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Adobe Flash Patched, Security Threats Averted….for now

Adobe’s Flash Player (versions 9.0.159.0 and 10.0.22.87) had a bit of a security issue that could have allowed malicious individuals to crash Windows, Mac, and Linux operating systems and run arbitrary code which could compromise a system.Given how pervasive their…

by Rafael Hernandez on July 30, 2009 · 0 comments

Firefox 3.5 Released

In case you missed the veritable flood of news concerning the topic Mozilla’s Firefox version 3.5 final has been released. The latest version boasts improved performance and standards compliance which is always nice.As far as the performance claim there is…

Android VS Windows 7 on the Netbook, Is This Even A Question?

Google’s Android operating system is moving off of the cell phone and into the netbook thanks to the efforts of their manufacturers and eWeek’s Don Reisinger thinks it has the capability of snatching a good chunk when it comes time…

by Rafael Hernandez on June 6, 2009 · 0 comments

Moblin v2 Beta Released, Netbook OS Fun

Netbooks have become an increasingly popular way to get your computing done and could have been a platform where the nimble Linux OS could have flourished, unfortunately that hasn’t been happening and you’re likely to see the bulk of new…

by Rafael Hernandez on May 20, 2009 · 0 comments

OpenOffice.org 3.1 Released, Discovers Anti-Aliasing

OpenOffice.org has released the latest version of its popular, and free, office suite bringing it up to version 3.1. The most notable changes, aside from bug fixes, are performance improvements to their Calc spreadsheet application which according to them:Performance…

by Rafael Hernandez on May 7, 2009 · 0 comments

Adobe PDF Reader Vulnerable, Wants You To Disable JavaScript

Adobe has announced that all currently shipping and supported versions (Adobe Reader and Acrobat 9.1, 8.1.4, and 7.1.1 and earlier versions) of its Adobe Reader and Acrobat PDF browsing applications are vulnerable to an exploit which may allow for malicious…

by Rafael Hernandez on April 29, 2009 · 0 comments

Intel Core i7 Linux Virtualization Performance

Intel’s Core i7 CPU is a beast when it comes to number crunching, far outpacing every other desktop chip known to man. Of course there are those odd circumstances where you’ll want to use it in something outside of its…

by Rafael Hernandez on April 22, 2009 · 0 comments

BumpTop Attempts To Organize Your Desktop

Ye olde system desktop has been something of a pain for users for many years, It’s simple enough to keep track of things on it when you’ve got a handful of icons but when it starts to get cluttered you’ll…

by Rafael Hernandez on April 9, 2009 · 0 comments

Ubuntu Jaunty Jackalope Beta's No Myth

Unlike the Jackalope, a creature of myth and legend (jaunty or otherwise), Ubuntu 9.04 Beta is real and available for download. Just be sure to heed the warning and don’t install it on production machines. Otherwise, you’ll enjoy tons of…

by Pedro Hernandez on March 27, 2009 · 0 comments

Some Radeons Moving Into Legacy Support Realm

There comes a time for most products to get the old heave from the regular driver update schedule, today AMD/ATI’s Radeon lineup gets a bit of pruning. The Radeon X1000 lineup and earlier aren’t going to be seeing much in…

by Rafael Hernandez on March 5, 2009 · 0 comments

Apple OSX 10.5 Versus Ubuntu 8.10, There's Work To Do

If you’re struggling with the choice between Apple’s OSX 10.5.5 or Ubuntu 8.10 as your next operating system you’re in luck, Phoronix may have made your choice for you. They went about pitting both OSes against each other in various…

by Rafael Hernandez on November 6, 2008 · 0 comments

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