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Wine 1.2 Stable Released

July 16th, 2010 · Administrator · Software No comments - Tags: , , , , ,

For those looking to run Windows applications on Linux, you have two options: You could either run Windows in a virtual environment, or try your luck with an emulator. The most popular, and arguably the best, of these emulators is WINE – and a brand new version has just been released.

As posted on the official announcement, this latest version of Wine, version 1.2, contains 23,000 changes and 3,000 bug fixes that have taken two hard years of development. Additionally, 64-bit application support has been implemented and a much-appreciated UI overhaul using Tango.

Wine has steadily become more and more reliable since hitting the coveted 1.0 stable release, and this release sees that trend continue. Whether you’re considering giving Wine a go, or a current user, you can either grab and compile the source code, or download the binary packages if you’re on a popular Linux distribution. If you need any help, Wine’s documentation is excellent as well.

Linux Reaches 1% Market Share

May 1st, 2009 · Michael Struwig · Featured, Software One comment - Tags: , , , , , , ,
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From MarketShare. Click for Full-Size

Linux, for the first time ever, has attained a 1% market share on desktops.

The latest report from MarketShare, available here, from data collected during April clearly shows that whilst Windows and Mac have both declined slightly, Linux has grown in popularity to achieve a 1% overall market share – the most popular it’s ever been in recent history.

There are quite a few reasons why Linux’s share has risen lately. Namely, the global recession is far from over, with users preferring to go free and opensource. Another reason may be that Netbook demand is still as high as ever, with both the ASUS EEE PC and Acer Aspire One running customized versions of Linux (to name but a few). It’s also important to rule out the release of Ubuntu’s latest version, 9.04 (Jaunty Jackalope) towards the end of April.

Although Linux is still miles away from Mac (which sits at 9.73%), it is no doubt a positive development and is a good sign for the future of Linux and opensource in general.

Microsoft currently remains at the top with a dominating 87.9%.

[via DownloadSquad]

Canonical Planning for Opensource Cloud Computing

March 25th, 2009 · Michael Struwig · Featured, Software 2 comments - Tags: , , , , ,

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Ubuntu has been a firm favourite for me, and for nearly 10 million other people worldwide as the operating system of choice, due to ease-of-use and the unmatched ability to shape and alter the opensource operating system to suite your needs.

Canonical, the founders of Ubuntu, have recently announced that they wish to enter the new and frantic business that is cloud computing.Canonical are doing it with a twist however – It’s being supplied by an opensource company.

Next month, details will be revealed as to how the set-up will work. Nothing else has been said, other than Canonical is not planning to do something revolutionary, but rather in an open and community-based way.

Get 3D Tab Management in Firefox with Foxtab

March 13th, 2009 · Michael Struwig · Featured, Tips.Tricks.Howto No comments - Tags: , , , , , , ,

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[Supports: Windows XP, Windows Vista, Mac OS X Leopard, and certain versions of Linux]

If you own Windows Vista, you may be familiar with the 3D window switcher that allows you to flip through all your open windows in 3D.

You are now able to get the exact same effect (and much more), only this with your open tabs in Mozilla’s Firefox. There are 5 different layouts to choose from (They’re all beautiful and functional) each one customizable and tweakable to your needs.

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Download and Install Foxtab here.

FoxTab brings innovative and attractive 3D tab management to Firefox.
With its 5 fascinating eye candy layouts, FoxTab takes the tabbed-browsing experience to a new level.
FoxTab enables grouping, filtering, closing and switching between tabs quickly and easily.

FoxTab is configurable, so you can easily tweek and adjust it to fit
your personal preferences (see more details below under “Advanced Details”).