How To Talk To Microsoft About Linux
Talkback Wow Derek. Spokken like someone who chooses something because it "looks pretty". I hate getting involved in these rants because you will always have your fanatics. Windows versu Linux, Mac versus PC, Look versus Functionality.
[June 16, 2004, 16:55]
Intel Macs Will Struggle With Vista
Talkback In regards to vista support, the 64bit Pro Macs with 64bit intel processors will support the EFI boot process. Vista will implement EFI in 64bit versions. Apple Pro towers will support 64bit processors from Intel.
[March 11, 2006, 3:07]
Microsoft EU Ruling Expected This Week
Talkback Finally the real reason why Microsoft can't innovate: Quote: "But Microsoft says the existence of more than one version of Windows would cause confusion in the marketplace and tie its hands in trying to innovate.
[December 20, 2004, 17:53]
Malware Authors Mixing A Lethal Cocktail
Talkback Time to install a good SELinux policy. Red Hat Fedora Core 3 allready turns on SELinux by default. But unfortunately the secrity policy is targeted at servers. What's need is a policy that sandboxes webbrowsers and e-mail clinets.
[December 9, 2004, 18:17]
The OSA Tries To Down The Eagle
Talkback Here is the spin the Open Schools Alliance put on yesterday's debate. I think it would be fair to say that there version is lightly different. In the debate John said: "The Driving Standards Agency driving theory CD-ROM can be used only on Windows...
[October 11, 2007, 14:24]
Microsoft Lauds IE As 'the Most Secure Browser'
Talkback The more complex something is the more chance of something going wrong. However, a lack of features can be a security risk as well. Take Windows 95 for example. I hate it! It crashes all the time and the driver support for it is limited.
[January 30, 2005, 5:31]
Is Apple On The Way Out?
Talkback Fascinating article. My advice to you (as if you asked for it! is to go back to Wintel. Most Mac users are not powerusers such as yourself. Most Mac folks are Mac users BECAUSE they aren't power users.
[October 13, 2004, 19:50]
Vista Versus The Gutsy Gibbon - Ubuntu 7.10
Blog Comment My biggest problem going all in to Linux is that I use a windows mobile smartphone for everything. It syncs to Outlook. I also have Itunes that sync to my IPOD. Are there good alternatives that do the same that are Linux platform?
[October 24, 2007, 14:50]
Windows Vista Beta 1: Screenshot Gallery
Talkback Really, all you MS-bashers, have you even ever used Vista? Obviously not - "It's the same old XP. Clearly you've never seen the awesome UI with glass effects and the enormous icons. As for security, it's true that Linux and OS X had beaten Windows...
[February 12, 2006, 23:09]
Wishing Won't Make Linux Split, Microsoft
Talkback Nice article! Isn't it amazing the depths that Microsoft is prepared to go in order to pursuade people not to use linux. First we had the OEM's being prevented selling anything but microsoft on their PC's.
[February 2, 2005, 8:47]
You Can Or Used To Able To Get A Naked Pc From Dell
Talkback In the past I have ordered pc's with no OS from Dell. It took a little persistence but eventually by threatening to take my order else where they buckled. This was an order for about 30 Optiplex desktops.
[March 16, 2007, 14:36]
Nicely Said David
Talkback I would also like to point out to Harpless that i hardly think Safari is going to worry Firefox as a browser. Like i have said before, I dont even use it on my Mac, Guess what i use? thats right platform independant firefox.
[March 31, 2008, 10:01]
Rogue Code Can Take Down Linux Systems
Talkback This has always been the case with every platform, where is the news? With the ZX81 and CBM machines, it only took 1-2 lines of code. MS-DOS didn't need much more. Windows 1-3 needed just a bad library call to bring the machine to its knees.
[June 17, 2004, 5:59]
Gates Takes A Side-swipe At Apple, Linux Security
Talkback windo$e 'XP' smiley stands for:. My opinion about M$: One can fool some people on some issues for some time - but nobody can fool alle people on all issues for ever ! Approximate quote from Sir Winston Churchill)
[January 29, 2004, 4:27]
