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Virtual Reality on a linux desktop

This paper discusses a Linux desktop implementation of a near-field virtual environment, the Personal Space Station PSS, the authors evaluates different hardware platforms by discussing implications each platform has on optical tracking latencies. The PSS consists of a mirror in which stereoscopic images are reflected. The user reaches under the...

Tags: Informatica, Linux Desktop, Personal Space Station, Linux, Desktops, Virtual Reality, Open Source, Operating Systems, Software, Hardware, Emerging Technologies

White papers

Novell's Migration to linux desktop

Novell has been putting its own Linux technology to use for some time now on some of its 750 servers in various data centres around the world. In March 2004 the company decided upon an ambitious plan to go even further and migrate its entire workforce of 6,000 employees worldwide...

Tags: Desktop, Novell Inc., Linux Desktop, Migration, Linux, Open Source, UNIX, Operating Systems, Software

Case studies

Vista's Licensing Speeds NSW Govt Move to linux desktops

The Office of State Revenue OSR collects taxes, levies and duty for the NSW government and is the second biggest revenue authority in Australia after the Australian Taxation Office. The NSW OSR took a tough stance against Microsoft's decision to make an enterprise edition of Windows Vista only available to...

Tags: Linux Desktop, Microsoft Windows Vista, International Data Group, Linux, Desktops, Taxes, Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Open Source, Free Trade, Operating Systems, Software, Hardware, Financial Planning, Finance, Microsoft Windows

Case studies

SolutionBase: Get familiar with alternative linux desktops

XFCEAnother light-weight but still functional WM is XFCE, with XFCE4 (link: http://www.xfce.org/ ) it can optionally have various lightweight replacements to KDE / GNOME apps, such as a light file manager, text editor various panel plugins etc. and is very easy to customize including transparency while still taking less resources...

Tags: OPEN SOURCE, Desktops, desktop, Linux, gareth.pullen@..., XFce, Linux desktop

Discussion threads 2007-11-16

Forrester Research predicts linux desktop growth

Here's something to warm the kernels of your heart. A new Forrester report calls Linux a "credible threat to Windows on the desktop" and predicts continued growth. If you or someone you know already has a Forrester account, you can read the report yourself. Interestingly the report in question is...

Tags: Desktop, Linux Desktop, Forrester Research Inc., Linux, Microsoft Windows, UNIX, Operating Systems, Open Source, Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Software, Selena Frye

Blog posts 2007-11-15

SolutionBase: Get familiar with alternative linux desktops

Desktop customization in Linux is very flexible; from the ultra-modern KDE and GNOME window managers to with the likes of Fluxbox and AfterStep, there's a Linux desktop to suit everyone. Jack Wallen covers some of your Linux desktop options. Linux has proven amazingly flexible: after nearly 10...

Tags: Desktop, Application, Menu, Linux Desktop, Window, Toolbar, Author, Entry, Workspace, Icon, Exec, Desktop Customization, AfterStep, Fluxbox Fluxbox, Construction, Desktops, Linux, Hardware, Operating Systems, Software, Jack Wallen, Fluxbox

Technical articles 2007-11-15

Forrester Research predicts linux desktop growth

my opinionhonestly i think the whole Wal Mart selling out of PCs with Linux is the biggest kick in the pants Linux needs. Let's face it - the end user wouldn't really know how bad Vista is if Vista caused the dissolution of their marriage - it's just an operating...

Tags: OPEN SOURCE, UNIX, Operating systems, Desktops, jlwallen@..., Forrester Research Inc., Linux, Wal-Mart Stores Inc., Linux desktop, desktop

Discussion threads 2007-11-15

linux desktop designs: It's a start

Okay, so I didn't get overwhelming response to my call for desktop design artistry. However, the two I did get are pretty awesome so I went ahead and published them in this gallery. Now, you're sure to be challenged and inspired! (You know,...

Tags: Desktop, Linux Desktop, Desktops, Linux, Open Source, Hardware, Operating Systems, Software, Selena Frye

Blog posts 2007-09-28

linux desktop designs

Maybe these two very cool Linux desktop designs will be inspirational. by Selena Frye

Tags: screenshots, Desktop, TechRepublic Inc., Linux Desktop, Linux, Desktops, Open Source, Operating Systems, Software, Hardware, Selena Frye

Image galleries 2007-09-27

Has anyone had problems clicking on blogs, and finding nothing there?

Getting an error message that no posts were found for your selection or something like that?I clicked on 2 so far that I couldn't read the blog. One on Linux desktops, and another from Sonia. I think it was a security blog that I wanted to read.DanYes...and probably...

