My Secret Life as a Linux User

  Submitted by CooCooCaChoo Linux 32 Comments
"To us at PC World HQ in Auckland, there seemed nothing different about Geoff as he seamlessly exchanged documents and email with our Windows/Intel PCs. But inside his Wellington home office, things were anything but business as usual as Geoff tried his luck with a Windows alternative (Linux), a Microsoft Office alternative (OpenOffice.org) and even a whole new platform (Apple). Here are notes from his new life beyond Wintel." Read the article here.
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REBOL/View Desktop Now Open Source

  Submitted by Brian Francis General Development 29 Comments
REBOL Technologies recently released the source code for the REBOL/View Desktop to promote open source development of future versions. The Desktop module is the default user interface displayed when REBOL/View is started. The Desktop is essentially a non-web-based Internet browser that provides a simple method for users to execute REBOL applications distributed across systems the world over.
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iChatAV/iSight Mirrors Video: Bug or Feature?

Multimedia, AV 60 Comments
Apple released the iSight, a $149 firewire camera, a few days ago. I've been using it the last few days with iChat AV (I was one of the lucky ones to receive an iSight for free at WWDC) and I must say that the quality is great, much better than my other $40 Creative WebCam Pro camera I have on my PC (using it with MSN & Y! on Windows and with GnomeMeeting under Linux). Just tonight though, I found a quite funny bug in it (in my opinion) and I thought I share this with you and hoping that engineers at Apple will read this (lacking a bugzilla at Apple's site).
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Editorial: Could an eMac Strategy Bring More Market Share to Apple?

Apple 162 Comments
Many would argue that market share is not the same as user base. But it doesn't ultimately matter. What really matters is to have as many users as possible, so it will attract more developers and create an actual "market" around the platform. Less users, less money flowing, less third party development, which ultimately leads to the death of a platform. I was reading today this and this editorials, even journalists now buy the "cheap PCs with Linux" deal. Apple has to wake up before is too late and should offer a cheap solution. Apple should learn from NeXT's mistakes, not duplicate them. Update: Look inside for one more idea by some of our readers.
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Developer Alert: 800×600 Resolution Still Strong on the Web

General Development 74 Comments
OneStat.com today reported that more and more internet users choose for screen resolution 1024x768 which is the most popular screen resolution for exploring the internet. Users with monitors set to the most common resolution 800x600 for web sites have an approximate 31.7 percent global usage share. Seeing these numbers, both web designers and also application and OS developers should take into account that their projects (not counting specialized 3D/CAD/DTP apps etc) should be designed in a way that they totally fit and are usable on 800 pixels wide.
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Apple Hits the Fast Track; More Apple News

Apple 47 Comments
Regarding the latest on Apple's side: The Guardian has an article, "a look inside Apple's new push for speed" Sanluisobispo says, "G5 breaks Apple's speed limit" Sunspot says. Elsewhere, Apple has quietly posted the winners of the Eighth Annual Apple Design Awards, which "honored developers for the creation of outstanding Macintosh-compatible software products." Also, this document is a high-level summary of the salient features to keep in mind while (re)targetting your programs to run on the G5.
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