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- Successful Windows refund with Acer (NSW, Australia)! After much hullabaloo in trying to get a refund for the copy of Windows Vista Home Premium that came with my Acer Aspire 3935 it looks like we have finally come to an agreeable settlement. In the first instance Acer asked me to return the entire system to the retailer for a full refund. My answer…No, [...]
9 months on
my unix - Fluendo DVD Player for OpenSolaris, arriving very very soon! Not long ago the fantastic folk of Fluendo released the DVD Player for Linux and promised us Solaris folk that we were not forgotten and would in time get a version for our platform. That time is almost here! Visually there is not much difference to be discerned between this version and the one for Linux [...]
10 months on
my unix - Cheaper OpenSolaris support As discussed in this thread there is a need for an OpenSolaris support option that is not “enterprise grade” for those in the community who just want to get security patches and package updates on stable releases of OpenSolaris. Sun has been pushing their “basic” option which includes Sun support that many of us do [...]
10 months on
my unix - Acer Aspire 3935 and OpenSolaris Picked up a new laptop today, the Aspire 3935. It runs OpenSolaris really well except for the ethernet device (broadcom) being unsupported. Pro’s: Screen is great at 1,366×768 which is somewhat better than those shipping with other 13.3aptops (usually ~1,200×800), very crisp. Light but still feels sturdy 4 gig of RAM looks very elegant great value when compared to similar offerings [...]
10 months on
my unix - Where did the Linux Netbooks go? I have been looking around different retail stores in Sydney for a Linux based Netbook…checked Harvey Norman and Dick Smith Electronics but only Windows :-( What happened? Where did they all go?
11 months on
my unix - Got MiFi! I ordered a MiFi 2352 ~ 2 weeks ago and it came in today… The device is essentially a HSDPA/UMTS >> 802.11b/g router, it will take my Telstra NextG connection (Soon to be migrated to Internode) and turn it into a wireless hotspot for up to 5 devices. The beauty of this device as that i don’t [...]
11 months on
my unix - Chrome Frame – Fixing IE because Microsoft won’t With Microsoft having long ignored the world of open standards that is the internet it was only a matter of time until someone took things into their own hands and patched the kludge that is Internet Explorer. That someone is none other than Microsofts favourite search company, Google! Google have created what it calls “Chrome Frame“, [...]
11 months on
my unix - Haiku (New BeOS) goes Alpha1! Haiku have after 8 years of development to re-create the BeOS, released Alpha 1 for Release 1, the official announcement can be found here.
11 months on
my unix - Survey – Commercal support for Mono on Solaris Whether or not you favour Mono it is always good for those in our community have choice, if you like the idea of Novell commercially supporting Mono on top of Solaris head on over to Miguel de Icaza’s weblog and express your opinion in the survey.
12 months on
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