued use of IE in the AOL client application, wider distribution for […]

For those who are new to Linux, managing software installations and updates can seem daunting, even chaotic, without a Windows-style double-click installer in sight. The culprit here is the tendency of Linux to keep ones options open, and more choices usually means more complexity. While the opportunity to enjoy fuller control of your computing is […]

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Actius MM10 Sharps Actius MM10 is an extremely portable notebook with built-in support for Ethernet and 802.11b connectivity. Although keyboard and performance trade-offs come with this small size, the $1,499 Actius will suit many mobile workers rather nicely. KEY PERFORMANCE INDICATORS USABILITY FAIR CAPABILITY GOOD PERFORMANCE FAIR INTEROPERABILITY GOOD MANAGEABILITY GOOD SCALABILITY GOOD […]

As the de facto standard in desktop operating systems, Windows is generally the platform of choice—often to the exclusion of others—for commercially developed applications, including many upon which companies rely heavily. Although good open-source alternatives to Windows-only applications have been appearing in growing numbers, sometimes only the Windows version will do. CodeWeavers Inc.s CrossOver Office […]

Last week, The SCO Group began contacting individual companies with the message that Linux infringes on SCOs copyrights, and that end users may by liable for these copyright violations, like so many music-trading Napster or KaaZa “pirates.” SCO has put a page on its Web site titled “Quotes from Linux Leaders,” in which it employs […]