Archive for January, 2009
Is Mac Safer?
I was reading this article on ZDNET.com “Is Mac still the safer bet?” by Adrian Kingsley-Hughes. This is a question that I have been asked many times also, “Is Mac safer than windows?” Although many times it sounded more like an affirmation than a question.
I wouldn’t say it’s safer, it’s just not as targeted. [...]
Synergy – share mouse and keyboard cross platform
Posted by ITechLog in Easy Tips, Linux, Open Source, Windows on January 28th, 2009
Synergy lets you easily share a single mouse and keyboard between
multiple computers with different operating systems, each with its
own display, without special hardware. It’s intended for users
with multiple computers on their desk since each system uses its
own monitor(s).
Redirecting the mouse and keyboard is as simple as moving the mouse
off the edge of your screen. [...]
Wordpress TV
Wordpress has launched “Wordpress TV” a source of video tutorials and support. The developers expect that this new tool will be more than just another source of support for Wordpress.
“On WordPress.tv, you’ll find tutorials for both WordPress self-installs and WordPress.com to help you get blogging fast and hassle-free. We’ve kicked things off with the basics [...]
OpenSuse – run IFCONFIG as user
OPenSUSE 11.1 surprised me when I was denied to run IFCONFIG as a normal user and also as SUDO. There is an easy way around it, just create an alias link to the /sbin/ifconfig file.
$alias ifconfig=’/sbin/ifconfig’
Now you can run IFCONFIG with your user account.
Technorati Tags: Alias, IFCONFIG, Linux, OpenSUSE
Old Novell Ad (I am a Linux)
This is an Old Novell Ad, a nice addition to the Mac/PC ads war.
Technorati Tags: Linux, Mac, Novell, PC
OpenOffice is sick
Posted by ITechLog in Open Source on January 14th, 2009
According to this article “Measuring the true success of Openoffice.org” by Michael Meeks, the beloved OpenOffice is sick, sick because of Sun.
“…the statistics show a picture of slow disengagement by Sun, combined with a spectacular lack of growth in the developer community. In a healthy project we would expect to see a large [...]
The MacBook Wheel revealed by Onion News Network
If this was real, Mac users would love it… just because it’s from Apple!
Technorati Tags: Apple, Mac, Mac Book Wheel
Google Android OS on Notebooks
Posted by ITechLog in Linux, Mobile Phones, Open Source on January 9th, 2009
A developer team on venturebeat.com has reported that they can get Google’s Android to run on netbooks. Long before Andoid was released there were rumors about its use not being restric to mobiles. The Venturabeast team claim to have made it work on a EeePC 1000h within 4 hours as reported by the Linux Magazine [...]
SORT
Posted by ITechLog in Linux Man Pages on January 4th, 2009
SORT(1) User Commands SORT(1)
NAME [...]
