by thegtapatriot@yahoo.ca | May 27, 2009 | Linux, Microsoft
Keith Curtis, author and former Microsoft programmer, makes no bones about his view that open source puts the software giant’s wares to shame. In this interview, he discusses what’s wrong with Microsoft programming, what’s behind all those bugs, and...
by thegtapatriot@yahoo.ca | Sep 15, 2008 | Microsoft, Technology
Is it time for a shotgun wedding between Microsoft and Citrix? The relationship between Microsoft and Citrix is much like that of a man who has been serially dating the same woman for 15 years, but never seems to be able to consummate the deal. He’s afraid of...
by thegtapatriot@yahoo.ca | Sep 11, 2008 | Apple, Microsoft, Technology
Apple are screwing Windows users again. If this was Microsoft the outrage would be far greater! I’m reading lots of complaints about the new iTunes 8 update causing horrific problems on Windows machines, including widespread reports of STOP errors, aka the Blue Screen...
by thegtapatriot@yahoo.ca | Aug 19, 2008 | BeOS, BSD, Canada, Dell, Google, Linux, Microsoft, Netbooks, Novell, Open Source, Red Hat, Solaris, Technology, Ubuntu, UNIX
The operating system may be losing its luster. In fact, you could argue that the operating system–Linux, OS X and Windows–will become an application that just happens to boot first. And hardware vendors are on to the OS’s diminishing importance. Let’s connect a few...
by thegtapatriot@yahoo.ca | Aug 11, 2008 | Linux, Microsoft, Open Source, Technology, World
The UK’s Timesonline is running a story today showing us that, despite internal strife, questionable morals and ideals, and now, the inclusion of Windows XP on a computer that was supposed to embody all that was good in open source, OLPC remains a media darling. The...
by thegtapatriot@yahoo.ca | May 16, 2008 | Linux, Microsoft, Open Source, Technology
Microsoft’s participation in the One Laptop Per Child (OLPC) initiative has been fraught with mystery and disinformation from the get-go. But on May 15, Microsoft officials finally gave the OLPC project Redmond’s official blessing. Up to this point, OLPC Chief...