Gnome founder: bye bye Linux, I'm on Mac now

http://tirania.org/blog/archive/2013/Mar-05.html

What?

And now we know why Gnome is a little too much inspired to OSX interface...
We are always inspired by things we like.
Just kidding, just kidding...
And nope, I don't like the Gnome default/OSX style.

FirefoxOS, test it on your Windows/macOs/linux

Firefox OS is the new mobile OS from Mozilla...

Firefox OS consists of 3 basic software layers: 

• Gonk (kernal, HAL, and low-level components
• Gecko (rendering engine, web APIs)
• and Gaia (HTML5 User interface layer).       

Would you try it in your pc?

Do you want the easy way? Go here http://cloud.github.com/downloads/sihorton/b2g-desktop-profile-installer/b2g-gaia-desktop.exe

or.... (let's try this):

Download the B2G packet from this page:

http://ftp.mozilla.org/pub/mozilla.org/b2g/nightly/latest-mozilla-central/

choose your build version (linux, mac, win...):

Download only the 14 MB file!

LeoCAD, cad with Lego bricks!

LeoCAD is a CAD program that can be used to create virtual LEGO models. It has an easy to use interface and currently features over 4000 different pieces created by the  LDraw community.
Yep, it's oooooold, but it's funny.

Let's try it!

There're a bunch of elements, that is good, but there're no grids and assembling is a bit difficult.
There are multiple views and the possibility to animate your scene!

Download for Windows and Linux:
http://www.leocad.org/trac

Nvidia fuNck you!

Why? Full video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MShbP3OpASA&feature=player_embedded

HFSExplorer, reading Mac OSx file systems

This multiplatform software is very usefull and easy to use to read HFS (Mac OS Standard), HFS+ (Mac OS Extended), HFSX (Mac OS Extended with case sensitive file names) and open .dmg disk images.

It works on Xp too.

Download: http://catacombae.org/hfsx.html  (you need a Java RE installation)

Trying Ubuntu 12.04 :slowpoke:

I'm just trying Ubuntu 12.04 (yeah, slowpoke breaking news and I'm not a big fan of it) and for another big scoop (slowpoke again) I have to say that Unity UI is really really bad.

Another step to bring down desktop UI to the mobile OS UI, sacrificing functionality for fashion.


How can you use that crap?


So, the right steps are:

•  update Ubuntu
•  terminal :   sudo apt-get install kde-full    (yeah, full - good internet connection and time required -)
•  LogOut
•  choose KDE from Login options

Oh yes, finally something comfortable... resizable gadgets, previews, everything customizable... the Heaven.

Ubuntu, time for Precise Pangolin

It's out: Ubuntu 12.04 LTS Precise Pangolin


This time is a LTS (Lont Time Support)

What you have:

• Unity build 5.1
• new video search engine
• new energy saving system
• new search HUD

The Linux kernel is 3.2.0


I'm not a big fan of Ubuntu but...


Download: http://www.ubuntu.com/download/desktop

Boom of requests for Raspberry Pi

The mini-computer with the ARM processor and 256MB of ram, capable of multiple things (like a media center in  1080p video playback) has received a boom in purchase orders

Very, very interesting. It's pity that they will take months to execute all orders!

More info:
http://www.raspberrypi.org/

OS trends

I found this interesting website for analyze the trend and the share of the most important operating systems:

http://marketshare.hitslink.com/operating-system-market-share.aspx?qprid=11&qpcustomb=0

in which Windows Vista and Xp  give way to Windows Seven.


There is the mobile OS chart too:

http://marketshare.hitslink.com/operating-system-market-share.aspx?qprid=9&qpcustomb=1

and more...

What users search

Richard Stallman

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_Stallman