http://community.zdnet.co.uk/blog/0,1000000567,2000334184b,00.htm ator1940's Blog - Linux and open source, in general. - Latest blog feeds at ZDNet UK en http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Sat, 07 Nov 2009 17:38:57 +0000 Sat, 07 Nov 2009 17:38:57 +0000 20 mailroomuk@zdnet.com (a) Got a note from Gael duval, founder of Mandrake-Mandriva concerning a new service. "We are pleased to announce the release of a new and 100% Open Source Ulteo product: "Open Virtual Desktop"! Aimed at being installed on a server on the local network, ... zdnetuk/10009794 http://community.zdnet.co.uk/blog/0,1000000567,10009794o-2000334184b,00.htm Fri, 21 Nov 2008 04:19:36 +0000 mailroomuk@zdnet.com (a) After playing with photosynth for a few days, I have decided it is something I can do without. The worst thing I found about it is the fact that it uses Active-X, and I just can't bring myself to activate this app on a permanent basis. It has been a major... zdnetuk/10009124 http://community.zdnet.co.uk/blog/0,1000000567,10009124o-2000334184b,00.htm Sun, 31 Aug 2008 10:53:08 +0100 mailroomuk@zdnet.com (a) Yesterday I downloaded photosynth to check it out. Today I took 4 photos of a hot banana pepper plant, from 4 different angles, as they suggest you use at least 3 different angles. It would only show 2 of the photos, while the other 2 were shown as a regu... zdnetuk/10009099 http://community.zdnet.co.uk/blog/0,1000000567,10009099o-2000334184b,00.htm Wed, 27 Aug 2008 16:07:08 +0100 mailroomuk@zdnet.com (a) It looks like the way vista is constructed, and the way Microsoft chose to protect it will kill it. The following link has the full story. http://searchsecurity.techtarget.com/news/article/0,289142,sid14_gci1324395,00.html "By taking advantage of the wa... zdnetuk/10008953 http://community.zdnet.co.uk/blog/0,1000000567,10008953o-2000334184b,00.htm Sun, 10 Aug 2008 09:45:22 +0100 mailroomuk@zdnet.com (a) Are vista sales really going as well as Microsoft reports say? I was curious so did a bit of research and found some useful polls and articles that blow their figures out of the water. It appears they are trying to convince themselves that they made the ... zdnetuk/10008872 http://community.zdnet.co.uk/blog/0,1000000567,10008872o-2000334184b,00.htm Wed, 30 Jul 2008 07:30:35 +0100 mailroomuk@zdnet.com (a) Gael Duval, the founder of Mandrake/Mandriva Linux distributions started a new project after his departure, from Mandriva, in 2006. It is called ULTEO, and can be found at http://www.ulteo.com Back in the early nineties, when I first started hearing abou... zdnetuk/10008701 http://community.zdnet.co.uk/blog/0,1000000567,10008701o-2000334184b,00.htm Sat, 12 Jul 2008 15:17:39 +0100 mailroomuk@zdnet.com (a) I recently purchased a new Toshiba laptop. Model #A205, T2330, 1.6 GHz, 2GB system memory, 128 meg video memory, 200GB SATA HD, 15.4 screen, DVDRW, 802.11 bg PSAF3U-OW900V. It was a display model and was the only one they had in stock, so was reduced by ... zdnetuk/10008386 http://community.zdnet.co.uk/blog/0,1000000567,10008386o-2000334184b,00.htm Sat, 07 Jun 2008 14:43:52 +0100