Here's my take on it. Apple's greed is amazing to behold. And you have to love the conflict of interest between being owning the platform and also competing with Amazon via iBooks. How is it one company gets to take 30% of the sales of their competitor?
Apple, Greed and the Amazon Kindle App
http://jimlynch.com/2011/07/25/apple-greed-and-the-amazon-kindle-app/
Yeah, that "How To Skin A Squirrel" video is about the best way I've ever seen it done.
Here's a link to the video on YouTube:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=66AVwthXgMA
Fried squirrel is actually quite good. Give it a try sometime, you might enjoy it.
Both are good, you can't go wrong with either. See my review of Ubuntu here:
http://www.extremetech.com/article2/0,1558,1651199,00.asp
You might find some of that helpful to contrast with the Xandros review. Note that Ubuntu only uses Gnome and isn't quite as polished in some respects as Xandros.
It's very similar to the wizard in Windows. Long overdue and should be a part of every linux distribution. VPN connections (without extra effort on the part of the user or the IT department) are basic networking functionality and should be a part of everybody's desktop.
Well for starters, Ubuntu isn't quite as polished and it's Gnome only. So Xandros is a bit ahead of it as far as slickness goes. That said, I think Ubuntu is a great distribution that's only going to get better.
Really, you can't go wrong with either of them. I like them both.
The Xandros folks told me in email that they chopped GIMP off the main CD because of size constraints. It's still there but just on the applications CD. So no biggie but I just always think of GIMP as being a natural part of my Linux desktop.
It's great that you like free distros but that doesn't mean that somebody else might not find Xandros or other distros worth paying for. To each his own, there's certainly no need to belittle companies that charge for their distributions. Nobody is being forced to buy them.
Excellent point, that's one of the beauties of Linux. There are some distros that are quite easy to use and some that require more experience and/or provide the user with more control.
To each his/her own. That's one fo the things I love about Linux.
I suspect that you might be a bit more advanced in terms of your OS experience than some Windows users who are interested in transitioning to Linux.
Nothing wrong with that at all but remember there are some folks that want something easy to use and maintain. Xandros does a good job in that respect.
That's absurd. It's to Kerry's advantage to have Bush attacked from the right by the Libertarian.
It's WAY past time for third parties to be included by default in these "debates." The green party candidate and Nader should also be there. Let's hear ALL of them and not just the Republicrats.
I've never been that interested in the ipod.
As far as music goes, I get by fine with my iPAQ Pocket PC. I just ordered a 1GB SD card and that's plenty of tunes to take to the gym or go for a run with.
I'd rather have the features of my Pocket PC with some music rather than a separate device that just does music.
A renewed browser war is going to benefit everybody.
Microsoft has sat on its ass for far, far too long and allowed IE to stagnate. That was arrogant on their part and now they have to play catch-up to the Mozilla/Firefox/Safari browsers.
Regardless of which browser you prefer, real competition and innovation is a good thing and should be welcomed by everybody.
The cost will come down eventually as the industry grows and matures. It's terrific to finally see private industry moving ahead without having to wait for slow, inefficient government bureacracies.
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Here's my take on it. Apple's greed is amazing to behold. And you have to love the conflict of interest between being owning the platform and also competing with Amazon via iBooks. How is it one company gets to take 30% of the sales of their competitor? Apple, Greed and the Amazon Kindle App http://jimlynch.com/2011/07/25/apple-greed-and-the-amazon-kindle-app/
It definitely still matters and Debian 6 Squeeze is the best version yet. My full review for desktop users here: http://desktoplinuxreviews.com/2011/02/12/debian-6-squeeze/
This story has been hyped beyond belief. There's a ton of Apple hate fueling it, I own an iPhone 4 and haven't seen the "death grip" problem. Here's my take on it: The Death Grip Drama Queens http://jimlynch.com/index.php/2010/07/16/the-death-grip-drama-queens/ And here's my take on the iPhone 4 in general: 10 Reasons Why I Love My iPhone 4 http://jimlynch.com/index.php/2010/06/28/10-reasons-why-i-love-my-iphone-4/
I have a full review of Steam for Mac up on my site. http://jimlynch.com/index.php/2010/05/13/steam-for-mac-review/
Yeah, that "How To Skin A Squirrel" video is about the best way I've ever seen it done. Here's a link to the video on YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=66AVwthXgMA Fried squirrel is actually quite good. Give it a try sometime, you might enjoy it.
