Like most folks, I have been glued to my satellite High Def television watching the coverage of all things Olympics! I have watched everything from badminton, softball, baseball, wrestling, swimming, every type of volleyball, gymnastics, boxing, and soccer - just to name a few! It’s been great - working on my own physical fitness by sitting on my backside, eyes glued to the coverage. It’s awesome! However, I am once again disappointed in a couple of sports where I just can’t believe technology can’t solve the issues and controversies!
Sphere: Related ContentI had a chance to stop by the Openmoko Neo FreeRunner booth at Linux World. Of course, my interest was in this new handheld device that is running Linux and providing GPS, Phone, Wi-Fi, and anything else the third-party open source development world would like to run on the small handheld system. But, as with any demo at a trade show, my brief encounter left a lot of unanswered questions and a bit more to be desired.
Sphere: Related ContentI had a great experience gettting to attend the LinuxWorld conference in San Francisco. Going to the conference, I had some hesitations on what I should expect to see and hear. It’s not uncommon to hear folks jokingly say “Aim High, Shoot Low.” Well, this is the exact advice I took for this show.
Sphere: Related ContentDavid Allen - President, CR Consulting
This was a very interesting discussion, and really brings to light the efforts that are being made to insure your Linux servers (and desktops) have some type of pre-emptive or early warning monitoring and alerting systems.
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Dell is taking a look at the desktop and the evolution in Linux.
Dell is one of the hardware vendors that are offering Linux as a desktop preload solution with certain hardware purchases. Like any hardware OEM - they aren’t sharing any numbers. My guess is, the debate on the Linux desktop numbers will continue to be a mystery.
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