Computerworld Operating Systems
October 16, 2008
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In this issue:
* Update: Apple revamps laptops, offers faster graphics and glass track pads
* 10 essential tasks to keep Leopard purring
* OpenOffice.org launches first native Mac OS X suite
* Mozilla releases Firefox 3.1 Beta 1
* Linux Standard Base boosts developer features
* Linux takes a seat on Qantas' new superjumbo jet
* Mozilla Labs pursues Web development tools
* Q&A: Schwartz says financial meltdown plays into Sun's hands
* OpenOffice.org 3.0 release trips up the open-source community's Web site
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* G1 from Google/Android/T-Mobile: first reviews are in
* Big win for Google Apps spells trouble for Microsoft
* Apple unveils shiny new things
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Update: Apple revamps laptops, offers faster graphics and glass track pads
Apple CEO Steve Jobs unveiled a revamped lineup of laptops today, including redesigned MacBooks and MacBook Pros with faster graphics from Nvidia and a new manufacturing process.
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10 essential tasks to keep Leopard purring
While Mac OS X Leopard isn't prone to crashes, freezes, drive corruption or inexplicable performance losses, keeping up with a few key maintenance tasks can prevent problems and keep it running at its best. We outline the tasks and tools you'll need to keep the cat purring.
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OpenOffice.org launches first native Mac OS X suite
OpenOffice.org has released the first version of its open-source application suite written for Mac OS X. The new OpenOffice.org 3.0 runs only on Intel-based Macs.
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Mozilla releases Firefox 3.1 Beta 1
Mozilla has released Firefox 3.1 Beta 1, the first preview meant for the general public, but disabled one of its most-touted improvements -- the TraceMonkey JavaScript engine.
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Linux Standard Base boosts developer features
Version 4.0 offers application and shell script-checkers and a multiversion software development kit, the Linux Foundation said.
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Linux takes a seat on Qantas' new superjumbo jet
An on-board entertainment system running Linux will feature 17-in. touch screens that come equipped with noise-canceling headsets and video-on-demand options.
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Mozilla Labs pursues Web development tools
The lab's efforts will cover everything from services for developers and reference materials to a full-blown code editor.
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Q&A: Schwartz says financial meltdown plays into Sun's hands
In an interview, Sun CEO Jonathan Schwartz said the economic downturn will make IT managers more open to technology changes — and claimed that will work to his company's advantage.
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OpenOffice.org 3.0 release trips up the open-source community's Web site
Release of the new version of the OpenOffice.org productivity suite hit a snag Monday when site problems made downloading the suite slow going.
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G1 from Google/Android/T-Mobile: first reviews are in
In Thursday's ITBlogwatch, Richi
Jennings watches bloggers react to
the new Google/Android phone, the T-Mobile G1.
Not to mention going west...
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Big win for Google Apps spells trouble for Microsoft
If Microsoft needed any more reasons to figure out a way to make Office available inexpensively via the Web, it just got a big one: Washington D.C. has chosen Google Apps instead of Microsoft Office for a big new intranet for city employees. And where Washington goes, enterprises may well follow.
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Apple unveils shiny new things
In Wednesday's IT Blogwatch, Richi Jennings watches bloggers watch Apple launch new laptops. Not to mention how the Argentinians advertise potato chips...
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