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Inside Panther: A Look at the Finder and System, Part I

Eugenia Loli 2003-07-01 macOS 87 Comments

This is the first installment of Think Secret's "Inside Panther" series, covering Mac OS X Version 10.3. Check back to their site frequently for additional Panther coverage. Today, they begin by taking a look at updates to the Finder and System.

Genesi Interview at Amiga.org

Submitted by Kees Witteveen 2003-07-01 Morphos 49 Comments

Amiga.org interviewed Bill Buck & Raquel Velasco of Genesi.

Windows SBS 2003 On Tap

Eugenia Loli 2003-07-01 Windows 13 Comments

Microsoft will announce the release candidate for its Windows Small Business Server 2003, the latest product in the Windows Server 2003 server family headed for release.

New Java Aims to Simplify

Eugenia Loli 2003-07-01 Java 32 Comments

Sun Microsystems released a new version of its Java for desktop computers on Friday that aims to make the software faster, more familiar in appearance, and less daunting for non-programmers.

Pentium4 Compiler Comparison Shows ICC 7.1 as Best Performer

Submitted by Prognathous 2003-06-30 Benchmarks 60 Comments

Frank Schoondermark has posted an overview of compiler performance with the FLOPS benchmark. FLOPS is a synthetic benchmark to measure floating-point performance in isolation. According to the test, the best compiler for full Pentium4/SSE2 optimizations is by far Intel's ICC 7.1.

Mozilla 1.4 Released

Submitted by Kim Pedersen 2003-06-30 Mozilla, Gecko 30 Comments

The new major version of Mozilla is now available. Release notes are here. On a similar note Netscape 7.1 and Epiphany for Gnome 0.7.3 are out while on other browser news, learn about the iRider browser and its usability enhancements over other browsers.

Setting up Qt on the Mac

Guest post by Thanh Ly 2003-06-30 Qt 66 Comments

On the day of WWDC all people could think about was the new G5 PowerMacs, or Mac OS X 10.3 "Panther." While most news sites drowned in WWDC coverage, and then the whole debate over benchmarks, it was quite easy to miss this little gem. Trolltech released Qt 3.1.2 for OSX last Monday.

Bill Gates’ Take on Subjects from Spam, Linux, Longhorn to Security

Eugenia Loli 2003-06-30 Microsoft 52 Comments

In an exclusive interview with USA TODAY reporters, Microsoft founder and chief software architect Bill Gates shares his thoughts on controlling spam, competition from Linux, how Windows will evolve, software for wristwatches, what's worthwhile in life and whether Microsoft is boring.

Will Debian Survive the Rise of Linux?

Eugenia Loli 2003-06-30 Debian 65 Comments

Read the editorial regarding the future of Debian, at Linmagau. On the same web site find an interview with Jeff Waugh, coordinator release manager of Gnome.

Microsoft Releases iSCSI Driver Package

Eugenia Loli 2003-06-30 General Development 2 Comments

Microsoft announced the availability of its Internet Small Computer System Interface (iSCSI) software initiator package, including the Microsoft iSCSI initiator service and its driver.

Cocoa Applications in Mac OS X

Eugenia Loli 2003-06-30 macOS 7 Comments

A little commitment and some hard work will get you poised to build great applications. Do this by getting a grasp on designing and implementing a document-based Cocoa application of your own through concentration on the relationships between the source code and the user interface items. Read the article at InformIT. Elsewhere, Microsoft-Watch has a preview of Mac OS X Panther.

Advanced FreeBSD Installation Issues

Eugenia Loli 2003-06-30 FreeBSD 8 Comments

Get the basic information necessary to begin installing FreeBSD on a system with another operating system that was previously installed. You will see how to prepare for a FreeBSD installation that will allow the system to operate with Windows, and you will also see how to install FreeBSD on a system that is running Linux.

Will Microsoft’s Browser Engine Backfire?

Eugenia Loli 2003-06-30 Internet Explorer 33 Comments

Some experts say Microsoft's plan to integrate Internet Explorer into the operating system may bring "unwelcome side effects" and drive customers into the arms of the competition.

New Itanium a Breakthrough for Intel?

Eugenia Loli 2003-06-30 Intel 36 Comments

The third member of the Itanium chip family is the company's best shot to date at taking on Sun and IBM in the market for high-end server chips. With Madison, Intel is hoping the third time's a charm. Update: Red Hat announces support for the latest Intel Itanium 2 processor.

Analyzing Apple’s Market Position

Guest post by Miguel 2003-06-29 Apple 100 Comments

I have to friendly argue about the OSNews article about Apple: "Could an eMac Strategy Bring More Market Share to Apple?" That article is written from the Computer enthusiast point of view rather from the business man point of view, which usually diverges from the hobbyist, because it considers things that nobody that is not in the Marketing business is aware of. I understand Marketing as defined by Kotler: the right mix of Price, Product, Place and Promotion.

Macintosh in the Land Behind the 64-bit Looking Glass

Submitted by Montreal Quebec 2003-06-29 Apple 36 Comments

The Inquirer has an editorial about Macs, the 64-bit market and how they compare with AMD Opteron.

Interviews:Thomas Chung of LinuxInstall, Gael Duval of MandrakeSoft

Eugenia Loli 2003-06-29 Linux 3 Comments

OSForge interviews Thomas Chung, the founder and developer of the LinuxInstall.org distribution while MozillaQuest interviews Mandrake's founder Gaël Duval about MandrakeSoft's current financial status and MandrakeClustering.

Getting to Know Debian

Eugenia Loli 2003-06-29 Debian 32 Comments

Introduction article to the Debian GNU/Linux at Sitepoint.com.

FreeBSD First Open Source OS to Support 802.11a and 802.11g

Eugenia Loli 2003-06-28 FreeBSD 53 Comments

Sam Leffler has added 802.11a and 802.11g support in FreeBSD-Current. Sam says that the 'ath' drivers support all Atheros devices, making FreeBSD the first open source OS to support both standards.

Are HP, Sun, and Oracle Destined to Flame Out?

Eugenia Loli 2003-06-28 Unix 35 Comments

In a recent interview with CNET Asia's Winston Chai, Harvard Business School Professor Clayton Christensen said that several venerable computer companies are on a downward slope. Are HP, Sun, Oracle and other the next DEC? Read the editorial at Tech Update. Our editorial on the subject is here.