Check your browser

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Windows Red screen of death

Are you bored an irritated by BSOD in windows? Wait until longhorn arrives. Microsoft will be introducing a very brand new feature called RSOD. Want to see the RSOD (Red screen of death).

The assault on software giant Microsoft

"Microsoft is in its most vulnerable moment in history, just like IBM in the 1990s,"

"China, South Korea and Japan, meanwhile, have joined forces to develop an Asian flavour of Linux, to ensure they are not in thrall to Microsoft."

"I played around with it a bit, but it's just another browser, and IE [Microsoft's Internet Explorer] is better," Mr Gates told me"

"Microsoft is not an innovator or transformer right now,"..

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Firefox coins celebrate success

"Although Firefox has been downloaded 50 million times, this does not necessarily mean it has the same number of individual users."
"But Firefox has clearly gained ground on IE. It has so far not had as many security problems as IE, and when there has been a problem, it has taken less time to fix because it is an open source piece of software."

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My guess worked

My guess was correct. Firefox has more than 10 percent market share. Experts says, it could reach 25% market share by next quarter. Read this news item.

Firefox cruises in Europe

Firefox is fast growing in Europe. Looking at this blog i can believe, it has a good presence in europe.

Firefox crosses 50 million

Today firefox crossed 50 million downloads, that i believe has captured around 10 percent of browser market. If it grows at this rate, i think in another year or so it will have a humble 20 percent market share.

Small-business forms using Scribus and PDF

A small business owner explains why he is using linux for document processing.

Linux+Solaris HOWTO

This document describes how to use Linux (x86) and Solaris (x86) together on one machine.

Why i hate Microsoft?

Personal burst by a guy "Why he hates Microsoft?"

Anna University & Open Source

In The Hindu it is quoted "The first national resource centre for free and open source software will be located at Anna University, Chennai".

The idea behind this move is to make software affordable to common masses, to produce localized applications and to train students of BE and MCA with good exposure in FOSS technologies. I would request Anna University to design syllabus for science students. They are currently lacking in FOSS technologies. This is because each university decides its own syllabus. If Anna university provides a common platform to design computer science syllabus, their real wish will reach to a large extent.

Windows X Server

Do you want access Unix/Linux Desktops from Windows platform, use XManager from NetSarang Computer, Inc .

Mandriva

After spending weeks balancing pros and cons, Mandrakesoft has decided to change its name! Mandriva (Formerly Mandrakesoft). Why Mandriva? This new name, simple and efficient, is the synthesis of Mandrakesoft and Conectiva.