Longhorn Concept Videos
These videos show how Longhorn can be used in different industries while more Concept Videos will be coming soon. The videos require Windows Media Player.
A Comprehensive Review of Lycoris Software
"At the time of this writing, Lycoris Desktop/LX is my primary operating system. As you’ll immediately discover, I’m quite fond of Desktop/LX and the manner in which Lycoris operates as well as continually proving their commitment to their users. After being a Linux user since 1994 and a Unix Administrator from 1993 to 1998, I’ve found a complete platform that anyone can use with ease and freedom." Read the review at DesktopOS.
Interview: PalmSource’s George Hoffman on PalmOS 6 Cobalt
The voice, the man, the... machine. That's George Hoffman for you. According to people who have worked with him (including my husband) he is one of the brightest Be, Inc. engineers ever. These days, George works at PalmSource, Inc. as the Director of Applications and Services. In his free time he sings with an (a cappella) vocal band of 4, Hookslide (check out their .wmv promo video clip)! In this interview we talk about PalmOS 6, aka Cobalt. We discuss the architecture of the OS, its capabilities, its market targets and more. Screenshots of Cobalt are included.
Application modeling with WebSphere Studio V5.1
An application model is analogous to a construction project blueprint, and is an important ingredient in application development. This article shows the steps for developing a Java application based on a Rational Rose class diagram using the Eclipse Modeling Framework, and also shows how to develop the same Java application using the Universal Modeling Language visualization tool.
How to migrate an existing system to Linux kernel 2.6
This white paper explains how to upgrade an existing desktop system to the 2.6 kernel. It covers software requirements imposed by the new kernel, and administrative changes that you must make when migrating an existing system to the 2.6 kernel. It supplements previous whitepapers in the same series about Customizing the 2.6 kernel and porting drivers to the 2.6 kernel.
Bill Gates: ‘Everything’ Impacted by Security Concerns
Microsoft on Tuesday showed off a forthcoming update to Windows designed to make the OS more secure and proposed a caller ID-like system for e-mail that could help curtail the growing spam problem.
Lycoris Desktop/LX Personal Review at Linux.com
Lycoris Desktop/LX Update 3, released last September, is a Linux distro aimed primarily at home user desktops. Lycoris has been widely heralded for its user-friendliness. If newbies can handle some manual configuration, they may be happy with it, but it won't satisfy more experienced users, says Linux.com.
SkyOS Gets Window Grouping, More Languages
The SkyOS Team has added window grouping to SkyOS. This decision came as a response to applications cluttering the taskbar. Similar applications will now only appear once on the taskbar, and a drop-down menu is used to access the individual instances of the applications. A screenshot of window grouping can be found at the SkyOS Website. Additionally, 10 languages are now available for most parts of SkyOS. If you are interested in translating SkyOS to a language, visit the SkyOS forums.
Review: CodeTek VirtualDesktop Pro 3.0
One of the features geeks really miss on OSX's Unix environment are the virtual screens. Apple tried to address this need with the introduction of the excellent Expose, but all things fair, Expose doesn't do the same thing. CodeTek is the main company which has addressed this need on Mac OS X for two years now. Recently, they released their third major version of VirtualDesktop in two flavors, Pro & Lite.
Symbian Releases Real-time, one-chip OS
Version 8.0 of the Symbian OS now has real-time capabilities, allowing phone vendors to build one-chip phones. At present, the most popular smart phone platforms, such as Texas Instruments' OMAP, typically feature two processors: one to handle the radio communications and one to handle the data operating system that the user sees.
Windows XP SP2 Beta Build 2082 Released to Testers
Microsoft has released another build to Windows XP SP2 labeled 2082. Many new features are included, most notable are the new security enhancements. Read more here.
Benchmark: Linux 2.6 and Hyper-Threading
"Anyone who's ever set out to perform Linux benchmarks quickly realizes the difficulties involved in such an undertaking, not only with the availability of quality benchmarks (or lack thereof), but also in the way the test system(s) are configured. Most of the Linux benchmarks that I see on hardware review sites are simple things like kernel compiles or povray... maybe a game benchmark or two." 2CPU.com gets serious over Linux benchmarking on the web.
A Week with Slackware 9.1
This is the third installment of LinuxBeginner's "A week with" series, this time testing Slackware. The author liked the stability and "just works as promised with no extra promises" Slackware mentality.
Microsoft Windows Media Player for Linux?
Certified Xandros Linux Laptops Available
Xandros teams with LinuxCertified to provide pre-installed Linux laptops with full-spectrum connectivity and universal file sharing. The LC2210 Mobile Laptop with 14" XGA TFT LCD and LC2410 Linux Laptop with a 15" XGA TFT LCD are both being offered at the introductory price of $1399 in North America.
Building Java, .Net Apps Sans Coding
A small but growing software company is rolling out a major upgrade that lets developers build standards-based Java and .Net applications with no coding. Kinzan Inc. this week will release Kinzan Studio & Server 4.0, a development and deployment environment that lets developers build enterprise applications through an assembly model by simply linking components in a drag-and-drop format.
Microsoft places bet on Whitehorse
Microsoft this year will seek to distance itself from Java rivals with tools designed to streamline how Windows-based business software is built and used.
SPARC Optimizations With GCC
In continuing with my articles exploring the my SPARC-based Sun Ultra 5, I'm going to cover the topic of compiler optimizations on the SPARC platform. While many are familiar with GCC compiler optimizations for the x86 platform, there are naturally differences for GCC on SPARC, and some platform-specific issues to keep in mind.
Zeta 1.0-RC1 Preview at Beta10
"The other day something happened that left me a little speechless. A friend of mine brought over a copy of Yellowtab's Zeta OS RC1." Read the review at Beta10, but please note that they are reviewing an older version of Zeta, RC1, while RC2+more_patches are already available. Yesterday OSNews featured shots of ZintrO, YellowTAB's newest work, and ZetaNews has some info as well on this.
Apple’s OSX to Include Voice Navigation & Embedded Applications?
"Apple is about to show off just how innovative it can really be. Without giving it all away, we’ve decided it would be great to goose the Mac faithful a bit with a peek into what will most assuredly be the biggest advance in OS X’s short history." Read the (unconfirmed) report at MacNet2. In the meantime, Apple released a new Panther security update.