Category: Open Source

What's Up With Google, Android and Outlook?

Google desktop applications are growing quickly in functionality and usefulness. They offer capabilities not available in the big-footprint desktop applications. The most notable of these features is on-line file-sharing and collaboration. People who wor… more »

Where is Cloud Computing Going?

Cloud computing will develop into rich applications after we get through the hype stage. more »

Another Arrival to Change Our Lives, Feature Length Video by Internet

A new tidal wave arrived that some may have missed. It seems small today but will change much that we take for granted in the coming years. Two examples of this sea change? One is http://www.hulu.com and the other is http://www.youtube.com/shows. Thes… more »

Oracle Swallows Sun MicroSystems

In a surprise to most observers, Oracle beat bidder IBM for Sun MicroSystems and completed the purchase on Monday, 4/20/2009. Many observers are left wondering what this will mean for their IT shops. Notably, the sale may affect MySQL, PostGreSQL, Jav… more »