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Avalon Preview Download, .NET Discussions

Eugenia Loli 2005-03-25 .NET 21 Comments

Microsoft has provided a version of the March 2005 Indigo and Avalon Community Technology Previews for the general public. .NET luminaries discuss themselves, their technology expertise, and whatever else comes to mind, released twice a month.

BrainGate plugs brains into computers

Eugenia Loli 2005-03-25 Geek stuff 50 Comments

A Foxborough, Mass., company has developed technology that plugs a human brain into a desktop computer, the Chicago Sun-Times reported.

Deploying Novell’s Linux Server in a Windows Domain Environment

Submitted by FlexBeta 2005-03-25 Novell and Ximian 31 Comments

This article will try to show you how easy it is to setup Novell's Suse Linux Enterprise Server as a Window Domain Controller (WPDC) - all by just pointing an clicking - no text editor is required. After implementing these instructions, you will have a fully featured WPDC that includes setting up an LDAP user/machine database as well as utilizing Dynamic DHCP and DNS Servers.

Cell Phone Viruses: Real Risk or Heavy on Hype?

Eugenia Loli 2005-03-25 Bugs & Viruses 25 Comments

Virus and Trojan warnings have been coming fast and furious from anti-virus researchers, but some say the market for cell phone anti-virus software does not yet exist.

Multi-core and multi-threaded gaming – Part 2

Eugenia Loli 2005-03-25 Games 14 Comments

AnandTech investigates the advantages and disadvantages of the new market trend: multi-core CPUs. Will dual core enhance your gaming experience? Tim Sweeney, the leading developer behind the Unreal 3 engine, was kind to answer their questions about multi-threaded development with concise answers.

Free Software Foundation denies GPLv3 forking risk

Eugenia Loli 2005-03-24 Open Source 45 Comments

Some developers are concerned that the introduction of the third version of the GNU General Public License could split the free software world - but the FSF is confident these fears are unfounded.

A Google OS by 2010?

Guest post by Kris Shaffer 2005-03-24 Editorial 64 Comments

Wishful thinking? Yes, but let's consider the possibilities. The last couple years have seen significant advances in hardware production and design. One of the more interesting (and potentially revolutionary) developments to take place this past year is the announcement of a new CPU, the STI (Sony, Toshiba, IBM) Cell processor.

Syncing the Treo 650 with Bluetooth under Linux

Eugenia Loli 2005-03-24 Wireless 1 Comment

The new Treo smartphone is GNU/Linux compatible and comes with Bluetooth connectivity--here's how you can set it up for your network.

Mono 1.1.5 Released

Submitted by Jon Davidson 2005-03-24 Mono 78 Comments

Mono 1.1.5 has been released; Major highlights include Nullable Types and Fixed Size Buffer features in the compiler; Much more improved Windows.Forms implementations; Increased performance, reduced memory usage.

Programmers bypass Red Hat Linux fees

Eugenia Loli 2005-03-24 Red Hat 108 Comments

It took Red Hat 16 months to produce the newest version of its premium Linux product, which went on sale in February for as much as $2,499 per computer per year. It took a group of programmers less than two weeks to release a free clone. But the move could help Red Hat as much as it appears to hurt it.

OpenBSD 3.7 Page Goes Live

Submitted by many 2005-03-24 OpenBSD 35 Comments

This is a partial list of new features & systems for OpenBSD 3.7, scheduled to be released in May.

Foresight Desktop Linux 0.6 Released

Eugenia Loli 2005-03-24 Gnome 16 Comments

Foresight Linux is a distribution which showcases some of the latest and greatest from GNOME. Some of the things that may not be mature enough for some of the other distros. Some of the more innovative things are included, like Beagle, f-spot, howl, and the latest hal.

IronPython 0.7 Released; Development Moving at Full Steam

Submitted by Ericks 2005-03-24 .NET 26 Comments

After a seemingly quiet period of little to no activity concerning IronPython IronPython 0.7 has been released and is available here. From the IronPython list, by Jim Hugunin himself: "This is the release that I should have made about 2 months after IronPython 0.6 and joining MS". Elsewhere, Nemerle released a preview before 0.3.0, which is planned in a month or so. It brings a total rewrite of the type inference engine and the parser (which is about half of the compiler).

XOrg Catches Up with Longhorn/Mac OS X’s 3D Desktop Acceleration

Submitted by adel 2005-03-23 Wayland 138 Comments

Seth Nickell posted some screenshots and videos showing the experimental Luminocity window manager & Cairo which enable a XOrg-based desktop to get accelerated GL eye candy graphics. update: more here.

Linspire 5.0. How does it compare to Windows?

Submitted by Even Stokkedalen 2005-03-23 Linspire 54 Comments

New to linux? Dont worry, Linspire Five-O makes Linux as easy as Windows. Linspire Five-O features over 1200 upgrades from version 4.5. You can get it preinstalled when buying new computers from several vendors. But is it worth throwing away Windows for this OS? Are you ready to try Linux?

Dynamic Languages on the rise

Submitted by Robert Hicks 2005-03-23 General Development 54 Comments

There has been a lot of buzz about the seeming rise of dymanic languages. Here is an article and interview with some of the top people in their respective language field (even more here).

Qt GUI test tool froglogic Squish 1.3 released

Submitted by Harri Porten 2005-03-23 Qt 6 Comments

froglogic GmbH today announced the availability of Squish 1.3, the new version of the automated GUI testing framework for Qt applications.

Book Review: “Apple I Replica Creation: Back to the Garage”

Guest post by Will Senn 2005-03-23 Apple 11 Comments

It was with a sense of anticipation that I opened the book, "Apple I Replica Creation: Back to the Garage", by Tom Owad. Being a recent 'switcher' from Windows to Mac, the idea of building a first generation Apple to go with my cutting edge machines had the engineer in me pretty jazzed.

Miguel de Icaza Explains How to “Get” Mono

Eugenia Loli 2005-03-23 Mono 48 Comments

Vice president of developer platform for Novell in Boston, de Icaza, 32, took a moment to discuss with Howard Wen the primary legal concerns and technical issues with Mono, its current and near-future status, and why you should consider developing your next project with it. Elsewhere, Beagle 0.0.8 was released, the first version reasy for wide consumption.

The Next Big Thing in Online Type

Eugenia Loli 2005-03-23 Graphics 45 Comments

Beginning in 2006, Microsoft says it will ship with its operating system and other software products six brand new typefaces created especially for extended on-screen reading.