Puppy Arcade 5 was featured recently and I was lucky enough to have a Q&A with its creator Scott Jarvis. Without me repeating what was said in the last review, you can see it here. Suffice to say I can’t recomend it highly enough and Puppy Arcade 6 continues that tradition with some important (and … Continue reading »
Posted in January 2010 …
Ubuntu One for Windows & Microsoft cash?
Ubuntu, Ubuntu, Ubuntu. Probably a word that for many is synonymous with Linux. Forgetting that Ubuntu is a distro that new users often try first and forgetting the many users who champion it, Canonical in the last week or so has made some many bold statements/steps/implications in regards to its future, its position in … Continue reading »
2010 – the year of the ….. alternative?
Im quite sure there are Microsoft advocates waiting in the ether to pounce on a title such as “year of the Linux desktop”, you can see them yourself in action on any forum/newsgroup/irc channel where its dared to suggest that someone is looking elsewhere for a solution to their IT needs. In many cases … Continue reading »
Proprietary software in Ubuntu? – Good or bad?
Where is Linux today? When you look at the sheer volume of blogs, posts, comments and projects involving it you can easily see that the world of Linux (and indeed FOSS) is gathering pace. I wonder if you, as I did, first dipping your foot into the waters of FOSS by using an alternative to … Continue reading »
Retro gaming: Dosbox v ScummVM – Who is the champion?
Since the Puppy Arcade review gave me a little inspiration for a few emulation related articles, here is the “battle” which I mentioned on Twitter that has ScummVM and Dosbox going head to head with each other with the game Kings Quest III by Sierra. The idea that Linux users would want to play old … Continue reading »
Puppy Arcade 5 & Q&A with Scott Jarvis – The puppy goes retro!
What was your first computer? For me I started my computing life with a ZX Spectrum. A rubber keyed marvel with a massive 48k memory. It makes me feel rather old to think that there are a generation of computer users who have never experienced loading software from tape. It was only fitting then … Continue reading »
If Microsoft can’t charge for it, you don’t get it? – BBC iPlayer & Xmas woe?
Its being reported that the BBC iPlayer hit an all time high for viewers over the Xmas period. It is being reported that over 100 million views of different shows were demanded by UK users during December. What were they watching? It appears Dr Who was the most popular as well as Gavin and Stacey … Continue reading »
Digital Tipping Point – A Q&A with Christian Einfeldt
With all the great things happening in the FOSS world its very easy to get overwhelmed. I could run Openbytes by concentrating on one or two subjects, but since I try to make it appeal to a wide audience of interests I think this would be detrimental to message of free choice I am trying … Continue reading »
Bing only gets 3% after all Microsoft’s effort?
Bing (dictionary definition – a heap, a pile) is allegedly not doing as well as Microsoft would want you believe. We see Microsoft on a regular basis claiming to be the innovator of products people want to use (IMO), but when you actually look in further detail, the story, in my opinion is very different. … Continue reading »
Kahel OS (version 12-25-09) (Gnome)
The first distro I am looking at for the new year is Kahel OS, a distro based on Arch and hailing from the Philipines, it makes some bold statements and made it impossible for me to ignore! Distrowatch seems to list a plethora of Ubuntu based distro’s and whilst much work goes into them, most … Continue reading »
