Comment Re:So that's their plan.... (Score 1) 218
I don't like YOUR sig. Please change it.
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Comment Re:Huh? (Score 1) 1089
Well, you may be right, it might not imply that, but it's still true that it cannot.
Submission + - Google to release Linux based ChromeOS (tech-no-media.com)
erlik writes: "The blogosphere is aflame with news that Google finally decided to go after Microsoft and release it's own Linux based Operating System targeted at netbooks: ChromeOS. The frenzy was started by a post on the official Google blog were Sundar Pichai announced the new OS. But is it really a new OS? I don't think so!
Complete story"
Submission + - Hot Off The Press - Google OS announced today
Submission + - Google to launch OS (bbc.co.uk)
Spider writes: Google is to launch an OS by the middle of 2010 to go head to head with Microsoft.
Google Chrome OS will be aimed initially at netbooks, the low-cost portable computers that have turned the PC world upside down. Google said netbooks with Chrome OS could be on sale by the middle of 2010. "Speed, simplicity and security are the key aspects of Google Chrome OS," said the company in a blog. The news could also be a blow to the open source Linux operating system, which had taken an early lead on netbooks, but then lost out to Microsoft's elderly Windows XP. For Microsoft the news comes just months before it launches the latest version of its operating system, called Windows 7.
Source: BBC
Google Chrome OS will be aimed initially at netbooks, the low-cost portable computers that have turned the PC world upside down. Google said netbooks with Chrome OS could be on sale by the middle of 2010. "Speed, simplicity and security are the key aspects of Google Chrome OS," said the company in a blog. The news could also be a blow to the open source Linux operating system, which had taken an early lead on netbooks, but then lost out to Microsoft's elderly Windows XP. For Microsoft the news comes just months before it launches the latest version of its operating system, called Windows 7.
Source: BBC
Submission + - Google announces Chrome OS
Richie Cotton writes: Google announced on it's blog this morning that it is releasing a new operating system named Chrome OS.
"Google Chrome OS is a new project, separate from Android. Android was designed from the beginning to work across a variety of devices from phones to set-top boxes to netbooks. Google Chrome OS is being created for people who spend most of their time on the web, and is being designed to power computers ranging from small netbooks to full-size desktop systems."
The Financial Times has more coverage.
"Google Chrome OS is a new project, separate from Android. Android was designed from the beginning to work across a variety of devices from phones to set-top boxes to netbooks. Google Chrome OS is being created for people who spend most of their time on the web, and is being designed to power computers ranging from small netbooks to full-size desktop systems."
The Financial Times has more coverage.
Submission + - Google Developing OS Based on Chrome/Linux (foxnews.com)
superslacker87 writes: Google is developing a new OS for Netbooks. They reason that Android, despite being hardware being developed by some manufacturers, isn't sufficient. So they are building one from scratch with the Linux Kernel as the base. Full Text
Submission + - Panasonic and Sumitomo teaming up to make OLED TVs (cnet.com)
rallymatte writes: "Currently, there's only one consumer model available of OLED displays, it's the Sony XEL, that will be yours for a mere $2,500, giving you a screen at the size of 11 inches. But now Panasonic and Sumitomo are teaming up to develop 40 inches or larger OLED TVs by 2010. OLEDs enable a greater range of colors, gamut, brightness, contrast and viewing angle than LCDs because OLED pixels directly emit light. OLED pixel colors appear correct and unshifted, even as the viewing angle approaches 90 degrees from normal. LCDs use a backlight and cannot show true black, while an off OLED element produces no light and consumes no power."
Comment Re:Who cares about FFmpeg? You should. (Score 0, Redundant) 176
I too would like to point out that this is getting ridiculous.
Comment Re:M!! (Score 2, Funny) 176
Wii uses ffmpeg??!
If you're running Linux on it probably could.
WiiLi
Comment Quite fair (Score 5, Informative) 240
I'm a Linux Systems Admin. I write php code quite often, I know several other script languages and I know the basics of CSS.
I managed to install Joomla quite easily, but I must say that once it was installed, it was really hard to use. Modules wouldn't install properly and simple things were really hard to accomplish, like being able to upload files etc.
It was also really hard to brand the page, we wanted our company look of the page. Took a good while before we got to something that only looked ok.
Maybe I'm being harsh as this was a few versions back. But still...
I managed to install Joomla quite easily, but I must say that once it was installed, it was really hard to use. Modules wouldn't install properly and simple things were really hard to accomplish, like being able to upload files etc.
It was also really hard to brand the page, we wanted our company look of the page. Took a good while before we got to something that only looked ok.
Maybe I'm being harsh as this was a few versions back. But still...
Adobe Releases Preview of 64-bit Flash For Linux 329
Rinisari writes "Finally, the day has come. Adobe has released a pre-release version of the 64-bit Flash player. It is available at the Adobe Labs Flash Player 10 download site immediately.
Where are the Windows and Mac versions? 'Release of this alpha version of 64-bit Flash Player on Linux is the first step in delivering upon Adobe's commitment to make Flash Player native 64-bit across platforms. We chose Linux as our initial platform in response to numerous requests in our public Flash Player bug and issue management system and the fact that Linux distributions do not ship with a 32-bit browser or a comprehensive 32-bit emulation layer by default. Until this pre-release, use of 32-bit Flash Player on Linux has required the use of a plugin wrapper, which prevents full compatibility with 64-bit browsers. With this pre-release, Flash Player 10 is now a full native participant on 64-bit Linux distributions.' Windows and Mac OS X 64-bit versions will follow, and the final versions all will be released simultaneously. Tamarin, the JIT compiler in Flash, is now capable of producing 64-bit code and nspluginwrapper is no longer required. There are, however, no plans to release a debugger version of the 64-bit plugin."
(Stupid) Useful Emacs Tricks? 412
Count Fenring writes "Since the Vi version of this question was both interesting and popular, let's hear from the other end of the spectrum. What are your favorite tricks, macros, extensions, and techniques for any of the various Emacs? Myself, I like 'M-x dunnet' ;-)"
24 Hour Laptops From HP? 205
daveyboy79 writes "This article from the BBC shows HP's new laptop, the HP EliteBook 6930p. Configured with several options, such as the 80Gb SSD and the mercury-free LED displays, it allows users to get 24 hours of non-stop computing." The real question is, are we talking 24 hours of word processing? Or 24 hours of actually using your computer?
Submission + - Global Orgasm Dec 22 2007 6:08GMT
cavedwler writes: From wired.com
http://blog.wired.com/sex/2006/11/global_orgasm_a.html
"Global Orgasm, a winter solstice event conceived to "effect change in the energy field of the Earth through input of the largest possible surge of human energy," takes place on December 22.
This is one of those projects that can only have global impact because of the internet. You just couldn't get the word out to all the people open to this sort of thing without the technology — and without the culture that has shaped around this technology."
http://blog.wired.com/sex/2006/11/global_orgasm_a.html
"Global Orgasm, a winter solstice event conceived to "effect change in the energy field of the Earth through input of the largest possible surge of human energy," takes place on December 22.
This is one of those projects that can only have global impact because of the internet. You just couldn't get the word out to all the people open to this sort of thing without the technology — and without the culture that has shaped around this technology."
