Tag: OS X
vSphere Web Access 503 Service Unavailable Error And Solution
last updated May 21, 2010 in Categories vmware
By default vSphere does not provide client for Linux or OS X. You need to use Windows system to manage your VMware ESX server. However, it does provides vSphere Web Access which allows you to organize and share virtual machines using web browser. If you try to access vSphere Web Access you may get an error which read as follows:
You can fix this problem as follows.
BBC's Rory Cellan-Jones: Not Happy With Ubuntu Linux
last updated October 27, 2009 in Categories Linux, Linux desktop, News, Ubuntu Linux, Windows, windows vista
BBC's blogger Rory Cellan-Jones took Ubuntu Karmic Koala for 24 hours test drive and predicated that – "… Ubuntu will remain a very niche product – but it's Google's Android which could bring open-source to the mass consumer market…".
Why Did You Switch From IE ( Internet Explorer ) ?
last updated February 11, 2009 in Categories Ask nixCraft, Linux, Linux desktop, UNIX, Windows, Windows server, windows vista
I was going though my server logs / Google Analytics settings and found that over 60% users are on MS-Windows. However, each and every month visitors are switching to Firefox or Google browser and so on. So I would like to know your reasons for making switch from IE to another browser. Why did you switch and which browser did you switch to?
2009 Year of The Linux Desktop – Linux to Ship More Desktops than Windows
last updated October 30, 2008 in Categories Linux desktop, News, OS X, Windows, windows vista
Jim Zemlin is executive director of the Linux Foundation has posted some interesting information and very bold prediction about Linux desktop.
Download of The Day: CRON-O-Meter Open Source Dieting Software
last updated May 24, 2008 in Categories Download of the day, GNU/Open source, Linux desktop, OS X, UNIX, Windows, windows vista
Open source java dieting software that aims to provide a complete solution to the CR dieter. Allows to track vitamin, mineral, and protein intakes with great care.
Download Firefox 3 Release Candidate 1
last updated May 17, 2008 in Categories Linux desktop, Mozilla, OpenBSD, OS X, Ubuntu Linux, UNIX, Windows, windows vista
Firefox 3 Release Candidate 1 has been released and download it while it is hot!
Gartner Report: MS-Windows Is Collapsing
last updated April 11, 2008 in Categories Linux, Windows, windows vista
Wow, the researchers warn that Windows is collapsing and Linux / OS X replacing Windows:
Calling the situation "untenable" and describing Windows as "collapsing," a pair of Gartner analysts this week said Microsoft must make radical changes to the operating system or risk becoming a has-been.
In a presentation at a Gartner-sponsored conference in Las Vegas, analysts Michael Silver and Neil MacDonald said Microsoft has not responded to the market, is overburdened by nearly two decades of legacy code and decisions and faces serious competition on a whole host of fronts that will make Windows moot unless the Redmond, Washington developer acts.
This article explains why Windows is broken:
Two Gartner analysts said the words that enterprises dread, and that will move alternate operating system proponents to tears of joy: "Windows as we know it needs to be replaced." Microsoft's operating system (OS) development times are too long and they deliver limited innovation; their OSs provide an inconsistent experience between platforms, with significant compatibility issues; and other vendors are out-innovating Microsoft . That gives enterprises unpredictable releases with limited value, management costs that are too high, and new releases that break too many apps and take too long to test and adopt. With end users bringing their own software solutions into the office…well, it's just a heck of a sad story for Microsoft.
Increase Your Productivity with Various Linux Desktop Apps
last updated April 1, 2008 in Categories Links, Linux, Linux desktop, Ubuntu Linux, windows vista
This blog post covers many applications which can be used to increase your productivity without spending a single penny.
Sure, Apple's built its reputation on being the hipster brand of choice, but one of the nice things about Linux is the ability to customize virtually any aspect of the operating system to cater to your workflow and computing habits.
For the purpose of structure I'll break the article into two parts. The first will discuss how Linux can be just as application-rich, in terms of usefulness, as OS X or Windows. In the second half, I'll cover various productivity-boosting apps and features that allow you do accomplish virtually any task with a few simple keystrokes.
=> Full-throttle Productivity and Web-Work With Ubuntu
What's new in OpenOffice.Org version 3?
last updated March 19, 2008 in Categories Linux desktop, OS X, UNIX, Windows
OO is a decent free Office Suite for Windows / Linux / Mac and other platforms. This webpage provides OpenOffice.org 3.0's new features, an early look:
OpenOffice.org 3.0 is 167 days away, but who's counting? Maybe the software developers are counting because they have a whopping 2,278 issues targeted for this release. Even though OpenOffice.org 2.4 is not yet out the door, let's see how far they've come with OpenOffice.org 3.0.
Personal Information Manager (PIM), probably based on Thunderbird/Lightning
PDF import into Draw (to maintain correct layout of the original PDF)
Web 2.0 support for weblogs and wikis
Office 2007 OOXML document import filter
Support for Mac OS X Aqua platform
Redesigned, more modern GUI.
Extensions, to add third party functionality etc
(Fig. 01: OpenOffice.Org v3.x Splash Screen)
=> OpenOffice.org 3.0's new features
Create Encrypted System Partition Under Linux / Windows / Mac OS X
last updated March 14, 2008 in Categories Download of the day, File system, Howto, Linux, Linux desktop, OS X, Windows
TrueCrypt is a software application used for on-the-fly encryption (OTFE). It is free and open source software. TrueCrypt is available for Microsoft Windows, Mac OS X, and Linux. This software can protect date. It encrypts data stored on a computer's disk and transparently decrypts the information when a user requests it. No special action by the user is required. From the Linux.com article:
Last month the TrueCrypt Foundation released TrueCrypt 5.0, which finally introduces a Linux GUI for the cross-platform encryption application. TrueCrypt 5.0's numerous other enhancements include a Mac OS X port, XTS operation mode, the ability to encrypt a system partition or drive under Windows, and the addition of the SHA-512 hash algorithm
=> Encrypt volumes through a cross-platform GUI with TrueCrypt 5.0