Microsoft MS-DOS v1.1 and v2.0 Source Code

Microsoft released the source code for MS DOS 1.1 and 2.0 few days back. With the help of the Computer History Museum, the source codes are now made downloadable by the public.

On the same day, Microsoft also released source code for Word for Windows 1.1a.

» Microsoft MS-DOS early source code | Computer History Museum

Microsoft Word for Windows Version 1.1a Source Code

Microsoft released the source code for Word for Windows 1.1a few days back. With the help of the Computer History Museum, the source codes are now made downloadable by the public.

On the same day, Microsoft also released source code for MS-DOS v1.1 and v2.0.

» Microsoft Word for Windows Version 1.1a Source Code | Computer History Museum

Make Ubuntu 11.10 Look and Feel Like GNOME 2

An interesting article on how to make your Ubuntu 11.10 user interface to be more GNOME 2.

The Mozilla Store (Video)

Handy shortcuts for Ubuntu Natty

Read on here.

Are Mac OS X or Linux more secure than Windows?

As Google begins ditching Microsoft Windows in preference to Mac OS X and Linux citing security concerns after this January's Chinese Aurora attacks, question lies in if the alternative operating systems are really more secure.

As many are aware of Windows' security flaws, our perception is that Microsoft's operating system should be more insecure. Is that really true? The following article is an interesting read.

Mac OS X and Linux are no magic security bullet for Google [via]

Google - The meaning of open

Last week, Jonathan Rosenberg, Senior Vice President of Google, Product Management, sent our an email to his employees on the meaning of 'open' as it relates to the Internet, Google, and our users.

Google is withholding its "Do not be evil" motto.

The meaning of open [via]

Google Go: An Open-Source Programming Language

Tech giant, Google, has announced its own open-source, object-oriented programming language, called Go.

According to a blog post, Go combines the development speed of working in a dynamic language like Python with the performance and safety of a compiled language like C or C++. Typical builds feel instantaneous; even large binaries compile in just a few seconds. And the compiled code runs close to the speed of C. Go lets you move fast.

Go comes with support for multi-processing, and is a fresh and lightweight take on object-oriented design. It also comes with some cool features like true closures and reflection.

The Go Programming Language
http://golang.org/

Google Go: An Open-Source Programming Language [via]

Bespin - Code in the Cloud

Bespin is a Mozilla Labs experiment that proposes an open, extensible web-based framework for code editing that aims to increase developer productivity, enable compelling user experiences, and promote the use of open standards.

Bespin - Code in the Cloud [via]

Windows 7.0 Final Nail in the Desktop Linux Market’s Coffin?

Below article discusses if the new upcoming Microsoft's operating Windows 7.0 is going to be a final nail in the desktop Linux market's coffin.

I am a Microsoft supporter.

Linux keeps dying [via]

OpenOffice.org Portable

OpenOffice.org Portable is a complete office suite -- including a word processor, spreadsheet, presentation tool, drawing package and database -- packaged as a portable app, so you can take all your documents and everything you need to work with them wherever you go.

OpenOffice.org Portable 3.0 is a free downoad for any USB thumb drive, however, it runs only on a Windows system (or Linux/Unix system with WINE).

OpenOffice.org Portable [via]

OpenXML Document Viewer - Open Word 2007 Files

The OpenXML Document Viewer team is pleased to announce the release of the first version of the Open XML to HTML project. The OpenXML Document Viewer project provides plug-ins and tools to view MS Word 2007 documents on platforms where Word 2007 is not available. This is achieved by using the OpenXMLViewer browser plug-in or the command line interface to convert the Word document (.docx) into HTML.

This viewer is available for both Windows and Linux. You can even open a OpenXML document like Word 2007 in Firefox.

OpenXML Document Viewer [via]

View as HTML for Open XML Files

Google Search now allows "View as HTML" for Open XML files. Office 2007 .docx documents, .xslx spreadsheets and .pptx presentations are some Open XML file formats.


So what are Open XML File Formats? Microsoft has an article "Introduction to the Office Open XML File Formats" on this.

Wubi - Ubuntu Installer

Wubi is an officially supported Ubuntu installer for Windows users that can bring you to the Linux world with a single click. Wubi allows you to install and uninstall Ubuntu as any other Windows application, in a simple and safe way. Are you curious about Linux and Ubuntu? Trying them out has never been easier!

Wubi is perfect if you are not familiar with partitions and do not wish to mess with it. Ubuntu latest version 8.10 has just been released.

Wubi [via]

The Story Behind Google Chrome

Google Chrome Rocks

Google Chrome performs quite well consuming fewer memory resources as compared to Microsoft Internet Explorer and Mozilla Firefox. It is quite light-weight.

I like its simplicity, incognito window concept, low memory consumption, individual tabs on separate processes (allow "killing" of tabs without terminating browser), code snippet styling for View Source, Task Manager, etc. Google Chrome is an integration of some of the features from Internet Explorer (including 8.0 Beta), Firefox and Opera.

It's cool!

Google Chrome
http://www.google.com/chrome

Google Chrome Officially Launched

Google officially enters into a Browser war with Mozilla's Firefox and Microsoft's Internet Explorer with their very own Google Chrome.

Google Chrome
http://www.google.com/chrome

The Invisible Browser
http://googlesystem.blogspot.com/2008/09/invisible-browser.html

Google Building Browser - Google Chrome

Google announces that a Windows version of the browser will be launched tomorrow. "We realized that the web had evolved from mainly simple text pages to rich, interactive applications and that we needed to completely rethink the browser. What we really needed was not just a browser, but also a modern platform for web pages and applications, and that's what we set out to build. (...) By keeping each tab in an isolated sandbox, we were able to prevent one tab from crashing another and provide improved protection from rogue sites. We improved speed and responsiveness across the board. We also built a more powerful JavaScript engine, V8, to power the next generation of web applications that aren't even possible in today's browsers."

I will be more than eager to try out Google Chrome once it is launched.

Google OS Is Actually a Browser: Google Chrome
http://googlesystem.blogspot.com/2008/09/google-os-is-actually-browser-google.html

Google Chrome Description in Comic Strips
http://www.google.com/googlebooks/chrome/index.html

Adeona: A Free, Open Source System for Helping Track and Recover Lost and Stolen Laptops

Adeona is the first Open Source system for tracking the location of your lost or stolen laptop that does not rely on a proprietary, central service. This means that you can install Adeona on your laptop and go — there's no need to rely on a single third party. What's more, Adeona addresses a critical privacy goal different from existing commercial offerings. It is privacy-preserving. This means that no one besides the owner (or an agent of the owner's choosing) can use Adeona to track a laptop. Unlike other systems, users of Adeona can rest assured that no one can abuse the system in order to track where they use their laptop.

Adeona is designed to use the Open Source OpenDHT distributed storage service to store location updates sent by a small software client installed on an owner's laptop. The client continually monitors the current location of the laptop, gathering information (such as IP addresses and local network topology) that can be used to identify its current location. The client then uses strong cryptographic mechanisms to not only encrypt the location data, but also ensure that the ciphertexts stored within OpenDHT are anonymous and unlinkable. At the same time, it is easy for an owner to retrieve location information.

Adeona
http://adeona.cs.washington.edu/

Mozilla Sets New Guinness World Record with Firefox 3 Downloads

Mozilla today announced it set a new Guinness World Record for the largest number of software downloads in 24 hours. The record-setting 8,002,530 downloads coincided with the launch of Firefox® 3, Mozilla’s major update to its popular and acclaimed free, open source Web browser.

http://www.mozilla.com/en-US/press/mozilla-2008-07-02.html