Monthly Archive:: March 2004

Review: Speed Download 2 for Mac OS X

Eugenia Loli 2004-03-04 Internet 21 Comments

A few months ago, I briefly tried SpeedDownload but I didn't evaluate it in-depth. I realized recently that the time had come to spend more time with it and write a review. SpeedDownload2 is a download manager for Mac OS X. In an older review at SpyMac, they called YazSoft's SpeedDownload2 a "wonder of development." Were they right?

Mandrake Linux 10.0 Community Edition Released

Submitted by Matt Williams & bbdav 2004-03-04 Mandriva, Mandrake, Lycoris 30 Comments

Mandrake Community 10.0 was released today. The public ISOs aren't available for download yet, but club members can download it, or you can pre-order the DVD.

Lindows Routes OS over BitTorrent; OSNews Readers Get it for Free

Submitted by Al Hartman 2004-03-04 Linspire 80 Comments

Lindows.com is continuing its experiment of offering software via peer-to-peer networks. The company said Thursday that it is set to distribute its LindowsOS through P2P networks for $25, half the normal price, from its web site. However, OSNews readers will be able to get the OS for free via BitTorrent if they follow this link (thanks to Lindows.com for the kind offer to our readers)!

Another yellowTAB Zeta Review

Submitted by Marcin Pasternak 2004-03-04 Zeta 29 Comments

Mario and Borg of Polish BeOS Users' Group wrote a review of Zeta DeluxeEdition 1.0 RC2. The quick and dirty english translation is available here.

Interview with NetBSD’s Luke Mewburn

Eugenia Loli 2004-03-04 NetBSD 7 Comments

The NetBSD Project announced Monday that release 1.6.2 of the NetBSD operating system is now available, with binary distributions for 40 architectures. NewsForge interviewed Luke Mewburn of the NetBSD Core Group and asked him about the NetBSD project in general, the long awaiting release 2.0, and a lot of technical and organizational issues.

Apple’s 10 US billion growth strategy

Eugenia Loli 2004-03-04 Apple 20 Comments

Apple Computer Inc.'s chief financial officer Fred Anderson and corporate controller Peter Oppenheimer spoke at Morgan Stanley & Co.'s conference March 1. The wide-ranging 40-minute discussion covers a range of topics, with a particular focus on iPods, Apple notebooks, the creative professionals market, and retail. And the discussion confirms Apple's aggressive plans.

ReactOS 0.2.1 is out

Submitted by Freddy 2004-03-04 ReactOS 21 Comments

ReactOS, the GPLed WinNT-clone, is now in version 0.2.1 and out (changelog).

Things I don’t Like About Being a Mac User

Guest post by Dr Rubaiyat Haque MA, MBBS, MRCP 2004-03-04 Apple 144 Comments

I purchased my first Apple Mac in October 2003, having been a Windows user for many years. It was a new iBook G4. I previously wrote an account of my early experience with this machine along with some of the problems that I encountered. A common criticism that I faced at the time was that I had written the article too early.

Palm OS Developer Suite Preview Release Available

Submitted by John Reimer 2004-03-04 Wireless 7 Comments

Registered Palm Developers can now sample the new Eclipse-based Palm Developer Suite. The new suite, which is free, is a very impressive set of tightly integrated build tools covering a range of Palm OS technologies including Cobalt (OS 6). The suite (240 MB) includes gcc arm and 680x0 compilers, dialogue editors, application templates, full debuggers, class and project navigators, and more.

What next for GNOME’s user interface?

Eugenia Loli 2004-03-04 Gnome 60 Comments

"Microsoft's XAML has a lot of people worried. Its advantage is to bring the ease of web page authoring and scripting into writing .NET application user interfaces. This makes immense sense. We have a desperate need for decent user interfaces, and the place where a large body of UI designers and programmers live and work at the moment is in web pages." Read the opinion of Gnome's Edd Dumbill and a reply from Miguel deIcaza.

YellowTAB Goes CeBIT, GigaTV; Gets Reviewed

Eugenia Loli 2004-03-04 Zeta 14 Comments

yellowTAB announced that they will be attending the CeBIT in Hannover this year while they have scheduled another TV appearence. In the meantime, FreeNet.de reviews Zeta (in German).

Ted Neward and Bruce Tate Talk Java

Eugenia Loli 2004-03-04 .NET 13 Comments

Ted Neward (DevelopMentor, TheServerSide.Net) and Bruce Tate (Bitter Java) talk about the relationship between Java and .NET, underscoring the issues with interop between the two platforms. Presentations are played using the Microsoft Windows Media Player.

Connect KDE applications using DCOP

Eugenia Loli 2004-03-04 KDE 9 Comments

Hidden deep within the KDE desktop lies a powerful set of scripting technologies that can allow the power user to automate many tasks. In this article, the author introduces us to these technologies and explains how they can be used to the fullest.

Longhorn News; Build 4053 Out in the Wild

Submitted by 2004-03-04 Windows 19 Comments

Recently lots of Longhorn News has been arising. An article at ADT Magazine discusses the possible release date of Longhorn, which could be anywhere from 2006 to 2008, as well as the management of code in the upcoming operating system.

Mandrake Move First Look

Guest post by Pete White 2004-03-04 Mandriva, Mandrake, Lycoris 9 Comments

The idea behind Mandrake Move is simple, you have a bootable CD with Mandrake Move on and a USB flash drive to store your data then you can use any PC at your disposal to do your work. Its a nice idea but as I found out it doesn't always work how you expected. Read More.

The Future of Computing Part 6: Replacements

Guest post by Nicholas Blachford 2004-03-03 Editorial 27 Comments

If it's AI and robots you wanted from this series then this one is for you. Artificial Intelligence exists today, when this and other technologies merge the result will be more like Science Fiction than any PC. The technology will be fantastic, the possibilities endless. Get it wrong, the consequences dire.

Swapping Red Hat for a Fedora

Eugenia Loli 2004-03-03 Fedora Core 35 Comments

"When asked about Fedora, I’ve always offered the same response – it’s meant for those who want to stay on the bleeding edge of Linux development. I feel that Fedora is more a change of concept and mindset for Red Hat users and developers rather than being merely a Linux distribution." Read the review at Star-TechCentral.

Beyond XFree86, Searching for the Alternative

Eugenia Loli 2004-03-03 Wayland 48 Comments

"There's another schism going on in the Linux world. Just in case you've been under a rock in the last few months the XFree86 team has changed their license. There's an uproar from several of the largest Linux distributions where they're refusing include XFree86 4.4 in their new releases. This is bad news for a few but also in the middle of this conflict begs the question. What are the alternatives?" Read the editorial at Linux.Warcy.com.

Finder co-Designer Not Keen on Current User Interface

Eugenia Loli 2004-03-03 Graphics 69 Comments

Steve Capps, co-designer of the Finder and much of the Mac's graphical user interface (as well as one of the folks behind the Newton OS), doesn't find much to excite him about either the Mac or Windows user interfaces these days.

Knoppix Linux version 3.3 Review by THG

Submitted by Alan 2004-03-03 Linux 18 Comments

"Do you want to explore Linux without blasting your pc? Do you want to have some of the greatest hacking tools, all on one bootable cd? Then Knoppix Linux is for you! The price is right, because it's Free." Read the review at TomsHardware.