improvements

LibCACA

Topix - Unix  Fri, 11/21/2008 - 08:41

It is not unlike the famous AAlib library, with the following improvements: Unicode support 2048 available colours dithering of colour images advanced text canvas operations Libcaca works in a text terminal ...


 

Bash Cable, Dish and Local TV Listings For Linux Or Unix

Digg Linux/Unix upcoming  Sun, 11/16/2008 - 20:25

A few more improvements, and a possible move to "project" status - your opinion will decide!


 

It s worth the effort?

Topix - Linux  Sun, 11/16/2008 - 04:55

I've been using BeOS for some years, and at first, I thought it was great: fast, small, media oriented, and elegant but...Windows Vista is set to be released on January with some improvements, huge software ...


 

MaxBulk Mailer 6 Email-merge Solution for Macintosh and Windows

Topix - Linux  Sat, 11/15/2008 - 13:17

Maxprog is proud to present a new release of MaxBulk Mailer, new version 6.0, available now on Maxprog website with several interesting new features and improvements.


 

2008 Linux Graphics Survey Launches

Digg Linux/Unix upcoming  Sat, 11/15/2008 - 07:45

Last year we hosted our first annual Linux Graphics Survey as really the only study that's been done to get a better understanding what the Linux community is using in their computers to fulfil their graphics needs, what their key interests are, and where they are looking for improvements.


 

Can Apache Maven Make It by Going Commercial?

Linux Today  Thu, 11/13/2008 - 09:36

InternetNews: "The figures behind Apache Maven are betting that for the widely deployed, open source Java project management tool, the answer is relying on open source's ability to slip in the enterprise back door, gain fans organically and only then upsell users on commercial-grade improvements."


 

Apple Focusing on MobileMe Improvements in Latest 10.5.6 Builds

MacRumors  Wed, 11/12/2008 - 12:25

Apple is still hard at work on the next version of Mac OS X 10.5.6 according to published reports on the internet.

The latest Mac OS X 10.5.6 (9G35) build appears to focus heavily on testing of MobileMe syncing features for notebook ...


 

Parallels Boosts Mac Virtualization Performance

Topix - Linux  Mon, 11/10/2008 - 23:05

Parallels plans on Tuesday to introduce a new version of its virtualization software to run Windows and Linux on Macs, with improvements designed to increase performance by 50% over the previous version, and ...


 

Subtle improvements in Windows Vista

Topix - Unix  Mon, 11/10/2008 - 22:24

I've moved my home 4-core parallel-coding/gaming machine over to Vista, following the typical "wait for the first service pack" approach that most people take when considering new Microsoft operating systems.


 

LLVM 2.4 released

LWN.net  Mon, 11/10/2008 - 02:42

Version 2.4 of the LLVM compiler is out. "LLVM 2.4 includes many bug fixes, much faster compile times at -O0, substantially better code generation in various cases, a new PIC16 target, new IR features, and numerous other improvements and features." Lots of details can be found in the release notes.