Tags: Blogging, Desktops, OPEN SOURCE, DanLM, blog, Linux desktop, Linux

Discussion threads 2007-09-27

Alternative desktops

Recently, Selena penned a blog about the Linux Desktop Revolution. I replied to that posting my current Linux desktop. Shortly after that I wrote a series of articles for TechRepublic on Linux desktops. The first was Enlightenment, then came KDE, GNOME, and finally piece on Fluxbox and AfterStep. Doing...

Tags: Desktop, Linux Desktop, Linux, Desktops, Open Source, UNIX, Operating Systems, Software, Hardware, Jack Wallen

Blog posts 2007-09-24

Check out the cool linux desktop designs

This Linux desktop "show and tell" over at lifehacker.com features a bunch of sexy/pretty/cool designs from readers. Is your desktop completely pragmatic and boring or do you take pains to make it look good? If you have a desktop design that you want to show off, submit it to me...

Tags: Desktop, Linux Desktop, Linux, Desktops, Open Source, Operating Systems, Software, Hardware, Selena Frye

Blog posts 2007-09-20

Check out the cool linux desktop designs

my desktopi don't know why Enlightenment always gets snubbed in these things. Here's my current Enlightenment desktop.

Tags: Desktops, OPEN SOURCE, jlwallen@..., Linux, Enlightenment, desktop, Linux desktop

Discussion threads 2007-09-20

SolutionBase: Integrating Fedora Core 5 with a Windows network

Connecting a Linux desktop workstation to a Windows-based network can be a challenge. In this article, Scott Lowe shows you how to make Fedora Core 5 play nice in a Windows environment. by Scott Lowe MCSE

Tags: screenshots, TechRepublic Inc., Network, Fedora Project, Fedora Core, Microsoft Windows, Scott Lowe MCSE

Image galleries 2007-09-17

SolutionBase: File searching made easy with Linux

If you're using Linux as a desktop operating system, you're not stuck using command line tools in order to find data. Jack Wallen examines some outstanding Linux tools that should make your searching simple. One of the major innovations claimed by Microsoft in Windows Vista was its improved...

Tags: Desktop, Directory, Google Inc., Linux Desktop, Google Desktop, Window, KDE, Tool, GNOME Beagle, Kfind, Google Linux Desktop GLD, Linux, Desktops, Productivity, Open Source, Operating Systems, Software, Hardware, Jack Wallen, Google Linux Desktop, Now Konqueror, GLD

Technical articles 2007-09-05

SolutionBase: Working with Scribus for linux desktop publishing

Desktop publishing has long been the territory of Mac OS X workstations and, to a lesser extent, Windows machines. Jack Wallen shows you how to work with Scribus to turn your Linux workstation into a desktop publishing platform.

Tags: Linux Desktop, Desktop Publishing, Linux, Desktops, Software, Operating Systems, Hardware

Download resources 2007-04-16

Novell says linux desktops will snowball ... Where have I heard this before?

Every year for the past seven years -- since 1999, if you're counting -- someone has come forward and made a bold claim that Linux desktops are ready to have a breakout year. This year's candidate is Novell President Ron Hovsepian, who is now predicting that market conditions are ripe...

Tags: Novell Inc., Linux Desktop, Linux, Open Source, UNIX, Operating Systems, Desktops, Software, Hardware, Jason Hiner

Blog posts 2006-04-10

Ubuntu 7.04 with 3D support

Ubuntu 7.04 has been released today; right on time Feisty Fawn is available for download with the Ubuntu.com homepage being used solely as a link page for excited users wanting to take a look at the teams latest efforts. New features include a Migration assistant (to migrate Internet Explorer...

Tags: Update, Ubuntu, News, Linux Desktop, Linux, General

Blog posts 2007-04-19

Use this guide to choose the Linux distribution that's best for you

This guide to Linux distributions from the book Linux Desktop Pocket Guide will help you determine which best matches your organization. All Linux distributions are not created equal. While largely similar, each one has unique features and applications that may or may not suit your organization's needs....

Tags: Linux Desktop, Linux Distribution, O'Reilly Media Inc., Linux, Open Source, UNIX, Operating Systems, Software

Book chapters 2006-01-10

linux desktop: Distributions

Linux is really just the core of an operating system, not particularly useful for the desktop by itself. The other components that make it a usable OS are developed by thousands of individuals and groups. Because there is no single point of control exerted on the entire OS, as Microsoft...

Tags: Desktop, Linux Desktop, Operating System, O'Reilly Media Inc., Linux, Operating Systems, Open Source, UNIX, Software

Book chapters 2005-09-22