Practical Technology » Google

Google and Linux are coming to your TV

sjvn — Thu, 18 Mar 2010 17:20:27 +0000

In what may have been Google’s worst kept secret in years, the word is out. Google, along with its partners, Intel, Logitech, and Sony is on its way to delivering the Web to your television . And, what will they be using to do this? Why, they’ll be using Google’s Android Linux of course.

Android is [...]

Replace IE6 with anything but IE 8

sjvn — Tue, 16 Feb 2010 15:25:40 +0000

I can’t stand IE (Internet Explorer) 6. I’m in good company. Most people hate it. Even Microsoft can’t find a kind word to say for the 8+ year old Web browser. While I’ve liked IE8 at first as a possible replacement, as I’ve continued to use it, I’ve found it’s more trouble than it’s worth.

First, [...]

Mobile Linux Unification

sjvn — Mon, 15 Feb 2010 16:59:11 +0000

While Microsoft is finally buying a clue and incorporating its Zune media playing and Xbox game capability into its new Windows Mobile, mobile Linux is making its own improvements. First, Intel and Nokia are merging their mobile Linux distributions into a single operating system: MeeGo. At the same time, Adobe and Google has partnered up [...]