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Ted Leung on the Air » Blog Archive » Leopard, Java, and Open Source
very clear eyed take from Ted on the Leopard / Java flap. second the recommendation for Dalibor's comments as well
tedleung  java  leopard  apple  sun  os-x  dalibortopic 
october 2007 by sogrady
Open Sources | InfoWorld | Bill Gates: We were first, we were best, we are more secure | February 2, 2007 04:00 PM | By Matt Asay
"Upgrade a Linux machine? Not so easy for the average person." - couldn't disagree more; if you can click "ok" you can upgrade Ubuntu, and more importantly, all the applications in the Ubuntu repository
asay  linux  upgrade  ubuntu  apple  os-x  windows 
february 2007 by sogrady
retrospections: André's Weblog - Blog
the cultural differences are indeed significant; both sides have something to learn from each other, IMO
culture  os-x  apple  opensource 
january 2007 by sogrady
In Which I Think About Java Again, But Only For A Moment — Thought Palace
this is interesting, considering the fact that i've actually begun using a couple of desktop Java applications again
java  desktop  applications  iPhone  cocoa  apple  os-x 
january 2007 by sogrady
WriteRoom | Hog Bay Software
interesting concept. i could probably use something like this, though as Alex noted not being able to easily extract links would be inconvenient
writing  os-x  software  innovative  idea  continuous-partial-attention  via:Alex 
december 2006 by sogrady
Leapord, DTrace and Xray : Pensieri di un lunatico minore
Apple's poised to capitalize on its current status as developer platform of choice by adding in some interesting new dev oriented features
apple  os-x  dtrace  xray  developer 
december 2006 by sogrady
Raible Designs | Windows Vista
Raible's not thrilled with Vista; i was going to demo Vista via vmware-player on Ubuntu, but wow, did that not work - the vmware-player package is broken, big time
vista  os-x  parallels  vmware  raible 
september 2006 by sogrady
The Business of Software - Windows vs MacOSX sales numbers
some interesting metrics relating to the question of cross-platform application development and support
cross-platform  metrics  os-x  windows  via:Alex 
september 2006 by sogrady
Schwieb » Blog Archive » Saying goodbye to Visual Basic
i hadn't seen this, but trs81 passed along the link in IRC this morning; very interesting explanation of how challenging some of the porting would/could be - and the impacts that has
office  os-x  apple  vb  microsoft  visualbasic 
august 2006 by sogrady
The Observation Deck
DTrace running in OS X? very interesting, and a nice little win for the Solaris folks
solaris  dtrace  os-x  apple  opensource 
august 2006 by sogrady
Bryan O’Bryan » Why I ditched my Mac for Linux
interesting migration case; even more interesting commentary about the OS X community - i have no opinion on that one way or another
ubuntu  os-x  mac  apple  community  linux 
july 2006 by sogrady
Boing Boing: Mark Pilgrim's list of Ubuntu essentials for ex-Mac users
wow. this is big news. cory, another long time mac head, is leaving the platform in favor of Linux
linux  desktop  os-x  Doctorow  ubuntu  mac  howto  migration 
june 2006 by sogrady
Sam Ruby: Nonconformity
Mark asked exactly what i was thinking
linux  desktop  os-x  ruby  rails  conference  marketshare  momentum 
june 2006 by sogrady
graffiti: Whats the difference between OS X and Vista?
interesting post from someone inside who wants MS to scrap the NT codebase and start over
vista  microsoft  os-x  nt  linux 
march 2006 by sogrady
arnold ho: Gentoo Linux, Mac OS X Tiger And Windows On The Acer Travelmate 290
OS X running on Intel - i knew it'd happen sooner or later; love the Gentoo mention
os-x  intel  acer  gentoo 
february 2006 by sogrady
How Apple Could Mess Up, Again
Christensen on Apple: almost totally agree, and one of the reasons i think OS X and iTunes may plateau in the near future
apple  disruption  christensen  strategy  ipod  proprietary  monopoly  video  economics  innovation  mac  os-x  iTunes 
january 2006 by sogrady
Microsoft, Apple Sign 5-Year Software Pact - MSNBC Wire Services - MSNBC.com
as expected, Windows will run on Apple gear but OS X (in theory) won't run on non-Apple gear; it's too bad, that would be a real game changer, IMO
apple  os-x  microsoft  windows 
january 2006 by sogrady
Luis Villa's Blog
i don't agree with everything Luis says, but he's spot on here
villa  gnome  kde  linux  desktop  windows  os-x 
december 2005 by sogrady
Freedom is not having to ask permission
why Dave Neary likes F/OSS development; very interesting read
free  gnome  useful  f/oss  freedom  opensource  os-x 
august 2005 by sogrady
Apple’s Intel-based Mac development kits [pics] - Engadget - www.engadget.com
how Apple aims to prevent OS X from running on generic x86 gear?
apple  x86  os-x  ppc 
june 2005 by sogrady
Scobleizer: Microsoft Geek Blogger
i never hear reasons 1-7; i always here 8, and its corollary - "i'm scared of change"
windows  security  application-availability  desktop  linux  os-x 
june 2005 by sogrady
AC/OS: My Linux desktop
agreed - use what fits best
linux  os-x 
may 2005 by sogrady
Mac, not Linux, is desktop contender | Between the Lines | ZDNet.com
if OS-X ports to x86, then they're a legit mainstream desktop contender, but not until
os-x  linux  desktop  windows  x86  Power 
april 2005 by sogrady
Daring Fireball: Point, Counterpoint: Mac OS X Is Great for Fortysomething Unix Hackers
thoughts on OS-X; seems to ignore some real arguments behind not running OS-X, i.e. hardware availability (via Bray)
os-x  Bray  hackers  linux  desktop 
april 2005 by sogrady
PC manufacturers want OS X?
speculation on OS X coming to x86; would be interesting, no doubt, but i wouldn't hold my breath (via Throndsen)
os-x  apple  x86  architecture 
february 2005 by sogrady
SuitWatch - February 17
given that i've been full-time on Gentoo for what, 7-8 months now, Doc and I should swap notes
gentoo  searls  nld  jds  sun  novell  linux  desktop  user-experiences  netapplet  wi-fi  os-x 
february 2005 by sogrady
Eastgate Tinderbox: the tool for notes
OS-X tool for note-taking, quasi-OneNote alternative, tho very different (via atariboy/alex)
os-x  onenote  note-taking  tomboy 
september 2004 by sogrady

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