There are a lot of questions out there about Google’s new Chrome OS. Since little is actually known about it, the most interesting questions right now tend to be about Google’s overall strategy in making a new OS. And if such a strategy will […]
Author: mcastel
Posterous vs. Tumblr: A Head to Head
via mashable.com Interesting article focused on a detailed comparison between the two mini-blog services Tumblr and Posterous: topics covered are Posting Option, Customization, Community, Integration, Extras and Goodies and also The Celebrity Factor. Of course, the concluding section is “And the Winner is…” (guess […]
KDE – KDE 4.3 Beta 2 Release Announcement
via kde.org It’s nice to see that the KDE project goes forward! I’m a Gnome user at the moment but I’ve been with KDE for several years. Who know, I could come back in a future. Or even better, I could use both of […]
My Ubuntu 9.04
My Ubuntu 9.04Inserito originariamente da mcastellani I should admit that the upgrade to the most recent version of Ubuntu wasin my case a nice surprise. First of all, it took place in a reallysimple and unproblematic way. Second, after the reboot of my system […]
Orange (or lemon) juice and microblogs…
Reflecting on the different models of microblogs (those websites where you send frequent status updates, usually no larger than 140 characters), it seems to me that there is, beyond the subtle distinctions between the various platforms, a basic distinction can be made between two […]
To Cambridge
Walking in CambridgeInserito originariamente da Edivaldo de Oliveira Ok, I’m (more or less) ready. Tomorrow I’ll fly to London, and then to Cambridge, to spent a few days (till Saturday) working with collaborator on the pipeline for the software of the satellite GAIA, to […]