Archive for December, 2005

Following the Path to Xen…

Tuesday, December 20th, 2005

Xen is one of the projects I have been keeping my eye on with some interest. Xen is a virtual machine monitor, or hypervisor, developed by the University of Cambridge, UK. Xen is similar to, but not exactly the same as, VMware.
The other day I downloaded the Xen 3.0 Demo […]

Linux Hardware

Sunday, December 18th, 2005

While I was re-installing Windows on a computer for a friend I read an article at xyzcomputing.com entitled “Desktop Linux’s Hardware Woes”. The following sentence from the very first paragraph made me pause.
“Every day Linux users encounter driver and compatibility issues which Windows users have not had to deal with for […]

Writely: Online Word Processor

Saturday, December 10th, 2005

Writely is an online word processing application which “allows you to store, edit and publish documents online - privately, in collaboration with specific people, or publicly on the Internet.” I first discovered Writely by reading the Ajaxian blog. I have long been fascinated by the prospects of an online office suite, not really […]

Online Linux Magazines

Sunday, December 4th, 2005

Recently I discovered three new Linux related online magazines: TUX, Free Software Magazine, and O3. I have been reading TUX since its first issue but only within the last couple weeks discovered FSM and O3. All three are distbuted in PDF format and available for free download after registering.
Both TUX and O3 […]