What would Google do with its own PC operating system? We might find out soon, since it already seems to have one.
, Google's open-source mobile operating system, is based on a Linux kernel. As a result, it isn't hard to imagine Android, given the right kind of driver support and application software, running a lot more than just smartphones.
But there's no need to imagine Android running on a netbook PC. It's already doing just that. And there Read the rest of this entry »

Linux on the desktop faces some nasty realities in 2009, including a vastly improved Windows 7, an increasing use of the MacOS, and a broader move by Google with their proprietary Linux solution currently called Android.
The most interesting product set to hit the market is Phoenix Technology's Hyperspace, which, while based on Linux, is actually modeled after a future version of the MacOS. End users never cared much for coding or UNIX. They have Read the rest of this entry »

December 29, 2008 (Computerworld)
I can do many things with the greatest of ease on the Linux desktop. But, as I discovered while doing my
, recording a Linux desktop video isn't one of them. Oh, boy, is it
not one of them.
My first problem was that I'd never done screen video recording before on any platform. I'd heard about Windows screen recorders such as TechSmith's
, but I hadn't heard of an equivalent program for Linux.
There was Read the rest of this entry »

December 29, 2008 (Computerworld)
I can do many things with the greatest of ease on the Linux desktop. But, as I discovered while doing my
, recording a Linux desktop video isn't one of them. Oh, boy, is it
not one of them.
My first problem was that I'd never done screen video recording before on any platform. I'd heard about Windows screen recorders such as TechSmith's
, but I hadn't heard of an equivalent program for Linux.
There was Read the rest of this entry »

December 29, 2008 (Computerworld)
I can do many things with the greatest of ease on the Linux desktop. But, as I discovered while doing my
, recording a Linux desktop video isn't one of them. Oh, boy, is it
not one of them.
My first problem was that I'd never done screen video recording before on any platform. I'd heard about Windows screen recorders such as TechSmith's
, but I hadn't heard of an equivalent program for Linux.
There was Read the rest of this entry »

December 29, 2008 (Computerworld)
I can do many things with the greatest of ease on the Linux desktop. But, as I discovered while doing my
, recording a Linux desktop video isn't one of them. Oh, boy, is it
not one of them.
My first problem was that I'd never done screen video recording before on any platform. I'd heard about Windows screen recorders such as TechSmith's
, but I hadn't heard of an equivalent program for Linux.
There was Read the rest of this entry »

December 22nd, 2008
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Windows Vista Enterprise along with the Microsoft Desktop Optimization Pack is a more manageable client operating system, which provides the ability to reduce deployment and costs and increase operational efficiency to IT Professionals responsible for managing the desktop. In addition, Microsoft Deployment provides detailed guidance and job aids for every organizational role involved with Read the rest of this entry »

Over the years, the server virtualization strategy at Sun Microsystems has been spotty, but recently it has been evolving to include a variety of new techniques. Dynamic domains, Solaris containers, logical domains, and on x64 iron, support for Xen and ESX Server hypervisors are all part of the fare now.
Sun bought its way into the desktop virtualization arena this past February, and it is determined to be a player here, too, even if its own desktop Read the rest of this entry »

Microsoft isn't going away anytime soon. The software giant's presence is deeply anchored in homes and businesses globally. Microsoft is guaranteed a place in the annals of technology history.
But, due to a recent spate of mishaps, it sure looks like that when it comes to the desktop and end-user side of things, Microsoft's days may be numbered.
What happened? Microsoft has introduced some excellent products, especially its server and enterprise Read the rest of this entry »

Over the years, the server virtualization strategy at Sun Microsystems has been spotty, but recently it has been evolving to include a variety of new techniques. Dynamic domains, Solaris containers, logical domains, and on x64 iron, support for Xen and ESX Server hypervisors are all part of the fare now.
Sun bought its way into the desktop virtualization arena this past February, and it is determined to be a player here, too, even if its own desktop Read the rest of this entry »