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  1. Review - Wine

    0.9.40 (Jun 30, 2007)

    Marth, you have a very nice vocabulary. A decent start to an argument.

    Well, it might be that you and a few others have been too engrossed in games to notice the other things Wine can do or supports.

    Not all applications on Linux are free and I know it. Wine even though free is not as easy to use as CrossOver Office. There are a lot of commercial applications for Linux that I have seen and some, I use. In fact, I use IBM's Lotus Notes, which until recently was running under Wine/CrossOver Office on my desktop, now I have the Native Version of Lotus Notes for Linux.

    Symantec Antivirus, which was available only for Windows, is my default Anti-Virus Program on my desktop. No it is not running under Wine, it is a Native Linux Version.

    Veritas Volume Manager is also running native on my desktop to mirror volumes.

    It is not that it is impossible to make money out of Linux desktops and markets, but it is tough, I agree with you there.

    There is too much pressure from Microsoft not to give space or opportunity to Linux to enter market in which they have made their dominance.

    If you look into any big organisation, who has Microsoft as their default or most preferred desktop vendor, looking at their deal and deal structure, you will understand what I am saying. Microsoft does not want other vendors to set foot in their market place. This might look like competition, but history (Dell/RedHat deal) has taught us that it is not the case with M$.

    That is why I was saying, as a community, if we put pressure on companies making software on only one platform, they might make it for other platforms like Mac and Linux.

    Google's Google-Earth and Google-Desktop are a good start, hope other companies soon follow.

  2. Review - SecureCRT

    5.2 Beta 2 (Sep 8, 2006)

    Most of my work is on Unix platforms and I rarely get a chance to work on Windows. SecureCRT comes very close to Konsole. But, it has a few bugs with closing connections and tab navigation.
    -GGR

  3. Review - OpenOffice.org for Windows

    2.0.169 (May 15, 2006)

    Having been a StarOffice user for ages(since 3.x), I have to say OpenOffice has come a long way. I love the fact that it is so much faster than before.

    I will have to disagree with this person who says it is not intuitive. Within OpenOffice, to format a page, you click on Format->Page, but with MS Office, you will have to click on File->page_setup. How is this easier? Formatting a page is understandable (sane/common-sense) than File-> page setup. The OpenOffice interface is more human friendly than MS Office.

    I do use MS Office on occasion, but there is really no need for me to have such a pricey, bloated, virus-ridden software on my PC/workstation.

    -GGR

  4. Review - Pidgin for Windows

    2.0.0 Beta 2 (Jan 27, 2006)

    This version looks good. The only problem I have is that, once i installed meanwhile plugin, it does not show up in the plugins dialogue box. Wonder if they got this plugin to work with the linux version. Right now I am using windows-gaim over WINE, not fun. -GGR

  5. Review - Kyodai Mahjongg

    2006 1.0 (Jan 11, 2006)

    I was hooked to this game on Linux and then saw this game on windows. I think it was version 13 or 14 back then. I was hooked to it. Awesome graphics and awesome selection of tile layout. I specifically like the memory tile layout. Congrats and thanks for such an good design & game.

  6. Comment - Psystar throws the 'kitchen sink' defense at Apple

    2006 1.0 (Dec 26, 2008 - 10:16 AM)

    Psystar is not well organised int its attacks, going over many unrelated items in its defense.

    This should be a very interesting case. If Psystar gets points for "first sale doctrine" then there is hope for Jail-Break for iphone and other such circumventing software which frees us from the strong hold of one company.

    I had a Mac for almost a year, but gave it away as it was too constricting and controlling. This is also the reason why I hate my iPod and will never get an iPhone.

  7. Comment - Apple's rebuttal chides Microsoft for not saying the 'V' word

    2006 1.0 (Oct 21, 2008 - 8:29 PM)

    I have a Mac, a XP laptop and my desktops are Linux. Each OS has its ups and downs.

    OS X as many know locks you down and makes you do things the Apple way. I use it for downloading my movies from my camera and putting them on DVDs or even create web-pages.

    XP has its oddities - Virus, slowness and malware. Since most of the games can be played on Windows and by using IE, I use it when I have time to play.

    Linux on the other hand is free and east to use and has no issues with virus or slowness or malware.

    Of these 3 OSes, I use Linux (PC Linux OS) for my day to day use - Browsing, storing my pictures, music, recording my TV Shows. XP I use may be once or twice a week. OS X may be twice or thrice a month, depending on what I did over the weekend.

    OS should be a personal choice and not be argued up on by technical people. Its a personal preference and nothing to do with which is better or which is cheap.

  8. Comment - TSA to allow travelers' laptops to stay packed

    2006 1.0 (Aug 16, 2008 - 11:10 AM)

    TSA are idiots. When enough people lost their laptops at the airports, which i suspect those numb skulls who check us are involved in flicking it while we are busy getting a pat down or putting on our socks, they now come up with this absurd standard which they know that no one will have, thus covering their a** if they had a law suit for the most lost laptops in the world.

    Those idiots made me pour out my infants' medicine since it was more than the allowed amount. Really, cant I have 25ml of medicine on a 23 hour journey?

  9. Comment - Linspire, the former Lindows, will become part of Xandros

    2006 1.0 (Jul 2, 2008 - 3:19 PM)

    Not sure how this is going to help Xandros.

    Xandros has always had a good product > 2.0 release. Couple of draw backs of Xandros are:1. It is not latest and greatest OS and App release, but it is very stable. 2. Business apps like Lotus Notes, Nortel VPN or Cisco clean access agents do not work and those vendors will not support it.

    Other than this, it is a great Desktop OS.

  10. Comment - Comcast plans aggressive push for ultra-fast Internet

    2006 1.0 (Jun 8, 2008 - 1:02 PM)

    Comcast can promise and desire all they want, but one basic thing they are missing are the reliability. They are offline at least for 12 hours in a month and their tech support is so bad, I cannot get a straight answer from them. Their package is very over priced compared to Fios or other cable providers. unfortunately, I am stuck with their service as that is the only high speed service I can get where I live.