.NET Compact Framework Network Performance
At Mike Zintel's blog there is some fresh information about the past, present and future of the .NET Compact Framework and additionally some benchmarks on its speed.
Monthly Archive:: March 2005
Mac OS X 10.4 “Tiger” Gold
According to AppleInsider, build 8A428 has been declared gold master.
Running RISC OS Programs on Linux; Mobile plans leaked
After the disbanding of Acorn, an idea aired many times was the dream of getting RISC OS apps to run natively under Linux or other Unix-based operating systems. Peter Naulls contemplates the possibilities. Also, a large software corporation is exploring the possibility of using RISC OS in mobile appliances, a source has revealed. Yesterday, Drobe received videos and photos of the OS in action on mobile phone hardware, showing RISC OS booting up and running applications.
Installing Software: A GNU/Linux VS. MS Windows Comparison
I read a lot of reviews comparing GNU/Linux and Microsoft Windows, and inevitably the topic of installing software comes up. Most reviews indicate that installing software in Windows is much easier than that of the desktop GNU/Linux world. I decided to do my own comparison based on my desktop usage to see the difference. The following are my results. Those of you that come from the Windows world may be a tad bit surprised at the ease in which software can be installed.
Stallman on the State of GNU/Linux
RMS kindly agreed to be interviewed again by OFB's Timothy R. Butler on what he is up to, where the Foundation's popular GPL license is heading and his perspective concerning various changes in the GNU/Linux community since his last interview here.
Apple, Microsoft prepare for war with new systems
After years of relative quiet, both Microsoft and Apple are frenetically working on major new upgrades to the base software that run the personal computers of tens of millions of business and consumer users. Microsoft is using the code name Longhorn to refer to its next upgrade to the Windows operating system. Apple, keeping the theme of naming its operating system software after big and fast cats, calls its next release Tiger.
Distro review: The four-1-1 on Linspire Five-0
Linspire (formerly known as LindowsOS) has consistently made an attractive, easy-to-install and easy-to-use GNU/Linux distribution. Read the review at NewsForge.
Dueling Multicores: Intel and AMD Fight For the Future. Part 1
Intel and AMD have taken very different approaches towards achieving the next level of performance with their CPUs. In Part I TomsHardware explores the companies' plans for their upcoming multicore lines, the pros and cons of hyperthreading, and its relevance to multicore processing.
RISC OS Select on new hardware?
There are two main strands of RISC OS. Version 5 and Select. Many consider the latter to be the most feature rich version, and therefore preferable for desktop use. Interestingly, the Iyonix, currently the platform's fastest machine, uses RISC OS 5. Drobe looks at the exciting prospect of a new RISC OS Select machine.
Microsoft releases Windows Server 2003 update
Microsoft has wrapped up development on the first major update to its Windows Server 2003 operating system and released it for download, the company said Wednesday.
Another Linspire 5 Review
Here is another review of Linspire 5 with some useful details in it.
The Sad Story of Secure Mobile Browsing
As many of our readers know, I am a major proponent of mobile-friendly web design and browsing. Very few browsers in the mobile world are powerful enough to support modern w3c technologies (IE, NetFront, Opera & OpenWave) however they are good enough to do some basic browsing and even have SSL support. But especially in the case of IE (which is used a lot with PocketPCs & WinCE), Microsoft is still bundling a variant of IE 4.0.1 with WinCE. And we all know how insecure 4.0.1 is...
Ubuntu Linux 5.04 release candidate
The release candidate of Ubuntu Linux 5.04 is available.
Autopackage 1.0, the now and the next
After two and a half years of work, autopackage 1.0 has finally escaped into the wild. It has a fundamentally new design, and offers an alternative system of software distribution and management on Linux. This article will talk about what this means for the Linux community, and what new directions and possibilities it opens up. It'll talk about problems remaining to be solved, and finally it will propose solutions for them. If you just want to see what autopackage is like, check out the screenshots or the Flash demo, available from the website.
Microsoft Working on New ID System for Windows
Microsoft will build software for managing identities into Windows in order to beef up security by giving users more control over their personal information, the world's largest software maker said on Tuesday.
Torvalds: Put Linux to the test
Linux founder Linus Torvalds on Tuesday called for more regular performance tests on the Linux kernel, so that any reduction in efficiency can be highlighted sooner.
Speeding up of GNOME
Today I thought about how I can make my very own application to only link against those libraries that it really requires and not those it get provided by PKG-CONFIG.
Longhorn could be tough sell for Microsoft
Longhorn has already survived several major delays, intense scrutiny from the industry and a radical redesign of its features.
GuestPC 1.2 Updater released
Guest PC 1.2 has a 2x performance boost on G5s plus better support for dual-headed machines. Serial port support added. It became possible to communicate with serial devices such as modems, PDAs and cell phones. USB-to-Serial adapter is supported as well. Extended peripheral devices support. This feature allows to separately select modem and printer for every virtual computer.
FreeRTOS – A Free RTOS for Small Embedded Real-Time Systems
FreeRTOS is a portable open source (GPL) real-time operating system for embedded devices. It offers a smaller and easier real-time processing alternative for applications where eCOS and embedded Linux (or Real Time Linux) won't fit, are not appropriate, or are not available. FreeRTOS runs on a bunch of architectures, both 8- and 16-bit. TCP/IP support is provided either from the uIP software TCP/IP stack (live demo server here) or by using the Wiznet hardware TCP/IP co-processor (live demo server here).