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Archive for June, 2007

Google Releases Desktop Search for Linux

Wednesday, June 27th, 2007

Google has released a beta version of their desktop search program for Linux. Appropriately titled Google Desktop for Linux, this is a native Linux version of the same software that has up until now only been available for Windows.
There are some differences between the Linux and Windows versions. Taking a quick look at the features […]

Mandriva, Red Hat and Canonical Refuse To Pay Microsoft Protection Money

Sunday, June 24th, 2007

I guess this is what happens when you become the biggest guy on the block. Microsoft, in an attempt to generate some additional revenue, is attempting to get what is essentially “Protection Money” from many of the larger Linux distribution companies. Insinuating that some of the open source software included in many Linux distributions may […]

Ubuntu Beryl vs. Windows Vista The Video

Sunday, June 10th, 2007

For everyone who thinks that Windows Vista is prettier and has more eye candy than Linux should check out the Beryl Project. A fork of the Compiz project that came out of Novell, Beryl attempts to take the best visual bells and whistles of all the current desktops out there (windows, mac, other linux desktops) […]