Sylvain Carle: OSes

Tue, 17 Dec 2002 05:14:30 GMT

Microsoft Outlook 11 overview
Outlook 11 is the working name for the next version of Outlook, due out in mid-2003 as part of Office 11. This page describes new and improved features, based on public demonstrations of the product, which was first unveiled at the MEC conference Oct. 8, 2002. We'll be adding to this page as Microsoft reveals more details about Outlook 11. Je n'ai nullement l'intention de migrer vers cette plateforme mais c'est de l'info utile pour mon boulot.

Mon, 16 Dec 2002 01:16:54 GMT

Hardware Comparison of all Tablet PCs! [via Tablet PC Talk - Your place for Tablet PC News and FAQs]

Fri, 13 Dec 2002 13:42:04 GMT

MPlayer 0.9.0 rc1 [via GuLSE]

Fri, 13 Dec 2002 04:47:47 GMT

The Art Of Unix Programming
This book will attempt to capture the engineering wisdom and philosophy of the Unix community as it's applied today -- not merely as it has been written down in the past, but as a living "special transmission, outside the scriptures" passed from guru to guru. Accordingly, the book doesn't focus so much on "what" as on "why", showing the connection between Unix philosophy and practice through case studies in widely available open-source software. Un livre pas encore écrit que j'aimerais bien lire, en fait, c'est un livre en cours d'écriture...

Fri, 13 Dec 2002 04:21:15 GMT

Making a home (small) terminal/server network with LTSP. Information qui pourraît m'être utile un de ces 4.

Fri, 13 Dec 2002 04:19:41 GMT

GuLSE - Groupe des utilisateurs Linux de St-Eustache et des Environs
La 2e réunion à se tenir au Collège Lionel-Groulx se tenait hier soir. Le résumé de cette réunion est disponible. C'était ma première réunion dans ce GUL (groupe d'utilisateur Linux). Assez intéressant, bonne ambiance, tech mais pas trop, bonne interaction aussi des gens présents, mais pas encore assez à mon goût. Expérience à poursuivre, enrichissant, ça me permet entre autre de rammasser au passage un tas de trucs Linux, des petites choses qui combinées améliorent de beaucoup ma compréhension des petits racoins de ce OS.

Thu, 12 Dec 2002 04:54:26 GMT

Mac On Linux
Mac-on-Linux lets you run MacOS under Linux/ppc. MOL runs natively on the processor, i.e. it is very fast. Unlike most mac emulators, MOL can run MacOS 8.6 and later WITHOUT A ROM IMAGE. MOL is an open source effort – the source code is available under the GNU general public licence. Wow. Avec ça et Win4Lin, plus d'envie d'OS... (la seule jalouserie qui peut rester c'est pour le hardware, les Titanium quand même, toujours imporessionnant comme machines!)
[via www.davidwatson.org]

Wed, 11 Dec 2002 02:14:57 GMT

Radio UserLand : Wine and Radio
Radio Userland est le seul logiciel que j'utilisais avec windows pour lequel je n'avais pas trouvé de remplacement (en fait, surtout les riches fonctinnalités de l'aggrégateur de nouvelles). Ce fil de discussion me donne espoir...

Wed, 11 Dec 2002 00:11:24 GMT

TheOpenCD First Edition Launch
This project started with two articles on NewsForge in April of this year. The idea was to make a compilation of mature open source software (OSS) for windows users as an easy introduction to OSS. The project was inspired by a question which is frequently asked in Linux forums: "Given that we now have this fast, secure, desktop-ready, free OS, why doesn't everyone switch?" Belle initiative, je pense que je vais publier ma liste de logiciels ouverts/gratuits que j'utilise sous Windows... des intéressé(e)s?
[via Linux.Com: NewsForge Reports]

Mon, 09 Dec 2002 02:41:02 GMT

J'ai finlament installé Linux Mandrake 9 sur mon laptop cette fin de semaine... slick! Plus de commentaires + tard.

Fri, 06 Dec 2002 14:46:49 GMT

GNOME style guide, and more. The GNOME project (Linux user interface) has published an early draft of their style guide. Perhaps more usefully, they have also gathered together a good list of other styleguides, from Microsoft's to other Unix/Linux guides.... [via Column Two]

Wed, 04 Dec 2002 17:57:58 GMT

Mandrake 9 - Getting more software
After Mandrake 9 is installed, one might need to install additional software. Believe it or not, once you get your software sources setup right, it is far easier than Windows (9x, NT, 2000 or XP) to add additional software. Bonne ressource pour les linuxnewbies... et j'installe enfin Mandrake 9 sur mon laptop vendredi!

Tue, 03 Dec 2002 01:47:36 GMT

Pinstripe is a Mozilla theme made to match the look and feel of a native Mac OS X application. De plus il utilise les éléments d'interfaces natifs à OS X, du beau travail, pas disponible pour les autres plate-formes...

Tue, 26 Nov 2002 13:07:09 GMT

It's back: Sun posts download of Solaris 9 x86. Intel version of OS returns. [détails sur InfoWorld: Top News]

Mon, 25 Nov 2002 17:15:16 GMT

SharpDevelop @ic#code
#develop (short for SharpDevelop) is a free IDE for C# and VB.NET projects on Microsoft's .NET platform. It is open-source (GPL), and you can download both sourcecode and executables.

