Adobe's time to shine?

Adobe's time to shine?: "
Over at Engadget, Ross Rubin's 'Switched On' article has an interesting analysis: Adobe has a unique opportunity to stomp Microsoft in the e-book sector. Ask anyone who's tried using ebooks of all flavors, be it a PDF crammed onto a Palm device, or a dedicated piece of hardware using an even more proprietary format (Sony I'm looking in your direction), and they'll likely tell you that the experience is either terrible or just bearable. However, as Rubin suggests, electronic ink devices are beginning to make real market headway, so Adobe could target these devices, implement their own tools into the workflow, and thus corner the e-book market. An interesting analysis, and I'm inclined to agree. Besides, who doesn't love PDF's? Come on Adobe, learn from Microsoft and strongarm those manufacturers into using only your technology. You can brand approved devices with the 'Reads fer sure' logo!
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FreshDiagnose system information utility

FreshDiagnose system information utility: "

FreshDiagnose is a very nicely done system information and benchmarking utility in the vein of Aida32. Simply run the application, and it will do a complete system analysis, listing all hardware devices, software, relevant registry settings and LAN information. It can also do system performance benchmarking to compare performance against other similar machines, for the purpose of detecting any problems."

Linux distros compared

Linux distros compared: "Filed under: Business, Linux
It's not exhaustive, but informative. Joshua Drake has been using Linux professionally for over 10 years, and he shares his opinions and comparisons in an admittedly subjective but thorough comparison of the five major Linux distros for 'non geeks.' The comparisons are between Red Hat ES, Novell SLES, Fedora FC4, OpenSuSE 10, and Ubuntu Breezy Badger. Notice Linspire isn't in there? Again, this isn't exhaustive, but it's a quick read, especially if you know someone considering Linux, but they don't know which 'Linux' to pick. I've been playing with Ubuntu myself lately, and will post some thoughts on it soon.
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InterfaceLIFT - Today's Mod

InterfaceLIFT - Today's Mod:

Today's mod is our first truly cross-platform feature in this category - a site full of mods for OS X, Windows and Linux. InterfaceLIFT contains a raft of customizations for your PC, from wallpaper to icons, Mac OS X themes, and Windows visual styles. Pretty much everything is covered, and done with a good dollop of style. The sheer number of possible downloads are mind boggling, and the consistently high quality makes for a very pleasant browsing experience.
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Very large freeware guide

Very large freeware guide: "
Who doesn't like lists of free stuff? SWC from Seetips has a list of what he considers to be the best freeware software available, focusing on Windows although he does touch on multi-platform software as well. It's hard to summarize a list like this, other than that it's worth scanning through it to see if there are any solutions that you might like to try.

SWC has helpfully broken out his list into 6 categories: Internet, Security, Digital Imaging, Multimedia, Computer Tools, and Desktop. Have a look if you're interested in upgrading your arsenal of free applications.
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Quest for a Linux Audio Player

Quest for a Linux Audio Player: "'Nowadays I collect, store, and listen to music mostly on digital media, so I thought I'd find myself a Linux audio player that does all the things I need it to do. Little did I know how many options I had! After evaluating more than a dozen applications, I've found three that I feel provide the best mix of features and performance.' Read more at Linux.com."

If You're Ready for Vista, Vista is Ready for 512MB

If You're Ready for Vista, Vista is Ready for 512MB: "While Vista probably won't be out until after the holidays—barring, you know, any further unforeseen technical difficulties like, say, the entire thing being as secure as an open box of cobras—you'll need at least 512MB of RAM (Read '2GB') and a DirectX 9 graphics processor (Read 'a Cray') to just boot up. Want all those beautiful widgets and sexy transparent windows? Get thee a high end graphics card.

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