Its patent time again, and IMO if you want a good example of how Microsofts portfolio can be swung into action, look no further than this piece of breaking news. On 25/02/09 Horacio Gutierrez of Microsoft issued the following statement: “Microsoft has filed an action today in the U.S. District Court for the Western District … Continue reading »
Posted in February 2009 …
Twitter Snippet – Twitter Grader – Get a profiles score out of 100!
Just a short one here for all you fans of Twitter which appears to be a regularly mentioned product at the moment on Open Bytes! Get yourself over to http://twitter.grader.com/ enter a Twitter user name and get the score out of 100! Ive now started using Twitpic, check out my pooch on the scent of … Continue reading »
Ubuntu 9.10 – Karmic Koala
Canonical never give you chance to take a breath! 9.04 (Jaunty Jackalope) isnt even out and already we are talking about the name for the next version. Karmic Koala will mark the name of v9.10 which apparently is going to further improve the experience with Netbooks. With 9.04 being released in April, it is expected … Continue reading »
Twitux v0.62 – A dedicated Twitter client.
I have to admit im really into Twitter, not only is it a great place to meet some intelligent and interesting people, but its also a great place for getting snippets of the latest news. I was after a separate Twitter client since I was fed up of having to keep it in a tab … Continue reading »
Honest held belief – Sometimes I find myself pleasantly surprised.
Anyone who has followed my Net activities will see that I am not exactly backward in coming forward with my beliefs. I strongly tackle FUD and do, if Im honest take great delight in exposing those who have more dubious intentions over their praise of proprietary products. Every so often, I come across knowledgable people, … Continue reading »
CASTER – Coming soon on a Linux platform near you!
Without going completely off topic from the start, I have to say I was reluctant to sign up to Twitter, I thought it another trendy gimmick that was the sole remit of those trendy, texting obsessed mobile phone users who have about as much tech experience as a goldfish. I was wrong, when I signed … Continue reading »
LORD OF THE CHEESE & WHATS FOSS?
I know its been a while since we’ve done it (Lord of the Shills), but having had people submit comments to me, most of which being nominations of quotes by Andre Da Costa, there seemed little point in doing it. I highlight crackers by others when I come across them, but since Andre has given … Continue reading »
Goblin is on ICQ! + 10,000 hits reached!
Well first off, thank you to everyone for helping me reach my 10,000 hits. Whilst I only have a small reader base, its nice to know that a few people find this site of interest. Work has had me occupied for the last few weeks, and whilst the world slips deeper into recession it seems … Continue reading »
Moonlight shines on Linux – Did anyone notice?
Life is a great for Microsoft Novell (as long as you dont mention Red Hat). Moonlight 1.0 is now available for Linux users. – Lucky us. I would put money on many people not even knowing what Moonlight is, but for those interested its an open source project sponsored by Microsoft Novell in order so … Continue reading »
Microsoft Interoperability Alliance with Red Hat – Great news?
This should be great news. The Open Source community should be happy, or certainly Linux users should, shouldnt they?After reading this piece of news, I am dubious at best. I will let you read the numerous articles on the subject (theres a good one here) I ask you only to consider this: We know that … Continue reading »
