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Why Today’s Programming is Still Similar to what it was Decades Ago

Guest post by Takuya Murata 2004-05-18 General Development 89 Comments

My physics teacher likes to say that physics like to make problems they face look like ones that they know how to solve. A simple harmonic oscillation was one he frequently used in class, as is presumably the case in physics in general.

Information on Tablet PC 2005 OS

Eugenia Loli 2004-05-18 Windows 24 Comments

Peter Loforte, general manager of the Tablet PC team, shows us what is cool about the upcoming Windows XP Tablet PC Edition 2005 software update (code-named "Lone Star.") This is a free update and will automatically come with the upcoming Windows XP Service Pack 2.

ARM unveils multi-processor core with Linux SMP support

Submitted by LinuxDevices Guy 2004-05-18 Hardware 39 Comments

ARM Ltd. will unveil a unique multi-processor core technology, capable running Linux SMP, at this week's Embedded Processor Forum in San Jose, Calif. The "synthesizable multiprocessor" core -- a first for ARM -- is the result of a partnership with NEC Electronics announced last October, and is based on ARM's ARMv6 architecture. ARM's new "MPCore" multiprocessor core can be configured to contain between one and four processors delivering up to 2600 Dhrystone MIPS of aggregate performance, based on clock rates between 335 and 550 MHz.

FreeBSD 4.10-RC3 Available

Submitted by Scott Long 2004-05-17 FreeBSD 15 Comments

FreeBSD 4.10-RC3 is available. Changes from RC2 include a full package set for Alpha, fixes for the twe(4) driver under load, fixes for the twa drives not being seen by sysintall, along with various other bug fixes. i386 ISO images are available now, Alpha ISO images are still uploading.

Group-Office 2.2 Pro Review

Guest post by Bob Minvielle 2004-05-17 Office 29 Comments

The world has changed due to the humble (and sometimes not so humble) creations in the past. It can be argued that NCSA Mosaic changed the world. Some would argue that it was actually Netscape, but whatever the actual case may be, the web browser has in some way changed the way we look at electronic information.

A Users’ Review of SuSE Professional 9.1

Eugenia Loli 2004-05-17 SuSE, openSUSE 32 Comments

"I want to approach this review a little different then most. There are already a number of very detailed and technically oriented reviews done by others on many Linux Desktop Operating Systems, and SuSE has been well documented by the Jem Report, OSNews, ProLinux, Sydney Morning Herald, Mad Penguin, Linux.com just to name a few. I will just give a personal view of my observations and differences in how they compare to some of the other Linux Desktop Operating Systems I have installed and used." Read the rest of the review here.

Interview with CodeWeavers CEO Jeremy White

Submitted by Steven Edwards 2004-05-17 In the News 4 Comments

The CEO of CodeWeavers has given an interview to Slashdot.org. Topics of discussion include CrossOver, WINE and software patents.

Opennet Ships Red Hat Linux Desktop

Eugenia Loli 2004-05-17 Red Hat 19 Comments

"Opennet, the master distributor for Red Hat Linux in the region, has announced the availability of the new Red Hat Desktop, for the Middle East market. The Red Hat Desktop includes the core Linux operating system, open source business applications including an e-mail client, browser and a full-fledged office suite. “The Red Hat Desktop will be made available in configurations which include either Red Hat Network Proxy or Satellite Servers,” says Tewfik Zitouni, managing director, Opennet. A proxy or satellite Server deployment enables several clients to be deployed and managed simultaneously and promises to simplify the ongoing security and management of systems." Read the report here.

The Apple of the Enterprise’s Eye

Guest post by Aaron Vegh 2004-05-17 Apple 117 Comments

Apple has found its best success in the consumer marketplace. But with a stable of enterprise-ready products, how can it penetrate this tough market?

The Well-Crafted Class in C++: Part 2

Eugenia Loli 2004-05-17 General Development 13 Comments

The well-crafted C++ library should be full-featured and complete. In this last article of his series, Hal Fulton emphasizes that the developer should also pay special attention to areas such as testing and documentation, both of which are neglected too often.

User-Level Memory Management in Linux Programming

Eugenia Loli 2004-05-17 Linux 19 Comments

Arnold Robbins discusses dynamically allocated memory, focusing exclusively on the user-level view of the process and its memory.

Through the Looking Glass: Debugging Hosted .NET Applications

Eugenia Loli 2004-05-17 .NET No Comments

When Oxford mathematician Charles Dodgson looked in the mirror, perhaps he saw Lewis Carroll. Carroll's genius was his ability to peer through the looking glass into the magical land called Wonderland. After a brief prelude, which spartanly demonstrates how to create a COM+ serviced component, Paul Kimmel shows you how to peer through the looking glass and debug .NET code that's hosted by another application.

FOX 1.2 Released

Submitted by Sander Jansen 2004-05-17 General Development 23 Comments

The multi-platform C++ Fox toolkit 1.2 has being released. There's also a "Whats New" article written by Lyle Johnson in addition to the announcement.

TweakHound’s Super XP Tweaking Guide, Version 5.0 Released

Submitted by Eric 2004-05-17 Windows 15 Comments

This guide is all about optimizing XP. Version 5.0 has more changes than any previous version. The changes include: Tweaking levels added,Bad Tweaks section, Page file section improved, Services section completely revamped, Additions and subtractions to every section.

Inferno Fourth Edition Download (Preliminary Public Release)

Submitted by anonymous 2004-05-16 OS News 19 Comments

A preliminary public release of Inferno (Fourth Edition) is now available for downloading from Vita Nuova which contains these.

FreeBSD Status Report March-April 2004

Submitted by Arjan van Leeuwen 2004-05-16 FreeBSD 21 Comments

The FreeBSD project has posted a new status report for March and April of 2004. Work continues on locking down the network stack, ACPI made more great strides, an ARM port appeared in the tree, and the FreeBSD 4.10 release cycle wrapped up.

Video of AROS presentation at AmiGBG

Submitted by Fabio Alemagna 2004-05-16 Amiga & AROS 7 Comments

Adam Chodorowski wrote: "Finally, after more than a month, the video from the AROS presentation at the AmiGBG 2004 fair is available for download! For those that don't understand Swedish (or who can't hear what's said), subtitles are provided (which is one reason why it took so long to produce the video)."