Apple, Mac, Operating Systems
Mac websites exploded in a frenzy of excitement recently when it became clear development machines running Mac OS X 10.7 were online.
The thing is, you’d have been crazy to think that Apple was somehow done with its desktop operating system after Snow Leopard.
In fact, if Apple’s track record’s anything to go by, a road-map will [...]
Open Source, Operating Systems
When I made the switch to Ubuntu Linux on my desktop computer (that is, if you can call triple-booting Windows XP, Vista, and Ubuntu a “switch”), I was a little worried about finding the applications and tools that would make me as productive working in Ubuntu as I am working on Windows.
After a little searching [...]
Microsoft, Vista
Partners are annoyed by the abundance of software and hardware incompatibilities surfacing as Windows Vista is deployed to more early adopters.
The Redmond, Wash., software giant launched Vista and a companion update called Windows Vista Application Compatibility Update to the market on Jan 30.
That update, KB929427, handles some of the more problematic application incompatibilities, but the [...]
Operating Systems
I found myself reading an article on Mainframe.gr explaining how 2006 was another lost year for Linux and I couldn’t help myself but write this response in disagreement. I found that 2006 was the building of a bridge between Windows and Linux, it may not be complete yet but there’s already governments coming across. Let [...]
Operating Systems, Windows
Last week, I began a countdown of the ten reasons Linux and BSD are far superior to Windows. I received a huge response to the first installment, so without further delay, here’s the final four reasons and my official response to some of the comments and criticisms I’ve received.
Operating Systems, Windows
I know that some Microsoft fanboys are probably hitting the Send button on their flames as they read the title, but you can’t ignore the truth. Linux and BSD are vastly superior to Windows in every way. Don’t believe me? Read on, my friend. Read on and realize the folly of your MS ways.