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Microsoft Will Never Understand Usability – Vista Device Driver Security Example

Riyad Kalla — Mon, 17 Nov 2008 17:42:58 +0000

We took our first look at Microsoft’s inbility to create something genuinely useful and a minature review of Vista when we evaluated Windows Vista Backup at the beginning of the year. The premise of that article being that by evaluating a single program, and all the usability/functionality flaws it had, you got an impression of [...]

Is Java Becoming Irrelevant?

Riyad Kalla — Sat, 15 Nov 2008 17:42:38 +0000

Update #1: To clear up any confusion, this article is focused on the business value of Java – it’s ability to control and generate revenue – not it’s value as a language or a technology. So the word “irrelevant” is applied to it’s business value, not if it’s a good technology or not. Sun Microsystems [...]

Quick Printer Setup with system-config-printer

Ray Gomez — Fri, 22 Aug 2008 17:44:35 +0000

After being quite fed up with the cups web-admin app, I decided to go on a little hunt. I’m sure the CUPS admin page is great for some people but you never quite know if the back button will wreak havoc on your crazy LDAP-authenticated, SSL-encrypted setup that shares a printer from the basement room [...]

RedHat Pushes Up Sun Schedule, Java Fragmentation Begins

Riyad Kalla — Mon, 23 Jun 2008 14:15:44 +0000

If you didn’t see it, RedHat announced earlier this week that their completely Open Source Java implementation (IcedTea) had finally passed the Java Test Compatability Kit (TCK). While most folks rejoiced, I think there were a fair number of us that sighed and thought: Goddamnit, here’s the beginning of the Java fragmentation. Or if that [...]