Room for Improvement
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- Room for Improvement
- 2006: Web connects people more
- VMware to Offer Virtualization for Mac
Room for Improvement
PC World – Dec 27, 2006
So, as far as my list of wishes goes, this item may be the least likely to come true, but I would like to see the OO. o project focus on speed and usability in the coming year, giving us at least one major upgrade with noticeable improvements that leave the suite feeling less like a relic from the final days of the 20th century. Griping About Gnome When I plug my MP3 player or my digital camera into one of my Ubuntu boxes, Gnome’s Nautilus file manager lets me browse the device’s files and folders. But if I decide to delete any of those files and folders, I have to be careful, or I fall victim to perhaps the nastiest Nautilus bug left in the wild. I need to enable the file manager’s Delete command and use it rather than moving files and folders to the Trash, because using the Trash on removable devices doesn’t actually delete the files–it just moves them to a hidden folder, reclaiming no space at all. Gnome developers have kicked this bug around.
2006: Web connects people more
News & Observer – Dec 27, 2006
Add up all the other power-saving options and the diminutive laptops can slash power consumption by 90 percent compared to conventional machines. The design is ingenious enough that they can operate off a hand-crank if necessary. * Ubuntu Linux brought the open-source operating system ever closer to mainstream viability with a clean, stable installation and a powerful set of software tools. I honestly can’t recommend Linux for the average user yet, because when problems do surface, the solution often involves online consultation with other users and (sometimes) hand-editing of configuration files. But if you have the chance, check out a running Linux system from Ubuntu or Red Hat or Xandros and you’ll find the actual user interface is familiar and intuitive. * The “Long Tail” was the term used by Wired’s editor in chief Chris Anderson to describe the stream of products and ideas that don’t dominate the market but remain viable because of Net access. With publishing on demand, for example, we may be able to rescue book titles ignored by the megabookstores, books whose audience isn’t broad enough to justify a 5,000-copy press run…
* Ubuntu Linux brought the open-source operating system ever closer to mainstream viability with a clean, stable installation and a powerful set of software tools. I honestly can’t recommend Linux for the average user yet, because when problems do surface, the solution often involves online consultation with other users and (sometimes) hand-editing of configuration files. But if you have the chance, check out a running Linux system from Ubuntu or Red Hat or Xandros and you’ll find the actual user interface is familiar and intuitive. * The “Long Tail” was the term used by Wired’s editor in chief Chris Anderson to describe the stream of products and ideas that don’t dominate the market but remain viable because of Net access. With publishing on demand, for example, we may be able to rescue book titles ignored by the megabookstores, books whose audience isn’t broad enough to justify a 5,000-copy press run. As a way to break the stranglehold of marketers on the dissemination of ideas, the Long Tail concept holds bright promise empowered by Web technologies. * In an industry moving toward “bigger is better” even in portable devices, it’s a pleasure to see Apple’s $1,099 MacBook make a splash in 2006.
VMware to Offer Virtualization for Mac
SDA Asia Magazine – Dec 28, 2006
8; the beta will run virtual machines powered by Windows XP Professional, Windows Vista, Ubuntu 6. 10, Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 Update 4, or Suse Linux Enterprise Server 10. The beta can be downloaded.
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