Software
Linux incognito part three: Windows Vista
By: David M Williams
Here's how to skin Linux to give a Windows Vista appearance. You can help provide a familiar look and feel to your Windows-trained friends and family as you coax them towards Linux. Or you can enjoy the satisfaction of having something looking like Vista actually run with stability.
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By: David M Williams
Here's how to skin Linux to give a Windows Vista appearance. You can help provide a familiar look and feel to your Windows-trained friends and family as you coax them towards Linux. Or you can enjoy the satisfaction of having something looking like Vista actually run with stability.
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Google Earth on iPhone rocks!
By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Got an iPhone? Then you gotta get Google Earth and literally take it for a spin!
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By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Got an iPhone? Then you gotta get Google Earth and literally take it for a spin!
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Linux incognito part two: Windows XP
By: David M Williams
For an awful lot of people their first encounter with a computer will invariably be Microsoft Windows. This straight away creates a barrier against considering alternate operating systems because they look different to what the user has been accustomed to. Here's how to paint a Windows facade over Linux and remove that obstacle.
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By: David M Williams
For an awful lot of people their first encounter with a computer will invariably be Microsoft Windows. This straight away creates a barrier against considering alternate operating systems because they look different to what the user has been accustomed to. Here's how to paint a Windows facade over Linux and remove that obstacle.
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Microsoft’s new “Global Anti-Piracy Day” must have Linux users laughing
By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Ahoy there me timbers, if ye be piratin’ Microsoft software, then ye better start shiverin’ and be warned: Microsoft is comin’ out to make software pirates walk the plank, in a co-ordinated global effort across 49 countries in six continents to “combat the sophisticated, illegal trade of pirated and counterfeit software”.
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By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Ahoy there me timbers, if ye be piratin’ Microsoft software, then ye better start shiverin’ and be warned: Microsoft is comin’ out to make software pirates walk the plank, in a co-ordinated global effort across 49 countries in six continents to “combat the sophisticated, illegal trade of pirated and counterfeit software”.
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IBM Australia Chief Technologist podcast - Open systems, supercomputing, algorithms, research...
By: Tony Austin
In this iTWire podcast, the Director of IBM Australia's Development Laboratory explains how it works on many different types of software and hardware projects, the IBM worldwide network of development and pure research labs, and gives his views on emerging technologies to watch.
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By: Tony Austin
In this iTWire podcast, the Director of IBM Australia's Development Laboratory explains how it works on many different types of software and hardware projects, the IBM worldwide network of development and pure research labs, and gives his views on emerging technologies to watch.
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Linux incognito part one: the Leopard
By: David M Williams
One commonly-stated barrier to Linux adoption is that it looks different to the regular computer environment people are used to. Yet, one of the strengths of Linux over other operating systems is that its user interface can be totally replaced to suit any occasion. Here is how to trick it out like MacOS's Leopard, and trick your friends.
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By: David M Williams
One commonly-stated barrier to Linux adoption is that it looks different to the regular computer environment people are used to. Yet, one of the strengths of Linux over other operating systems is that its user interface can be totally replaced to suit any occasion. Here is how to trick it out like MacOS's Leopard, and trick your friends.
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Ballmer’s buzz on Windows 7
By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Speaking at the final keynote of Gartner’s “Symposium ITxpo” in the US, Ballmer explained Microsoft’s stance on Windows 7, saying it’s “Vista but a lot better”, yet insisting Windows 7 is a major OS revision, and not a minor one, while criticising Google Apps. Oh, and yeah, it’s ok to wait if you want.
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By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Speaking at the final keynote of Gartner’s “Symposium ITxpo” in the US, Ballmer explained Microsoft’s stance on Windows 7, saying it’s “Vista but a lot better”, yet insisting Windows 7 is a major OS revision, and not a minor one, while criticising Google Apps. Oh, and yeah, it’s ok to wait if you want.
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Recession to hit hardware hard but telecoms immune: IDC
By: Stan Beer
New research from IDC predicts that hardware will be the main casualty of an economic recession while the telecommunications will probably be immune and may even benefit from the downturn. How can this be?
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By: Stan Beer
New research from IDC predicts that hardware will be the main casualty of an economic recession while the telecommunications will probably be immune and may even benefit from the downturn. How can this be?
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Heaven: Windows 7 will be called Windows 7
By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Although XP and Vista were names of Windows that didn’t date the year after they were launched, Microsoft has gone with “year” names for Office and server versions of Windows for years. But the previously codenamed Windows 7 won’t be Windows 2009 or 2010, it will be Windows 7 – and it’s a first!
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By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Although XP and Vista were names of Windows that didn’t date the year after they were launched, Microsoft has gone with “year” names for Office and server versions of Windows for years. But the previously codenamed Windows 7 won’t be Windows 2009 or 2010, it will be Windows 7 – and it’s a first!
