From 2 Windows XP machines to 3 Ubuntu machines
Around September last year I got a new work laptop – Lenovo T60. IBM, for whom I work, gives one the choice of what OS to run on the desktop ie Windows or some Linux flavor. Oh and some people...
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Will the IBM/SUN deal happen?
I have not said anything about the said deal yet. I have just read an InfoWorld article by Neil McAllister and must say that I agree with him. This deal would be good for IBM and so more for us that...
View ArticleHappy Birthday Unix — a young 40.
40 years ago, Unix was dreamt up in the AT&T labs by Ken Thompson and Dennis Ritchie. If it was not for these 2 guys, Unix would probably not existed and neither would Linux. Yes, I know, Linux is...
View ArticleSo who owns the Unix copyright if not Novell
A Federal Appeals court judge has just overturned the 2007 judgement against SCO that Novell owns the Unix copyright. In a 54-page decision, the 10th Circuit Court of Appeals said it was reversing the...
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IBM Technology behind US Open
With more than 250 men and women vying for the U.S. Open championship, it’s a wonder that each and every ace (and fault) is seamlessly shown on the scoreboard, your iPhone, and online. How do they do...
View ArticleHow free is my laptop according to RMS
There is this meme going around to indicate how much Free and Non-free software one has installed on one’s workstation. To determine it, just run vrms. If you do not have it installed then just do...
View ArticleIBM move away from Microsoft.
Via Linux Magazine 360.000 IBM workers have been told to stop using Microsoft Office and switch to the Open Office-based software Symphony. As an IBMer, I am not so sure about the “told to stop”, well...
View ArticleIBM opens African Innovation Centre under me – Cape Town.
And that ‘under me’ mean literally, I work in the same building and the IBM Innovation Centre is right below me, so yes, I technically sits right on top of it :). As reported in the press, IBM has...
View ArticleIBM and Canonical takes on Africa
From Bob Sutor’s blog … partnership between IBM and Canonical to provide a software package for users of netbooks and other thin clients in Africa. The package, which can be configured in several ways...
View ArticlePaul Thurrott – no wonder nobody takes you serious.
In the latest email newsletter from Paul Thurrott he had the following piece of wisdom: Oh Good, I Was Just Hoping for Another Webmail SolutionIBM continued its long slide into irrelevancy this week by...
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