The "big" news in the tech press today is Microsoft's launch of the much vaunted Silverlight.I'm sure a lot of people will be enthralled by Microsoft's attempt to win market share from Adobe's Flash, but they've so far left some of us out in the cold.Unless I boot into Windows or switch to my Mac I can't download or see anything produced by SilverLight!Of course that wouldn't … [Read more...] about Silverlight Leaves Linux Users Out In The Cold
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HP To Offer Linux on Desktops
The spread of Linux is obviously gathering momentum and with the backing of big players the future could get very interesting indeed.I mentioned previously that Dell was offering Ubuntu Linux on some of its desktop modelsNow they have been joined by HP, which is to offer RedHat on some desktop models in the Australian market.Unfortunately it looks like we'll have to wait a … [Read more...] about HP To Offer Linux on Desktops
Moving to the Darkside – I Just Bought A Mac
A couple of months ago I was asking people about Mac laptops, as I was rather confused by the various options. I've also been reading the rather excellent (sorry Ted!) MacBlogger site for the last couple of months and found it helpful. A couple of threads on CI and queries also got me asking why on earth Mac users seem to be incapable of getting their heads around basic … [Read more...] about Moving to the Darkside – I Just Bought A Mac
Nvidia Driver Issues After Kernel Upgrade
Yesterday morning there were new versions of the kernel for both my desktop and server Ubuntu installs. The servers, needless to say, don't have demented graphics cards, so there were no issues. My desktop, however, was a totally different matter. After the kernel upgrade X refused to start, which was more than a little annoying. When I upgraded this PC a few months ago (ie. … [Read more...] about Nvidia Driver Issues After Kernel Upgrade
Google Desktop Now On Linux
Google desktop has now been made available for Linux You can peruse the documentation or download the files from the Linux version of the site. As should be expected there are both RPM versions (RedHat and derivatives) and .debs (for Ubuntu / Debian). I'm not sure how useful this would be, as the only time I need to conduct search is with email and thunderbird handles that … [Read more...] about Google Desktop Now On Linux