Great news for beta testers, Windowsbeta has just put Windows XP SP2 final for beta testers to download. The final build number is 2180 with digital signature, here is a screenshot of the build on WindowsBeta. Update: Windows XP SP2 ships to manufacturing.
As a writer, the only reason Ed Hurst ever got his first computer was because it was far more efficient than a typewriter, and certainly more readable than his own handwriting. To enjoy that efficiency, however, you need a working printer, and Ed explores accomplishing just that on FreeBSD in this piece.
This article describes new features introduced in the beta release for Lotus Notes and Domino 7.0, including information on Java 1.4.1 suport, the ability to remotely debug Java code, extended support for JSP tags, enhanced Linux/Mozilla support, poductivity improvements to Domino Designer, and the ability to use DB2 as a data store. Go here to download a free Beta version of Domino 7.0
Lycoris has announced that it has found a distributor in Taiwan. Thanks to their new distributor, the previously moribund Desktop/LX Tablet Edition will again be available bundled with tablet PCs, this time from two companies based in Taiwan, Dialogue Technology and MoBitS Electronics.
Apple has released Xcode 1.5, an update to its set of developer tools for Mac OS X. According to the release notes, the update includes "an enhanced version of the Xcode IDE with enhanced features and improvements to the user experience, speed, and the build system".
Despite its description as a technology proving ground, Fedora II provides Linux users with a good Linux desktop experience. For veteran Linux users, Fedora II will provide you with the productivity tools you need and the latest stable open-source technology. You can even use the Red Hat up-to-date service for free to keep your desktop current. Read Tom Adelstein's product review of Fedora Linux Core II.
SkyOS now has more GTK+ applications to enrich its application base: Gaim and Sylpheed-Claws being the latest ports. The project also made available a beta for their upcoming Software Store. Elsewhere, the SkyOS Monthly newsletter has been released with articles about SkyFS/BeFS and the chances of SkyOS succeeding as a business.
Yoper Linux V2 was released a few weeks ago (July 13, 2004). After reading the release announcement on Yoper's website, I decided I had to try it. Yoper claims that version V2 "is the fastest Out-of-the-Box Linux system in the World".
This article covers some of the main components and techniques for securing your corporate network. Before you select which component(s) you need for your security model, decide how you want to lay it out, what protocols to use, and what hardware/software combinations are within your budget's grasp.
Within the Solaris 10 OS, the event completion framework focuses on providing a scalable, performant & extendable framework that can incorporate new object & event types as they appear within the system.
SGI has released IRIX 6.5.25 to individuals/companies with a support contract, 6.5.22m overlays are avaliable to all supportfolio members. In a few days the release notes will appear here.
On June 23, 2004, Sun published a whitepaper showcasing superior JavaTM 2 Enterprise Edition (J2EETM) web services performance when compared to Microsoft's .NET. Microsoft published a response on July 14th refuting claims and stating that in their tests .NET performance was higher than Java Web Services. More here and a reply from Microsoft here.
OpenBSD creator Theo de Raadt recently announced that support for the SGI O2 architecture was soon going to be imported, primarily in an effort to hunt down and fix bugs in the OpenBSD codebase.
This article examines the role of code refactoring, and the refactoring techniques supported by Visual Studio 2005. Elsewhere, view the latest changes that are going to be a part of .Net.
Apple filed its quarterly report (SEC form 10-Q) with the Securities and Exchange Commission Thursday. In the filing, which is available as a 86-page PDF document, Apple discloses several details on net and unit sales, its retail stores, education sales, lawsuits and more.
Waking up rich and confused. That's how one analyst explained the recurring product delays at Microsoft, and the principle can describe similar problems at chip giant Intel. Instead of waking up sick and washed out, employees at these companies are seemingly dawdling a bit because of past successes and a hazy outlook, says C|NET News.
