It’s no secret that Gnome 3 (and Gnome-shell) are not being well received by everyone. Canonical is going with its Unity and for many other Gnome users, the future is Gnome-shell. KDE is/was never an option for me, I simply don’t like it. Over the last few years I’ve tried to get on with KDE, but … Continue reading »
Posted in September 2011 …
TechBytes Audiocast – Episode 60 – 22/09/11 – “Microsoft mischief, Patents, Statusnet and more!”
Intro music: “I fought the troll” by Tom Smith. You can find more of his work here. Hosts: Tim (OpenBytes) Roy (Techrights) Rusty (The Show that Sux) (Notes taken from TechRights) We start today’s show by discussing Linux/dual-boot systems being hampered by Microsoft’s plans. We talk about other GNU/Linux matters and then play “Lagrimas e vodka” by Sylvia … Continue reading »
Like Father like Son (or Like Phone like Tablet)
“Mighty” Microsoft is due to announce its Windows 8 (enabled for tablets), which is rumoured to flop onto the scene on the Tablet form factor in around 12 months time. As with Smart-phones, the once mighty Microsoft (who now seems to prefer to make money with Patents instead of products) is just as late into … Continue reading »
Convoluted Rebuttals – Unity: The War Without End?
Maybe it’s because Summer is traditionally quiet for tech news. As everything in the tech world (and the real world) settles down from a rather disappointing (weather wise) Summer [1], I find myself writing another rebuttal post of sorts. This one is a little different, it’s a rebuttal of a rebuttal of Jono Bacon’s comments … Continue reading »
TechBytes Audiocast – Episode 59 – 04/09/11 – “Tablets, Mobile and Google”
Intro music: “I fought the troll” by Tom Smith. You can find more of his work here. Hosts: Tim (OpenBytes) Roy (Techrights) Rusty (The Show that Sux) Rusty is back! And most welcome he is too as we cover a far better organized list of topics. You are going to hear about a selection of topics from around … Continue reading »
Tech musings – Because I can.
Over the years I’ve kept an eye on the antics of certain Microsoft MVP’s. What I find very interesting (since around April this year) their “advocacy” has started to dry up, one in-particular has made no real posts of note, with merely a few cheap shots at Steve Jobs and that’s about it. I wonder, is this … Continue reading »