Just a heads up, there's also a review of Kubuntu Linux 10.04 up on the blog now: Kubuntu Linux 10.04 LTS (Lucid Lynx) http://desktoplinuxreviews.com/2010/05/03/kubuntu-linux-10-04-lts-lucid-lynx/ And if you're looking for an alternative to Kubuntu, try PCLinuxOS: PCLinuxOS 2010 (KDE) http://desktoplinuxreviews.com/2010/04/20/pclinuxos-2010-kde/
Seems to me though that there's plenty of room for both sites. If you keep em' both on your bookmark list then you'll get the best of both worlds. :-)
Amen, well said. :-)
One size definitely does NOT fit all when it comes to Linux and that's a good thing!
Thanks, Zogger. Glad you liked it. :-)
Both are good, you can't go wrong with either. See my review of Ubuntu here: http://www.extremetech.com/article2/0,1558,1651199 ,00.asp
You might find some of that helpful to contrast with the Xandros review. Note that Ubuntu only uses Gnome and isn't quite as polished in some respects as Xandros.
It's very similar to the wizard in Windows. Long overdue and should be a part of every linux distribution. VPN connections (without extra effort on the part of the user or the IT department) are basic networking functionality and should be a part of everybody's desktop.
Really, you can't go wrong with either of them. I like them both.
The Xandros folks told me in email that they chopped GIMP off the main CD because of size constraints. It's still there but just on the applications CD. So no biggie but I just always think of GIMP as being a natural part of my Linux desktop.
It's great that you like free distros but that doesn't mean that somebody else might not find Xandros or other distros worth paying for. To each his own, there's certainly no need to belittle companies that charge for their distributions. Nobody is being forced to buy them.
To each his/her own. That's one fo the things I love about Linux.
I suspect that you might be a bit more advanced in terms of your OS experience than some Windows users who are interested in transitioning to Linux. Nothing wrong with that at all but remember there are some folks that want something easy to use and maintain. Xandros does a good job in that respect.
I liked Ant. What a drag that he's gone. :(
That's absurd. It's to Kerry's advantage to have Bush attacked from the right by the Libertarian. It's WAY past time for third parties to be included by default in these "debates." The green party candidate and Nader should also be there. Let's hear ALL of them and not just the Republicrats.
I've never been that interested in the ipod. As far as music goes, I get by fine with my iPAQ Pocket PC. I just ordered a 1GB SD card and that's plenty of tunes to take to the gym or go for a run with. I'd rather have the features of my Pocket PC with some music rather than a separate device that just does music.
A renewed browser war is going to benefit everybody. Microsoft has sat on its ass for far, far too long and allowed IE to stagnate. That was arrogant on their part and now they have to play catch-up to the Mozilla/Firefox/Safari browsers. Regardless of which browser you prefer, real competition and innovation is a good thing and should be welcomed by everybody.
The cost will come down eventually as the industry grows and matures. It's terrific to finally see private industry moving ahead without having to wait for slow, inefficient government bureacracies.
Oh damn it. I meant AMD 3000 not 300. Aaaah well, damn typos. LOL
The laptop was a Compaq and the desktop was a DIY (AMD 300, 1GB RAM, 160GB hard disk).
That's helpful feedback, I'll bookmark that for future reviews. We can include a more detailed commentary on how it compares to other distros. Thanks.
It was a Netgear WG511 actually.