Playstation 3 vs. XBOX 360 - One Year Later
It has been exactly 1 year to the day since we published our PS3 vs. XBOX 360 article, written for us by a friend of mine who is a lead programmer for a game company working on all three consoles (and PC).
His conclusion was a controversial one at the time. That the XBOX 360 [...]
Dell’s entry level Vista and Linux Desktops price comparison
In the past year Dell has responded to a large amount of consumers interested in a Linux desktop. Much of the nerd world has been dreaming of the “Year of the Linux Desktop” when Linux takes over and the evil giant Microsoft falls.
The Inspiron 530 is Dell’s current entry level desktop. I configured [...]
Microsoft Wants Open Source Users To “Pay Up”
Just when you thought Microsoft wanted to distance itself from the idea that it was a gigantic, evil, monopolizing corporation, it goes after the little guy. Not just any particular little guy either. Microsoft alleges that open-source software such as Linux and OpenOffice violate, in total, 235 of their patents. The [...]
Is Linux finally ready for desktops?
The question : “Is Linux Finally Ready For Desktops?” can be answered by two simpler questions:
1) Is Linux easy enough that my Grandmother use it?
2) Can I replace every single windows program with a Linux program or run it under wine or a similar, compatible program?
After many years of using multiple Linux distributions [...]
Using the PS3 SixAxis controller in Linux (in Bluetooth mode!)
The folks over at pabr.org have figured out how to get the PS3 SixAxis controller to work in Linux - in Bluetooth mode! In USB mode, the controller is a standard USB HID device, so it works fine as a basic controller in Linux already. But when Bluetooth is used, you get to make full [...]
