Ubuntu Studio drops in April


Ubuntu Studio

In case you’ve missed it, which I don’t see *how* on Earth you possibly could, a new Ubuntu fork is coming soon, called Ubuntu Studio. Though I don’t know how they could possibly improve Ubuntu (this coming from an OS X evangelist), Ubuntu Studio will be a special version of Ubuntu Linux aimed at audio, video and graphics enthusiasts and professionals. Though there is little word on what multimedia-specific features Ubuntu Studio will press forward, it has been announced that popular tools such as Audacity and of course, Blender will be included. Ubuntu Studio drops in April, so here’s to waiting breathlessly for yet another reason not to switch to Windows Vista.

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January 22nd in Announcements, Linux, Operating Systems, Ubuntu | | 16 comments
Microsoft: Vista development is done


Windows Vista done

Though not quite in the context I had hoped, Microsoft today stated that they’re ready to stick a fork in Vista, the software giant’s next operating system. With the announcement, it’s clear that MS is well on it’s way to meeting it’s revised release schedule for the new OS in the Windows line. MS is boasting improved graphics, more effective search integration and a new internet browser which still sucks to develop for.

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November 9th in Computers, Microsoft, Operating Systems, Vista | | 2 comments
Mac OS 7.5 running on a Sony PSP


Mac OS7 on Sony PSP

Stuck with really nothing else to do with a Sony PSP other than hacking it, enterprising youngsters are putting just about anything they can think of on their Playstation Portable systems. Including operating systems! There are several projects on-going at the moment trying to port older OSs onto the beautiful handheld from Sony, including the lovely Mac OS. In this video found on Google, an enterprising young man demos Mac OS 7.5 running (slowly) on his PSP, including an exciting fatal exception and a stunning cold reboot. Exciting things are coming for the PSP, I can feel it, only I don’t mean actually from Sony, cause we all know they haven’t licensed a game worth playing on this thing yet.

Video with annoying soundtrack after the jump…

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July 16th in Macintosh, Operating Systems, PSP, Sony | | 7 comments
EyeOS web-based operating system

EyeOs - Web based operating system

Can you imagine travelling to visit family, sitting down at their computer, starting up any web browser and having complete and secure access to your desktop, including your applications, messages and information? I sure can. Enter the idea of WebOS, a research project by various universities, which has resulted in the creation of EyeOS. EyeOS is an open-source web desktop environment, enabling the user to setup their own small (and easy) EyeOS server (a public server is also available) at home which they can then remotely connect to from virtually any internet-connected PC. Set it up with the many EyeApps available and the user is then able to easily and remotely access email, documents, files, photos, and much much more. This is known as the WebOS, a rich and powerful remote operating system available to the user from any location. Still a little rough around the edges, with a 1.0 release approaching, EyeOS is trying to simplify and revolutionize the way we interact with our data and the internet.


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[EyeOS | EyeOS Public Server]

June 25th in GPL, Internet, OS, Open Source, Operating Systems, Web Development | | 10 comments