“Critical” Ubuntu Bug

How can the Ubuntu developers possibly worry about silly things such as working on better dual head support when things like this hang over their heads?
Bug #56125 in apt Ubuntu: “apt-get moo doesnt look like a cow”
Make sure you read the ensuing comments. Software bugs can be funny!

Microsoft walks away with its tail between its legs

Well, it’s over now. Microsoft has dropped its bid to acquire Yahoo. Thank <your deity here>. Here’s my thoughts on this:

Microsoft has a completely different corporate culture than Yahoo. Yahoo is (for the most part) much more of an open-source bred company. People who believe in open-source ideals are typically worlds away from what [...]

The tide is turning on Microsoft

I was reading an interesting article over at Techcrunch about Microsoft’s launch of LiveMesh. In a nutshell, LiveMesh will bring even better setup for an online virtual desktop and easier file sharing between computers and devices. As we move to a lot of “cloud” computing applications, it’s good to see Microsoft not behind the [...]