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5Jan

Windows Vista at CES

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I don’t use to comment anything about HaseCorp but as soon as I read Error 500 comment on Gates conference at CES I told to myself that its worthy to say something.

  • Flip3D seems to be original, I mean, I’ve seen things like this on other Operative Systems, but we may assume its an original one
  • Windows Vista Sidebar isn’t original, its like Google desktop
  • Windows Photo Gallery isn’t original, Flick was before on that road…
  • Msn Search Toolbar isn’t original, Google has a local search engine for your computer that runs very well…
  • Windows Vista wants to offers a music store with MTV, but, iTunes rules this better, former, and integrated with ipod’s hardware, and they do it over Windows and Macintosh (when with Linux?)
  • they don’t deliver WinFs … oh what a pity, ’cause here’s where the expectation were

So think about, what’s new on this issues? where’s innovation? who is developing new things, really?

3Jan
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iPod: me too

I fall … since I sow an iPod I really like it.

Rational as I am, I thought there must be cheaper options that fulfill my requirements… but (here comes the stuff that matters) but there’re important items to choose an iPod.

Less practical but very important: design and what to say about Apple ( have a look on this imac and told me if you have a PC such as this).

An iPod offers me 2Gb for a reasonable amount of money, and yes, I know there cheapers options, but, what here comes another because who will offer me support in the next three years?. There’s a big company in the backstage, this has become a very sold product and finally, ther’re a lot of gadgets that complete what I need (for instance, car battery charger, radio, socks!!! to protect it and so on)

2Jan
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Confort or not?

This days I’m found myself thinking about change my home router/firewall server. There’re a few things you must know, first of all.
This server has been running and giving a good service as long it as been turning on. I installed a debian and I put a cron that does a daily update.

So, what the hell do you want to change your machine?… Here comes the juice…

I like debian, those guys are doing a very good job, and we reall got to say them thank you boys, but, why everything is different in a debian installation? I don’t want they follow the mainstream just for being on the wave. But many times, a little better way to do things, it’s a lot more disapointing. So many times I prefer a little less better but a much more common solution.

My home system, acting as a router and firewall requieres a stable linux distro, I need also a distro that offers regular and good security updates. I need free software ’cause it has to cost nothing to my little pocket. I was thinking about it, and after consider different options I’m pretty convinced about choose centos. Mainly they offer a free, stable linux distro. And first of all, they’re a RH clone, so it makes everything easier for me.

There’s a big step to do, to get time enough to plan and do the task. It may sound dramatic but this is not just to erase and reinstall a new distro, I got to backup what packages I’ve installed, how they’re configured, what are they for … and so on.