Archive for the 'Software' Category

40 years of Unix history

Unix is probably the grandfather of all operating systems, widely used on dedicated servers and workstations, and has spawned a variety of different official and unnofficial* versions. Many of us have fought with the command prompt as it constantly blinks away, every so often mocking our efforts with that unmistakable error sound. Love it or [...]

New Ubuntu 9.04! Codenamed “Jaunty Jackalope”

Ubuntu has released its lastest version codenamed “Jaunty Jackalope”. I usually tend to wait for Autumn releases of Ubuntu, however I decided to join the band wagon and see what all the fuss is about.
In previous versions of Ubuntu it was pretty difficult to see the changes between the different versions. Usually the changes were [...]

Flow charts, and graphs on the go?! Holy Cow Batman!

               
With the growth of SaaS (Software as a Service) useful applications on the go have been more prevalent and much more abundant. Who needs a laptop, and a locally installed application, not “I” said  the bear! 
Web-centric apps like Gliffy.com allow you to kick Microsoft Visio’s butt on the go, and in style! 
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