Month: March 2005

The role of WINE in Linux desktop enterprise migration strategies

A good paper on migrating to linux on the desktop using Wine where it is needed…

 With the increasing interest in the value that #Linux can bring to the enterprise, companies need to assess likely migration strategies. Technologies that allow the reuse of Windows applications, and Wine in particular, are a key component to such migrations. This whitepaper examines the requirements for enterprise migration on the desktop. It examines a full range of available tactics, including Wine, and then suggests strategies for making the journey in ways that are pragmatic, economical, and customer focused. More at Dekstop #Linux

Toshiba preps minute-charge ‘miracle’ battery

Toshiba has developed a Lithium-Ion battery capable of being charged to 80 per cent of its full capacity in under 60 seconds. Filling it up takes just "a few more minutes", the company boasted today. That’s considerably faster than today’s Li-ion rechargeables which can take 1-4 hours to reach 80 per cent capacity, and even longer to fill completely. more here

FreeMind – free mind mapping software

The version 8.0rc2 is available here
FreeMind is a premier free mind-mapping software written in #Java. The recent development has hopefully turned it into high productivity tool. We are proud that the operation and navigation of FreeMind is faster than that of MindManager because of one-click "fold / unfold" and "follow link" operations.

Sun Plans To Make Java Enterprise System Open-Source

YES!!!!! but wait there are not using a FSF, OpenBSD  licence, so is it really open sourcing java??? 😦
Sun announced Monday that it has distributed more than a million registered licenses for the Solaris 10 operating system since Jan. 31, when the software became available for free on Sun’s Web site. Now it plans to follow up that move by making #Java Enterprise System available as an open-source product as well. "That will define us as a company truly committed to open source," Jonathan Schwartz, president and chief operating officer of Sun, told InformationWeek.

Minerals collection was’nt online!

I realize today after 9 months…that my collections of minerals was not online…It has not been migrated to the new system.  I want to make a picture of each of my 1200 minerals and that will take time…I’ve start this project of putting everything online in 2003, but I was limited by disk space at that time (only 100Mb). This will be a long task since I can only work on it during the week end. Anyway I already present into the "collectibles" sections some of them…

Typical issues with webapplications v1.5 .pdf

I have some major issues trying to complete this document: http://waltercedric.com/Mambo/Java/Security/Typical-issues-with-webapplications-v1.5-4.html
Mambo do not let me add new text in the content of this article.  that is why I now propose it as a PDF download (this PDF contains much more example of we applications security issues than the html version). Enjoy.

Download Typical issues with webapplications v1.5 .pdf

Novell Suse 9.3 due in mid-april 2005

Official Novell Press release here, due mid april 2005

  • A complete #Linux Operating System: SUSE LINUX OS built upon the Linux kernel 2.6.11, X.org 6.8.2
  • Multiple intuitive desktop environments: Latest KDE 3.4 and GNOME* 2.10,
  • A comprehensive set of Internet tools: Firefox* 1.0 Web browser; e-mail and instant messaging clients (supporting AOL, Yahoo!, MSN, Novell® GroupWise® Instant Messenger, and more),
  • A complete office suite: OpenOffice.org 2.0 (works with Microsoft* Office documents) ,
  • Leading graphics and multimedia applications: F-Spot photo organizer, the GIMP 2.2 and Inkscape graphics programs, multimedia viewers, CD/DVD burners and more,
  • Fully integrated system security: integrated firewall, spam blocker and virus scanner,
  • World class advanced networking services: Apache Web server, SAMBA, CUPS, DHCP, DNS and popular open source databases
  • Cutting edge new Mobility Support: Improved Wifi connections and Bluetooth devices, PDA and phone synchronization
  • Robust Virtualization: based on XEN (what is XEN?)
  • Voice over IP support
  • Multiple development Tools: Mono® ; KDevelop; Eclipse

SUSE LINUX 9.3 Professional Review by Novell : not a very neutral review, but with some screenshots…
Novell Packs Apps Into SuSE #Linux 9.3 By David Worthington, BetaNews