Some pimpage of my "other" blog. . .
Google Chrome - First Impressions
Google, masters of the search engine, blogging, advertising and God only knows what else, now want the web browser market too.
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Older stories. . .
For Sale - One Sun, Slightly Soiled
Latest on the rumour-mill is the possibility of Sun Micro being up for sale, with Microsoft being the potential buyer.
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Pystar to Countersue Apple!
According to CNET Pystar, those wacky funsters who have been selling Mac clones (with genuine Apple software) are countersuing Apple!
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iPhone Antics
Truth in advertising is a wonderful - if sometimes rare - thing. Apple have fallen foul of the UK's stringent advertising laws with their iPhone adverts.
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Microsoft takes toughter measures against XP "Pirates"
They're at it again. The "Windows Genuine Advantage" (WGA) programme is being toughened up to make life less pleasant for users of pirated software. As well as a permanent watermark on screen, the desktop background will change to a plain black colour, and will revert to this once every hour if the wallpaper is changed. These changes are only being done against Windows XP Pro, because they are "focusing on the product edition that is most often stolen."
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I Love IM - NOT!
I'm starting to develop a serious dislike for Instant Messenging. Don't get me wrong, it can be a useful tool to keep in touch with people, or at least it is if they use the same protocol as you.
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Hans Reiser - Sentenced
Hans Thomas Reiser, former Linux file system guru, was sentenced to 15 years to Life yesterday (Oakland, California). Hans confessed to the murder of his wife (Nina) as part of a plea bargain which reduced his minimum sentence from 20 years.
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KDE - The Long Shutdown
As the Alice Cooper song goes "It's the little things that drive you wild," and that is certainly true with KDE4.
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Ubuntu on Macbook G4
I like Ubuntu - I'm not ashamed to say it. Don't get me wrong, it isn't perfect but it has a nice balance between speed and ease of use.
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