Archives for the "Linux" tag
No Changes in Mobile
Today’s announcement by Nokia that it would acquire all of Symbian represents an important move in the upcoming battle for next generation mobile devices (to call them phone seems unfair as they tend to do more than just make calls). In this entry, I’ll take a quick look at how the different players are currently [...]
Tags: Apple, Google, Java, Linux, Microsoft, Nokia, OS, Palm, Wireless
In Business, Technology
Standards as social contracts
Looking at the efforts Dave Winer is undertaking in terms of getting OPML to become yet another standard, I’ve been thinking about how formats get adopted. The key insight I came up with is that standards are actually a form of social contract and increasingly, data formats is following the same path. Looking at the history In [...]
Tags: HTML, HTTP, History, Linux, RSS, Standard, Syndication, XML
In Technology
On the WordPress move
After many years of using my own blog software, something I had written myself and tended to over the years, I finally threw the towel in and decided to upgrade. Here are a few things that I learned in the process. Making the Decision The first, and probably toughest, part of this migration was to actually make [...]
Tags: Apache, Blogging, Google, Linux, Platform, RSS, Software
In Personal, Technology
TNL.net in recovery mode
It’s the kind of thing you thought would never happen: a crash. About 3 weeks ago, TNL.net started acting erratically due to the large volume the box was getting. I figured that it would be time for an upgrade soon but didn’t realize that what the box was telling me was that it was very [...]
In Personal
Microsoft Does Linux
I had to check the date on the article when I saw the announcement that Microsoft was going to provide some level of support for Linux. However, this is not an April Fool’s Day joke; it’s the real thing and has serious implications. In order to understand the impact, one has to understand how Microsoft used [...]
Tags: Java, Linux, Microsoft, OS
In Analysis
Apple moves to Intel
So we can finally put an end to the rumors and start looking at the impact: Apple, in a move that has been rumored for a long time, has announced that it would start using Intel processors beginning in 2006. The 5-years outlook The interesting thing is the timing of the move, a bit over 10 years [...]
Tags: Apple, Intel, Linux, Motorola
In Analysis
