December 31, 2008
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Some people say I like to beat Microsoft up. Not really. I just dislike bad technology, and Microsoft makes a lot of poor-quality hardware and software. Anyone unfortunate enough to own a 30GB Zune knows exactly what I mean. Today, … Continue reading
December 29, 2008
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I can do many things with the greatest of ease on the Linux desktop. But, as I discovered while doing my community Linux overview, recording a Linux desktop video isn’t one of them. Oh, boy, is it ever not one … Continue reading
December 7, 2008
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You may have noticed that many new DVDs and Blu-Ray discs are being advertised with a new, extra ‘feature:’ Digital Copy. These films, such as Wanted, The Dark Knight and Mamma Mia!, come with an additional disc. On this disc … Continue reading
November 19, 2008
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Talk about a change in priorities! When Adobe decided it was time to start work on a 64-bit Flash Player, they didn’t release the first test version on Windows or Mac OS X. No, they released it on Linux and … Continue reading
October 26, 2008
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Some friends of mine recently tried to view a TV show off ABC.com and ran into a problem: they couldn’t watch the show. The video appeared to be Adobe Flash, but even though they had the new Flash Player 10 … Continue reading
October 21, 2008
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Let’s get this out of the way first. Adobe Flash is still a proprietary program and I, and a lot of other open-source people, wish that it wasn’t. That said, the latest Flash Player 10 on Linux is a lot … Continue reading