Month: November 2009

top 10 software for linux desktop

1. Firefox – popular browser. 2. Thunderbird – mail client. 3. Mplayer -excellent video player 4. PidGin –  instant messenging stable that supports all known protocols(Yahoo, Jabber/Google Talk, Msn) 5. mc – equivalent of Total Commander for  Windows, an  excellent file manager in text mode. 6. Vim – text editor 7. OpenOffice -an office suite… Continue reading top 10 software for linux desktop

Ebay Sells Skype. Receives $1.9 billion cash as part of the deal

In a blog post Skype’s John Silverman says: “The investor group is led by Silver Lake, and includes Andreessen Horowitz, the Canada Pension Plan Investment Board (CPPIB), Joltid Limited and our founders Niklas Zennström and Janus Friis.” eBay retains approximately 30% of Skype, and the investor group led by Silver Lake controlling the remaining 70%.… Continue reading Ebay Sells Skype. Receives $1.9 billion cash as part of the deal

Workaround Restores Mac OS X 10.6.2 Compatibility With Intel Atom Processors

InsanelyMac reports that a member of its forums has created a workaround allowing users who have modified their Intel Atom-based netbooks into “Hackintoshes” in order to run Mac OS X to upgrade to OS X 10.6.2. The 10.6.2 update had specifically disabled native compatibility with those processors. The changes Apple made to the latest mach_kernel… Continue reading Workaround Restores Mac OS X 10.6.2 Compatibility With Intel Atom Processors