Fri, 22 Nov 2002 15:00:21 GMT

Microsoft Just Says No to .Doc Replacement Panel
Un message syur Slashdot qui illustre bien ma postition sur le sujet: OpenOffice.org is a tremendous threat to MS Office (...) all OOo needs is for a few major corporate users of office suites to spend a fraction of the $ they send to Redmond instead on funding the final polish of OOo and the benefits of essentially zero $ cost coupled with open file formats and free-as-in-freedom will take care of the rest. If Microsoft does not see this as a real and serious threat, they are fools. (I believe they do see it as a threat, and will act accordingly) Boeing is on board, it shouldn't be too hard to get AOLTW and a few other obvious examples, and soon the dominoes will begin toppling. Microsoft cannot win the fight in the long term. They may win some battles, but they cannot win this war. Hehehe. Même pas eu besoin de l'écrire moi-même... vive l'hypertexte! Voir aussi l'article d'Infoworld sur le groupe de travail d'OASIS.

Wed, 20 Nov 2002 14:35:07 GMT

TcpTrace
I got fed up with installing Java & Apache SOAP just to get tcpTunnelGUI, so here's a native Win32 version, built using Attila (no MFC :) ). It started out as a copy of the Apache tool, but has taken on a life of its own! À rajouter dans mon webdev toolkit...

Wed, 20 Nov 2002 13:42:12 GMT

What is Microsoft OneNote?
Microsoft OneNote is a new program in the Microsoft Office family that enables you to capture, organize, and reuse your notes on any laptop computer, desktop computer, or Tablet PC. It gives you one place to store all your notes and the freedom to work with them how you want. Je suis curieux et j'ai hâte d'esseyer ce produit. D'ailleurs, je convoite en ce moment un Tablet PC convertible (comme celui-ci) si je peux m'arranger pour le faire dualbooter en linux et m'en servir aussi comme d'un laptop régulier... [via Web Voice]

Tue, 19 Nov 2002 21:38:25 GMT

"J2EE / .Net" Smackdown
Oganized by the Software Development Forum, an independent organization. Sun and Microsoft were each represented by three panelists. The format is simple: ten questions have been submitted to the participants a month ago and they will answer them all in turn in five minutes. Each party has the right to three rebuttals if they feel like contesting what the other boxer, I mean, participant, just said. What follows is a summary of the questions and their answers. Whenever I feel like adding a personal remark, I will do so with a particular color. Merci du rapport Cédric, très content de pouvoir mettre la main sur une version écrite et commentée!

Mon, 18 Nov 2002 05:10:33 GMT

SuSE Linux eMail Server 3.1
SuSE Linux eMail Server 3.1 supports all relevant Internet standards, including IMAP, LDAP, SMTP, POP3, TLS, and SASL. A special characteristic of this Open Source solution: since the number of possible users per e-mail server is unlimited, an increase in the number of users will not cause any additional costs or more administration workload (Total cost: 999$). Pas cher comparé à une license d'Exchange pour 25 utilisateurs (8200$, incluant le système d'opération, comme l'offre de SuSE)... je sais que ce n'est pas identique mais ce produit couvre 99% des besoins dans 90% des cas... et sans pénalité de croissance (license par utilisateur, ça devient très cher très vite!).

Mon, 18 Nov 2002 04:44:00 GMT

Some Windows 2k Tools
Un petit paragraphe assaisonné juste à point de savoureux hyperliens: That said, from time to time, I do need to tweak, clean or fix something that goes a bit wacky. Today, registry problems. If you're in the same boat, may I suggest the LabMice - Windows 2000 Utilities. If that doesn't cut it for you, or if you want to blow your foot clean-off with some nifty developer-oriented tools, perhaps the Windows 2000 Resource Kits Page will offer something of use. Then there are those other power tools I sometimes need...

Mon, 18 Nov 2002 04:34:06 GMT

Review of Red Hat 8.0 on OSNews.com. Ca date un peu mais c'est une évaluation assez détaillée... en passant, je n'ai toujours pas eu le temps de migrer mon laptop à Mandrake 9, mais c'est encore dans mes projets à court terme... surtout que je passe beaucoup de mon temps dans Windows avec Mozilla et Open Office (que j'aime de plus en plus!), donc un petit dualboot avec une installation fraîche de Win2k (je n'ai jamais aimé XP, j'sais pas pourquoi) est prévu pour bientôt, avec Cygwin, UNXutils et PuTTY pour qunad je suis sous win et Wine et VNC sous Linux, la barrière entre les deux mondes est bien mince...

Dan Bricklin: Tablet PC - First Impressions

Fri, 15 Nov 2002 20:17:35 GMT

So, one day in, my verdict: I can't see ever buying a portable laptop that isn't a convertible -- the benefits are too great for me. It's a Tablet PC, not a Pen PC, and not a Clamshell PC, and that's a win. While these are clearly still basically a version 1 or 2, they are still very useful. If you read a lot on a PC, and move your laptop around a lot, and have benefited from 802.11, and don't mind using early software that works but is basic (like the original VisiCalc was), and are in the market for a new laptop, take the next step and move up to a tablet.
[via Scott Loftesness]

Fri, 15 Nov 2002 13:57:16 GMT

Smart Objects
You knew something like this was coming sooner or later. At Comdex next week Microsoft is planning to unveil Smart Objects, a whole line of household items like alarm clocks, kitchen appliances, and stereo equipment that can connect to the Internet. In theory this means alarm clocks that can wake you up earlier if there's particulary bad traffic that morning... Cool, je vais devoir réinstaller le OS de mon frigo tous les 8 mois... j'espère seulement que mon four ne va pas freezer en pleine cuisson!!
[via Gizmodo]

Fri, 15 Nov 2002 13:53:19 GMT

Making a Connection with tcpdump, Part I
How to use tcpdump and what to do with the data you collect. Maintenant que Carl-Frédéric s'est déclaré Dieu d'Unix, je me suis dis que je pourrais lui fournir quelques indications pour continuer la croissance... il reste quelques étapes encore avant d'accéder au trône de l'olympe Unixien...

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