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OpenOffice 3.0 released, ready for download
By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Finally out of the beta and release candidate versions, Sun Microsystems' OpenOffice.org 3.0 has been released for anyone to download and try for themselves. Here's my "first look" at this brand new Office suite!
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By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Finally out of the beta and release candidate versions, Sun Microsystems' OpenOffice.org 3.0 has been released for anyone to download and try for themselves. Here's my "first look" at this brand new Office suite!
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Best and Worst Microsoft Products?
By: Tony Austin
With its vast resources Microsoft certainly has developed (and continues to develop) some excellent products. But they have also rolled out some very average ones and even some real shockers. Do you agree with this list of the goodies and the baddies? Have your say!
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By: Tony Austin
With its vast resources Microsoft certainly has developed (and continues to develop) some excellent products. But they have also rolled out some very average ones and even some real shockers. Do you agree with this list of the goodies and the baddies? Have your say!
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The joy of X - master the Linux GUI
By: David M Williams
If you're a Linux user you have no doubt heard of GNOME and KDE. These popular desktop environments are really the pinnacle of a deep iceberg of technology with the X-Windows graphical interface underpinning it all. Here are a couple of ways to tame X, kicking off a journey of unlimited ability to change the Linux look-and-feel.
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By: David M Williams
If you're a Linux user you have no doubt heard of GNOME and KDE. These popular desktop environments are really the pinnacle of a deep iceberg of technology with the X-Windows graphical interface underpinning it all. Here are a couple of ways to tame X, kicking off a journey of unlimited ability to change the Linux look-and-feel.
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Australian Synchrotron, Part 3 - Software selection and application development (iTWire podcast)
By: Tony Austin
Richard Farnsworth, head of IT and controls at the Australian Synchrotron, in a series of podcasts for iTWire, continues his fascinating insights into the control engineering and information technology used to operate this world-class particle accelerator. This episode covers application software development.
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By: Tony Austin
Richard Farnsworth, head of IT and controls at the Australian Synchrotron, in a series of podcasts for iTWire, continues his fascinating insights into the control engineering and information technology used to operate this world-class particle accelerator. This episode covers application software development.
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ANZ banks on iPhone to bring new business
By: David M Williams
The ANZ Bank has developed its own iPhone friendly online banking site. It is the first bank in Australia to do so, and joins a very select group of banks worldwide who offer such a service. Here's how it works and how the ANZ hope to win your banking.
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By: David M Williams
The ANZ Bank has developed its own iPhone friendly online banking site. It is the first bank in Australia to do so, and joins a very select group of banks worldwide who offer such a service. Here's how it works and how the ANZ hope to win your banking.
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Symantec to acquire MessageLabs, bolster SaaS
By: David M Williams
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By: David M Williams
Symantec Corporation, producer of the popular Symantec Anti-Virus corporate suite and of the less-than-popular Norton consumer product, has today announced its intention to acquire global e-mail-filtering company MessageLabs. The move signals Symantec's growth as a provider of SaaS.
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Microsoft: programming contest defaced, not hacked
By: David M Williams
Yesterday I reported on a Microsoft Australia programming contest to find star developers which had many more submissions from "Ov3rLord" and Turkish self-labelled hackers than genuine entrants. Microsoft phoned in their side of the story. Yet even if the site was not hacked (and suffered merely the lesser charge of prank defacement) it still suffered problems.
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By: David M Williams
Yesterday I reported on a Microsoft Australia programming contest to find star developers which had many more submissions from "Ov3rLord" and Turkish self-labelled hackers than genuine entrants. Microsoft phoned in their side of the story. Yet even if the site was not hacked (and suffered merely the lesser charge of prank defacement) it still suffered problems.
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Microsoft programming contest hacked, defaced
By: David M Williams
Microsoft followed their annual major Tech-Ed event in Australia with a week-long programming contest called "DevSta," to find "star developers." While the quantity and quality of submissions suggest a poor turnout it certainly caught the attention of at least two hackers who left their mark.
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By: David M Williams
Microsoft followed their annual major Tech-Ed event in Australia with a week-long programming contest called "DevSta," to find "star developers." While the quantity and quality of submissions suggest a poor turnout it certainly caught the attention of at least two hackers who left their mark.
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Watch TV with Linux
By: David M Williams
In our modern, and busy, world the separation between home computers and home entertainment systems is fast fading. Linux makes it a cinch to build your own PVR, allowing you to watch, pause and record live TV broadcasts.
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By: David M Williams
In our modern, and busy, world the separation between home computers and home entertainment systems is fast fading. Linux makes it a cinch to build your own PVR, allowing you to watch, pause and record live TV broadcasts.
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