<b>Linux Pro Magazine:</b> "An open source Web-based solution, co-ment provides an efficient document collaboration environment which offers everything you need to edit, annotate, and share documents. co-ment is not just a mere Web-based word processor, though."
OS Roundup: So says the International Intellectual Property Alliance, a group of trade bodies that includes the MPAA and the RIAA. In its eyes, countries that encourage the use of open-source software are in the same league as those with rampant copyright piracy.
The GRUB 2 boot menu is long, confusing, and ugly. Akkana Pecks reveals undocumented features and shows us how to weed out bogus entries, and make it look nicer and more readable.
<b>Groklaw:</b> "Today, SCO rested its case, such as it is. I can't believe they were eager to go to court with just this. I haven't seen any evidence that they own the copyrights. Just memories through the mists of time that some folks thought they were supposed to get them."
The iPad uses a cell phone operating system to power a touch smartbook. The HP Slate runs a desktop operating system -- Windows, no less -- plus a burdensome application interface layer.
<b>Groklaw:</b> "Here's what the Salt Lake Tribune reports happened today at the SCO v. Novell trial, all of which it records as if it were all so. Let's see if it is, by comparing what is reported about the testimony with what we already know. Part of what Groklaw does is insist on checking facts. So, let's do that."
<b>Good Gear Guide:</b> "Motorola will start loading Microsoft's search and map services onto its Android smartphones in China, bringing more non-Google services to the phones amid a row between Google and China"
OS Roundup: So says the International Intellectual Property Alliance, a group of trade bodies that includes the MPAA and the RIAA. In its eyes, countries that encourage the use of open-source software are in the same league as those with rampant copyright piracy.
<b>Linux.com:</b> "Like Microsoft, Intel is often seen as an "800 pound gorilla," beating its chest atop a mountain of fallen foes. Yet, neither Intel nor Microsoft gained stature defending ground."
After a security researcher demonstrated a security flaw in Apple's Safari browser running on its Snow Leopard operating system, the company has issued a fix, providing clues as to the nature of the threat.
For secure, portable external storage needs, the Apricorn Aegis Padlock combines hardware encryption with a built-in numeric keypad and PIN that stop unauthorized data access.
EBay has rolled out intelligent customer support on its eBay.com site. We tell you how the VirtuOz virtual agent works to resolve problems for ecommerce buyers and sellers.
<b>Tech Radar:</b> "With Linux and free software making a name for itself in the world of big business, many people are testing the feasibility of switching small and home office software to their open source equivalents."