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Main changes: 0.3.0) 2006-12-20: Updated the kernel to Linux-2.6.18.5 with Reiser4 Added xorg graphical environment with WindowMaker Added gparted-0.3.3 to replace qtparted Added ntfs3g-beta-20061212 (full NTFS Read/Write) Added graphical editors (gvim, leafpad) Added graphical web browsers (firefox-2.0 and dillo) Updated the file-system tools (parted, e2fsprogs, xfsprogs, …) Updated the system (glibc, clamav, …) Updated the bootdisks I used it a couple of times to fix my linux-box and, in general, my pc. It’s the swift knife of every good admin. The only “fault” of it? The project is growing only on x86: PPC is sucking. ...

From the official announcement page: VMware Virtualization for Mac Beta Program What is VMware’s virtualization product for Mac? The new VMware desktop product for the Mac, codenamed Fusion, allows Intel-based Macs to run x86 operating systems, such as Windows, Linux, NetWare and Solaris, in virtual machines at the same time as Mac OS X. It is built on VMware’s rock-solid and advanced desktop virtualization platform that is used by over four million users today. With Fusion, you can run traditional PC applications on your Mac: if you need to run PC applications, you can now do so by leveraging the power of virtual machine technology. I still haven’t a MacIntel ( :( ) but I’m so happy about it: I saw Parallels Desktop in action and… I was not really enthusiast about it. I know VMWare and its quality level: the bigger and the stronger player in the battle for virtuallization it’s on its way. Other details about Fusion (I suspect it will not be the final name of this product ;) ), on ...

My friend V.V. (thank you, dear V.) sent to me this link: Coming in January: “Month of Apple Bugs”. This “article” speaks about an “hypothetical” developer, called “LMH”, who will start, in January 2007, an entire month dedicated to “searching for MacOSX bugs”. Mmmm…. Ok, I love MacOSX, and I love every Unix System too (Linux Rulez!!! ;) ) but… I think that: this “announcement of power” has only 2 possible whys: ...

Title: Vision Gran Turismo

The BEST Open-Souce RDBMS (not only for me), becomes better than itself. 5 December 2006, Washington DC (LISA Conference): The PostgreSQL Global Development Group today announces the release of version 8.2 of the PostgreSQL object-relational database management system. This 14th public release adds features, maturity, and performance requested by business users, delivering manageability comparable to leading enterprise database systems. Version 8.2 is expected to drive even more migrations toward PostgreSQL. ...

> Title: SpaceNavigator Demo on Google Earth Abstract: Created by 3dConnexion (Logitech), SpaceNavigator, is a mouse that allow to navigate on 3d axis from the most common applications (like GEarth). The most important news? It cost ONLY 59,00$!!!

On 16 Nov 2006 Google release the new version of GWT (Google Web Toolkit). As experts probably know, until this release GWT was not “develop-able” on MacOSX. But the music is changing… Edit Nov 22 2006: On the Official GWT Blog: After a couple weeks of fixing all the issues our developer community has so diligently reported in the issue tracker, we are happy to announce the official release of Google Web Toolkit 1.2 today. ...

Finally, someone makes it: it’s probabile the best fitting things for me and my iCal addiction. I have ever thinked about the possibilty of sync my iCall calendars (8 or 9… 8O ) with GCal, thinking that the Google WebApp is very very impressive and beautiful… but there was nothing that make it easy and effective. Now, the light at the end of the tunnel. It’s not available right now… but soon it will be. Until then, take a look to the Blog. ...

8O : No words to explain the power of this Physical Engine. Here, other stuff. Source, Gamesblog.

Log4E is an Eclipse Plugin which helps you to set up your logger easily in Java Projects. It assists you in several tasks: logger declaration, logger Insertions at certain method entries, substitution of System out’s, modification of already existing logger statements. Log4E has active support for Log4j, Commons Logging and JDK 1.4 Logging. By defining your own templates you might be able to adapt your own logger to the Plugin. A very usefull plugin for every Eclipse Java Developer, that knows the importance of Logging… expecially in huge projects.