If it's not open it's broken.
I’m pretty sure I know the answer to this, but I don’t like it one bit.
So far the one big hiccup in my move to OpenSUSE has been with the Samba networking protocol. Though my NAS is plainly visible on my local network and all files held therein are easily accessible, for some reason I can’t stream video from it…
OpenSUSE isn’t the only new distro at the Oa compound; I’ve also replaced Easy Peasy on my netbook with PCLinuxOS, running the GNOME ZenMini Desktop.
As you can probably guess from its name, ZenMini is as much about what’s left out as what’s included…
As it turns out, I couldn’t stand the wait.
Over the weekend I replaced my trusty installation of Linux Mint with the latest and greatest OpenSUSE. What follows are some first impressions — the best I can do right now as I’m still trying to figure everything out…
I won’t deny that DVD-Video was a saviour for home entertainment when it first came on the scene in the dying days of the last century, or that the PlayStation 2 was the perfect Trojan horse for widespread adoption of the format. I know. I was there.
But the days of DVD-Video have clearly come and gone…
If you’re a fan of high-powered mobile devices then you’ve probably heard about the proposed bans on BlackBerry services in Asia and the Middle East. I myself am of the opinion that the concerns of these governments are justified, as they are only seeking access to the same levels of surveillance that already exist here in North America.
Permit me to illustrate with three popular smartphone makers and their hosted email solutions…
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