The Compiz guys (compiz is a composite engine for Linux that implements cool visual effects) have implemented a 3D mode. If you own a pair of 3D glasses, those with one red and one blue glass, you will see the desktop in actual 3D. Cool :)
Monthly Archives: January 2008
Apple a bit Needy?
Last Saturday we went to Saturn, a huge electronics store in Rotterdam, to buy Justyna an iPod. Incidentally, this is the kind of shopping that I like, much better than acting as a clothes hanger for three hours in a row. She got an iPod nano 4GB with a “cute” pink leather “jacket”. Great. WhenContinue reading “Apple a bit Needy?”
Microsoft joins DataPortability.org
Read/WriteWeb: Chris Saad, Chairman of the Data Portability Working Group, confirmed to me this morning that Microsoft’s David Treadwell, a VP at Windows Live,will be joining the organization. Microsoft is expected to make aformal announcement in the coming days. News first leaked out via ashadowy post at Computerworld this morning. Things are moving fast, atContinue reading “Microsoft joins DataPortability.org”
Bazaar Version Control System
The company behind Ubuntu has now released version 1.0 of Bazaar, a distributed version control system. Features: Friendly. Distributed version control doesn’t need to be complex. Bazaar is Distributed Version Control for Human Beings. Bazaar has a natural feel because we focus on usability, particularly task efficiency. Smart. Bazaar has perfect support for renaming filesContinue reading “Bazaar Version Control System”
Sun Acquires MySQL
Tim O’Reilly: Sun Microsystems announced this morning that it has agreed to acquire open source database leader MySQL ABfor $1 billion in cash and assumed stock options. [..] This seems to me to be a great deal both for Sun and for MySQL. Anyonewho follows this blog or has heard my talks will have seenContinue reading “Sun Acquires MySQL”
Macbook in the Air
During yesterday’s keynote, Apple’s CEO, Steve Jobs introduced the Macbook Air. It’s an ultra-thin and light Macbook. It has a 13″ screen, 1.6 Ghz C2Duo processor, 2GB of RAM, 80GB hard drive, full-size keyboard, multitouch touchpad, one Micro-DVI out and one USB 2.0 port. It’s an interesting product. But I wonder is where it fitsContinue reading “Macbook in the Air”
DataPortability video
It’s kind of cool: DataPortability — Connect, Control, Share, Remix from Smashcut Media on Vimeo.
Java: Evolutionary Dead End
Bruce Eckel: So when features like Java Generics are added badly (in my opinion)to the language, I find it frustrating and my perspective is that theyshould have just done the right thing when adding the feature.But it never really occurred to me that maybe the right thing to dois just not add the feature atContinue reading “Java: Evolutionary Dead End”
Emacs vs Vim
Funny. I have been a heavy emacs user the past months at my job (and not because everybody else is using it, they’re not) and it’s been quite great. During my recent formatting on my laptop to make more room for my Linux installation (I only Linux installed on my Macbook now) I accidentally removedContinue reading “Emacs vs Vim”
