Articles tagged with #Open source on ComputerJy World.
Hey everyone, Eyad here! Welcome back to ComputerJy World. Just a few days ago, I shared a little secret with you: choosing a Linux distribution is a massive trap. It’s not about the distribution itself, but rather the interface you sit in front of all day—the Desktop Environment (DE). If you missed that post, go […]
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When you first decide to make the leap to Linux, the sheer number of choices is paralyzing. You are immediately bombarded with strange names, tribal debates, and endless tier lists. Should you use something Debian-based? Is RPM better? What on earth is a rolling release? Here is the open-source community’s worst-kept secret: unless you are […]
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Linux (/ˈlinəks/) is An open-source version of the UNIX operating system. It’s kind of a big deal for Servers Mainframes and Super computers. More than 90% of today’s super computers run on a some kind of Linux. Also many small devices run on Linux even if you can’t tell they do… for example the Android […]
Eyad SalahPHP is one of the most common web languages out there, Windows is the most used operating system in the world… So I’ll take a wild guess and say many PHP developers use Windows, thus have to install PHP on windows to do their work or test their websites before releasing them online. Many developers […]
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Holiday Fun: How Programming Language Fanboys See Each Others’ Languages.
Eyad SalahWith only a few weeks left until we close out the ‘naughts and move into the teens, it’s almost obligatory to take a look back at the best and not-so-best of the last decade. With that in mind, I polled the O’Reilly editors, authors, Friends, and a number of industry movers and shakers to gather […]
Eyad SalahAbout a couple of months now I’ve decided I was going to make my transition from Windows XP to Windows Vista (A bit too late, I know) So I got my Windows Vista upgradable version to the Vista Business Edition. Since the ultimate edition looked a bit too fancy for me. If you don’t already […]
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Linux systems are known for their stable operation, designed to be operational without reboot for years. However if you still manage to pull a string and freeze up your computer there are quite a few ways to get the system back to work. You can login to a virtual console, use pgrep and pkill, use […]
Eyad SalahMozilla’s second alpha of Firefox 3.1 is upping the ante in the next-generation browser battle. So how do the main contenders stack up so far now? One thing’s for sure, the Firefox team has taken note of Google’s recent Chrome release and worked hard to make sure its offering can hold its own. Mozilla had […]
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This guy googled his own car Good, Old fashioned networking But others prefer wireless Could he be an Apple fan? Fresh start Leet speak hacker pride Hope this car isn’t open source too Someone is into graphics The definition of white Geek Away From Keyboard The plate every system admin dreams about Please don’t shutdown […]
Eyad SalahLinux, specifically Ubuntu, is a brilliant operating system. I’ve used quite a few distributions of Linux. Including: Ubuntu Kubuntu OpenSuse DSL (Damn Small Linux) Knoppix And more. As you can see, by my old posts, showing shots of my Ubuntu Desktop, I have tried to use Linux as my main operating system. Yes, for some […]
Eyad SalahLinux enthusiast Gary Nielsen has listed a few reasons why his desktop is still running the Windows Vista operating system and not an Open Source alternative. His top reason really goes back to my most recent post on this subject: Why Linux will always be stuck in the minority. (lack of good commercial software on […]
Eyad SalahPeople, there is a new sorting algorithm in town.. well it’s not that new it’s been here since 2004 but I’ve just heard about it It’s called the “Artificial QuickSort algorithm” and it goes like: #include #include int array[20000000]; int Rnd(int x1, int x2) { int x = x2 – x1 + 1; […]
Eyad SalahGJay (Gtk+ DJ) generates playlists across a collection of music (ogg, mp3, wav) such that each song sounds good following the previous song. It is ideal for home users who want a non-random way to wander large collections or for DJs planning a set list. You can generate playlists from within the application, or run […]
Eyad SalahAudacity is free, open source software for recording and editing sounds. It is available for Mac OS X, Microsoft Windows, GNU/Linux, and other operating systems. Learn more about Audacity… Also check our Wiki and Forum for more information. The latest release of Audacity is 1.3.4 (beta). Because it is a work in progress and does […]
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Eyad SalahThe .NET Framework source is being released under a read-only reference license. When we announced that we were releasing the source back in October, some people had concerns about the potential impact of their viewing the source. To help clarify .NET Framework Library Source Code now available – ScottGu’s Blog
Eyad SalahOpen source projects are usually free, and more stable than small commercial software. But that’s not always true. Anyway if you’re looking for open source software to use on Windows you can check out the list below Web browsers: FireFox: one of the best browsers out there. Video players: Miro: Plays almost all video types, […]
Eyad SalahIf you are using IE and you need a browser that doesn’t crash, read the following: A Better Web Experience Firefox 1.5 has an intuitive interface and blocks viruses, spyware, and popup ads. It delivers Web pages faster than ever. And it’s easy to install and import your favorites. Packed with useful features like tabbed […]
Eyad SalahIf you’ve never used about:config, you’re missing out. Type about:config into your Firefox address bar and hit Enter. One easy configuration change is limiting animated images. Double-click image.animation_mode and change it to none to stop all animated images, or once to let them run through once. You can revert to the default behavior with normal. […]
Eyad SalahI can’t come up with a better comment. I mean how can something this good be free??? I still can’t find any reasonable answers. I’ve been using Microsoft SQL Server for so long and when I first thought about changing DBMS I thought it’d be hard to move, especially after downloading and installing the Core […]
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