Should Linux do more for programmers? “Absolutely! Linux should go and make me a coffee! Then it should automagically translate my ideas into perfect code,” quipped Barbara Hudson, a blogger on Slashdot. “And how about walking my dogs for me? Or put away the laundry? Linux is certainly not doing enough for *this* programmer!”
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Microsoft has launched a slimmer and more powerful Xbox 360.
Slimmer Xbox 360 going on sale this week
The new console - to be launched this week - will have the same price as the old system, but comes with Wi-Fi and a 250 GB HD.
It follows a similar move by Sony, which released its own slimmer [...]
Apple fixes a dozen vulnerabilities affecting Mac OS X 10.5 and 10.6 in its first security update for the year released on Wednesday.
The security update addresses several issues with the Flash Player plug-in, including one that could allow an attacker to take control of the computer if the user visits a malicious Web site [...]
Visually Beautiful
Now that 1.1.1 fixed the crashing bug on searching, Articles has become my primary Wikipedia app on the iPad. Visually the app is more pleasing than any of the other options, with the polished and intuitive interface that is a hallmark of good iPad (and iPhone, for that matter) apps.
My only real regret with [...]
Oh What Fun A Slow PC Is!
How many times do you turn on your computer because you are in a hurry to check your email, and Windows takes 5 minutes to boot up? It has happened to all of us!
The sad thing is, though, we rarely do anything about it. There are a few simple [...]