Computerworld Operating Systems
May 07, 2009
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In this issue:
1. Apple, Opera slammed over browser patch regimes
2. Make the Most of Your Presto Linux Installation
3. IT News Podcast: Apple, EFF square off over jailbreaking
4. Around the World: Apple snags Xbox exec -- more games for iPhone?
5. Steven J. Vaughan-Nichols: How many desktop Linux users?
6. Steven J. Vaughan-Nichols: KDE 4.2: Finally a new Linux desktop I can like
7. Preston Gralla: Four things Mac OS X can learn from Windows 7
8. Seth Weintraub: Hey Windows 7, my Mac supports virtual XP Mode
9. Preston Gralla: Windows 7 RC1 on a Mac: It works!
10. Seth H. Weintraub: FTC investigating Apple and Google for monopoly ties
11. Seth Weintraub: Evidence points to 3G radios in MacBooks, Tablets?
Apple, Opera slammed over browser patch regimes
Apple and Opera lag behind Google and Mozilla when it comes to distributing Web
browser updates due to how they've structured their patch programs, according to
new research.
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Make the Most of Your Presto Linux Installation
Two days ago, I told you about Presto, the fast-booting Linux OS that's just
about perfect for old and/or slow PCs and laptop users who want zippy access to
e-mail and the Web.
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IT News Podcast: Apple, EFF square off over jailbreaking
In today's podcast: Apple, EFF square off over jailbreaking; Via wants to see
Nano in servers; and criminals use LexisNexis for identity theft.
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Around the World: Apple snags Xbox exec -- more games for iPhone?
Rumor has it that Apple has hired Richard Teversham, Microsoft's now-former
European senior director of business, insights, and strategy for the Xbox.
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Steven J. Vaughan-Nichols: How many desktop Linux users?
The truth is no one knows exactly how many desktop Linux users there are. But,
here are some of the ways we can use to try to get to accurate numbers.
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Steven J. Vaughan-Nichols: KDE 4.2: Finally a new Linux desktop I can like
Anyone who knows anything about my tastes in the Linux desktop knows I really
haven't liked the KDE 4 interface, but the latest version, KDE 4.2.2, is looking
good, darn good.
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Preston Gralla: Four things Mac OS X can learn from Windows 7
Microsoft has been accused over the years of stealing many of the Mac's features
for Windows. But Windows 7 shows that there are things that Apple can learn from
Microsoft. Here are four things that Mac OS X can learn from Windows 7.
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Seth Weintraub: Hey Windows 7, my Mac supports virtual XP Mode
Another thing the Mac has done first ...
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Preston Gralla: Windows 7 RC1 on a Mac: It works!
Want Windows 7 and Mac OS X? No problem. You can easily get the best of both
worlds by running Windows 7 RC1 on a Mac --- in fact, I've been running it on a
Macbook Air, with no problems.
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Seth H. Weintraub: FTC investigating Apple and Google for monopoly ties
Are Google and Apple in trouble over the Clayton Antitrust Act of 1914? Probably
not, and here's why:
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Seth Weintraub: Evidence points to 3G radios in MacBooks, Tablets?
I heard from an Apple source last month that Apple laptops were going to get a
slight update this summer. There was speculation that update might be a 3G
wireless radio added to MacBooks.
Today, I have some evidence to share.
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