Regular readers here know I'm a big Mac fan, and I often wax so enthusiastically on that subject that you could easily miss that I'm also a big Linux fan. On alternate Tuesdays, I expect that someday Linux will dominate computing.. but then again I think maybe not..
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Martian headsets for Earth people: How to fix Internet Explorer 8
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Joel Spolsky recently published a very insightful piece called "Martian Headsets" (also posted here on fsdaily). The core of his article is about the standards compliance of the upcoming Internet Explorer 8. IE8 presents a problem because, although it is pretty standards compliant, it renders a lot of websites quite badly.
Read more »Custom Compiz Effects in Ubuntu 8.04
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Installed CompizConfig Settings Manager and are wondering where the custom visual effects setting has gone? The way this works has changed in Ubuntu 8.04.
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Vendor Escalation, Process Politicalization, and What Needs to Happen Next
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Not so very long ago, most standards were set in a largely collegial atmosphere by career professionals who met in face to face meetings over a period of years. Along the way, they came to know each other as individuals, and established relationships that helped the process move forward and allowed for productive give and take.
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Linux Got Game: Nexuiz 2.4 Review
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It's been quite a while since I played a game on my Linux box, so when I took a break the other day, I got the latest version of this awesome game called Nexuiz. So what exactly is Nexuiz?
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Intel shuns Microsoft, taps Linux for mobile Net devices
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At the Intel Developer Forum in Shanghai this week, the buzz was about the Atom processor, mobile Internet devices, and Linux. What wasn't buzzing? Microsoft.
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What mobile Linux is missing
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While lots of people (including Paula) were ga-ga over the promise of mobile Linux as exhibited at Intel’s Developer Forum in Shanghai, I couldn’t help noticing that the devices shown were uglier than Bette Davis in Whatever Happened to Baby Jane? (It’s her centennial today.)
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Commercial, Professional, and Community Open Source: Resolving the Naming Confusion
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As a researcher, imprecise naming bothers me. The general confusion around the terms commercial open source, professional open source, and community open source warrants closer analysis.
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Microhoo: Ballmer takes off his gloves
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Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer and his troop of strategists, lawyers, accountants, and bankers are done seeking a peaceful resolution with Yahoo's board of directors.
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Microsoft Sends Letter to Yahoo! Board of Directors
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Microsoft Corp. today sent the following letter to the Yahoo! Inc. Board of Directors:
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Unofficial Linux Mint 5 Wallpapers
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Linux Mint 5 dedicated wallpapers :) Hope you like them
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The geeks were right; music labels bow to technology
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Some of you out there can pat yourselves on the back. You've been shouting for years on Web sites, message boards, and blogs that the music industry would one day bow to technology.
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Microsoft Employees and Boosters Stick Nose in the Linux Tent
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Three weeks ago we wrote about Microsoft’s presence in yet another Linux event. Microsoft, just as a reminder, views Linux as its number one competitor and at the same time it accuses Linux of “stealing” from Microsoft.
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Microsoft’s Latest Smear Campaign: ‘Disobedient’ Chairperson in India Targeted
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Microsoft, perhaps finally realising that OOXML as an ISO standard is not a done deal yet, is still trying to get those who oppose OOXML in deep trouble, putting their whole careers in jeopardy in hope of driving them away.
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Installation of Gentoo Linux 2008.0 Beta 1 with LiveCD
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"I just started yet another process of installing Gentoo Linux, and following is my record of the installation step by step. Previously I preferred to install from stage 1/3 following this guide. I decided to try LiveCD this time..."
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