Lord Mandelson: “Taking something for nothing is wrong” What would happen if Goblin was put in charge of Lloyds TSB? Simple the bank would collapse in about a week. Why? Because I have no clue on the complexities of banking. Lord Mandelson has written an article about a current “hot potato”, piracy. You can see … Continue reading »
Posted in August 2009 …
GNOME in .NET? – Not on my desktop!
Ive tried very hard to avoid too many mono topics on my blog, Ive tried to see Mono as a good thing and Ive also had faith in the fact that apps of little consequence to me use it and therefore its simply a case of removing it on a new distro. I must first … Continue reading »
Piratebay sunk? – a look at F.A.C.T and is piracy good for Microsoft?
Its been a very busy week for me and Ive had little time to devote to the blog. I see the latest news in the ongoing saga of The Pirate Bay seems to have culminated in The Piratebay being removed from the Internet by the courts. Allegedly Stockholm district court ruled that Black Internet remove … Continue reading »
Windows 7 and its biggest rival – XP?
My (past) life as a Windows user at home Before you get into this article I must make one think very clear. I have not yet used Windows 7 and refuse until the product is on the shelves and I can part with cash for it (yes I will be buying it so that I … Continue reading »
Proprietary v FOSS? – A chat with John Obeto
I have full faith in the ability of medical emergency-vehicle pursuers’ to bring a cash-rich Google to justice for trampling on the privacy of Americans Actually, Google has been accused of more heinous crimes than Microsoft. Source: John Obeto http://www.absolutevista.com A shorter post for today but if you follow the link I think you will … Continue reading »
FEATURE: A look at URL shrinking
Many people were probably first introduced to the world of URL shrinking by sites such as Twitter. Speaking of which Twitter uses TinyURL for its shrinking needs, although there are other services available and here are a few of them with their pro’s and cons. For this review I have used the URL: http://openbytes.wordpress.com/2009/08/03/a-long-time-ago-in-a-terminal-far-far-way-star-wars-ascii-style/ which … Continue reading »
REVIEW: PCLinuxOS 2009.2
Written by Chips B Malroy Welcome to my review of PCLinuxOS 2009.2. This is a 32 bit KDE desktop based on Mandriva, and as some like to call it, the better Mandriva. Myself, I cannot say that, because I have not had the pleasure of testing Mandriva of late. PCLinuxOS is also a live CD … Continue reading »
BALLMERS 40%? – Poor poll for Bad Boy Ballmer?
Since the MS faithful like throwing around percentages in regards to the market penetration of Linux, its only fitting then that Microsoft listens to percentages thrown back at it. Steve Ballmer CEO of Microsoft is a man we have covered numerous times in the past. You may remember articles such as “A facebook of Ballmer?” … Continue reading »
Zenwalk 6 – Gnome
Zenwalk has always had the reputation as being a distro for the more seasoned Linux user, with the release of Zenwalk 6 Gnome, has this changed? Has this Slackware based distro taken the route of Ubuntu? Short answer – not really, but then why should it? Installation If you are expecting an Ubuntu type experience … Continue reading »
HAPPY BIRTHDAY OPENBYTES! – 1 YEAR TODAY!
So on this day (8th of August) a year ago Openbytes was born. Looking back over the year Ive been doing this, I can honestly say that I have thoroughly enjoyed spending my time on it. I have met many people who I hope won’t mind me considering them online friends. Ive met many people … Continue reading »
