KDE – KDE 4.3.0 Caizen Release Announcement

— Posted inlinux — 1 min read
I’m looking with renovated interest to the new releases of KDE project. I switched to Gnome when KDE arrived at the “famous” 4.0 release, also because I was not satisfied from the user experience of the new desktop. Gnome offered me a simple but more usable enviroment, I soon discovered.

Now, not that I’m not satisfied with Gnome, but I’m tempted to switch again in the other direction (or at least, at giving a try), since the recent improvements – as the so called “Social Desktop” seems indeed quite intriguing… well, after all, the beauty of linux is the possibility to choose, don’t you think ?

Posted via web from SegnaleRumore Express

Google names Chrome OS partners

— Posted ingoogle — 1 min read

The reactions from the Linux crowd were mostly positive. Sometimes, however, they seemed to show the same nervous optimism that my dog gets when he sits panting and grinning by the door, wondering if he’s going to be invited on the car trip.

via desktoplinux.com

Interesting article on Google OS and the various reaction…

Posted via web from SegnaleRumore Express

How We Know Chrome OS Will Be A Hit: Steve Ballmer Doesn’t Think So

— Posted ingoogle — 1 min read

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 actually work. We tend to think it will, and that belief got a huge boost in the arm today as Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer has finally come out and mocked the idea.

via techcrunch.com

Admittedly, a bit facetious, but it’s nevertheless an interesting and pleasant reading..

So, if you was wondering if the new operating system from Google is going to have a bright future, or conversely if it’s only a bad move, now you finally have a way to make up your mind 😉

Posted via web from SegnaleRumore Express

Posterous vs. Tumblr: A Head to Head

— Posted inlifestreaming, web2.0 — 1 min read

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 who..!)

Posted via web from SegnaleRumore Express

KDE – KDE 4.3 Beta 2 Release Announcement

— Posted inlinux — 1 min read

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 two (who knows….) . After all, the great thing is that in linux you truly have the possibility to choose……..

Posted via web from SegnaleRumore Express

My Ubuntu 9.04

— Posted inlinux — 2 min read

My Ubuntu 9.04
Inserito 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 really
simple and unproblematic way. Second, after the reboot of my system (a”not-so-new” Acer Aspire 3634 laptop) I discovered with pleasure thatthe “suspend mode” was now fully supported!

Another “out-of-the-box” nice suprise (which came completely unexpected) was the gained “two finger” scrolling mode in the touchpad (I can now scroll long pages with the coordinate movement of two finger, in the same way Max OS works). Really a great feature, enough to make me prefer the boot with linux in respect to Windows 😉

I just want to stress that all this took place without abstruse operations from the command line: this is surely a good thing, since for too long has been suppose that Linux was good for “geek” people and not for the majority of “normal persons”; I mean, persons who mainly use the computers to work or play, but normally do not dream at night (or, every night…) how to install the latest GNOME test release just got from the CVS repository.. 😉

I did appreciate also the new notification system (ok, it seems has been copied from Max OS.. but if something is good, why not to copy it?), working with a semitransparent window that opens at the top right of the desktop. Very useful, and I just discovered applications that take fully advantage of this new feature.

Overall, my assesment is (as you can easily guess) quite positive.
Let’s admit, linux on desktop has done many step forward in recent years (and I can certainly say it since I am following it from a good amount of time…). In my opinion, if the hardware is properly recognized and managed (which in passing may still be a problem in many cases, since modern computers came with a lot of different devices, microphones, sound, graphics, 3D accelerations.. in many cases with proprietary drives) nowadays a computer (or laptop, or netbook) with a modern version of linux correctly installed, is not second to any other alternative, including not only Windows but also Mac OS X…

…what do you think, I’m exaggerating ? 😉