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Tuesday, Jan 6
Windows 7 beta: We like it
Windows 7 recommended we install a third-party anti-virus package (it suggested Kaspersky and AVG), but its anti-spyware package Defender comes pre-installed. Microsoft appears to have an anti-virus package installed under the hood; when downloading new software with Firefox we w...
Thursday, Dec 18
Adobe AIR for Linux exits beta
The Windows and Mac versions of AIR were able to take advantage of certain features that the Linux version could not, fragmenting which apps Linux users were able to run. Most recently this happened with the popular Twitter client Twhirl, which became unusable for Linux users after requi...
Thursday, Dec 11
OpenSolaris now on Toshiba laptops
Sun has reached an agreement with Toshiba to pre-install the OpenSolaris operating system on Toshiba laptops. The firms have yet to release details on availability, pricing or which laptop models would feature the operating system.
Sunday, Dec 7
OpenSolaris tackles Ubuntu dominance
Strip away all the bluster and jargon and you soon realise the end is nigh for proprietary software, says open source expert Mark Taylor. New third-party software includes file indexing and search tool Tracker, the Songbird media player and the Transmission BitTorrent client, as well a...
Tuesday, Nov 18
BarCamp buzz: Let the hacking continue
That spirit, driven in part by open source software, burgeoning web standards and social networks like Twitter, is here to stay, and places like BarCamp are where people worship it. The buzz that has built up over the past couple of years is not about to dissipate, although it might return s...
