Cherry to launch keyboard for Linux users
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Linux users in German-speaking countries and the U.K. will have an opportunity to buy keyboards specially designed for the open source operating system in late September, when Cherry GmbH launches what the company claims is the world's first Linux keyboard.
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Elizabeth Smith has a new post to her blog today covering some of the fun she's been having with compiling things like Gtk+ and PHP-Gtk2.   So I've been using microsoft visual studio (actually it's Visual C++ Express, but uses the same stuff behind the scenes) to work on getting things compiled on windows. PHP-Gtk2 allows for some nifty extensions, well at least on linux. So I've been working to get versions of libglade, scintilla, gtksourceview and mozembed working on windows. It's a long, slow process. Here's the deal so far.   She talks about her current situation (what's compiling and what's not) and the software that she's trying to get up and running. She also mentions a problem she's been having with an error message talking about "unresolved external symbols" she'll need to track down (or get some help on - anyone out there seen it?)
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Turbolinux, Inc., a global leader of Linux-based solutions, announced  last week in Japan that they will release the new product "wizpy,"  which is a Linux-embedded, portable USB bootable device with digital  audio capability.
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Developers forum looks at Linux for the disabled. Also: Microsoft chided for ad campaign.
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In an earlier tip, you learned that by pressing the Tab key while holding down the Command key, you get a giant Dock-like window that lets you quickly cycle through your open apps. But there&#146;s much more to this handy Mac OS X feature than that. Read this week&#146;s tip to find out what else you can do with the application switcher. [Jan 05, 2005]
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Search app goes open source Google Desktop - the company's downloadable application for searching your computer - has finally landed on Linux.â¦
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The other day I blogged  about the fact that Linux lacked any advanced desktop management tools that provided thumbnails of running programs.  The Mac has this with Expose and Windows XP has had this in the task switcher for a while now.  (Note.  Both Kompose and Expose have an accent on the 'e' but my blogging software doesn't support unicode - don't ask... )  Justin Mason was nice enough to comment about Kompose in the comments and I've been running it ever since.  Kompose  is lays out thumbnails of your running programs and lays them out on your full screen (instead in just the task switcher).  "Kompose offers a great new way to manage a big number of windows on different Virtual Desktops ...
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Maui-X-Stream has developed a low-cost emulator that they claim allows Apple's Mac OS X to run on x86 processors. The company announced the software, dubbed CherryOS, earlier this week and proclaimed it to be a breakthrough for home users, software developers and Web designers who operate Windows based PCs.
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TechWeb - Chipmaker provides Linux tools to reach growing market there.
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Many fingers make light work, etc... If Pitman's typing courses only came with one of these: a Japanese-mase USB lamp that shines with varying intensity and hue according to how fast your fingers are cruising over your keys.â¦
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A Win/Mac developer recently asked me what I thought about his plan to create a binary of his application and sell it to interested Linux sound and music people. He asked with some trepidation, having already received a rather critical chorus of objection from some overly enthusiastic Linux users. This man's work is excellent and his software already runs nicely under Wine.read more
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The latest public beta of Boot Camp contains support for MacBook Pro keyboard backlighting, Apple Remote pairing, updated graphics drivers, and other changes.
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The debate about using Linux as a desktop OS has been going on for years. With each kernel revision and every new distribution release, we hear that Linux has become a feasible alternative.
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The Optimus Maximus keyboard developed by Russian designer Artemy Lebedev has been delayed once again, this time by problems with the device&#39;s firmware.Art Lebedev Studio had&#160;expected the first Optimus Maximus keyboards to ship in late December, but the release date has been pushed back to late February. He blamed the delay on a chip that powers the customizable keyboard.&quot;We have chosen a Philips processor that fully satisfied all our requirements. But as it is new as a product for Philips, they still experience some problems with the processor and we are compelled to work with draft documentation,&quot; Lebedev wrote this week in a blog post.Customers who have already paid and can&#39;t wait to get their hands on the keyboard, which has a tiny, customizable OLED (organic light-emitting diode) screen on each key, can opt to receive a keyboard before the firmware issue is resolved. These keyboards already have &quot;basic functionality,&quot; such as the ability to switch images displayed on the keys, but Lebedev said upgrading the firmware later on could be difficult for many users.&quot;If you do not have professional skills you may run into troubles installing and updating software,&quot; he wrote.The OLED screens used in the Optimus Maximus&#39; 113 keys can be customized by users, allowing the keys to change depending on what language a user is typing in, or which application is being used. Users can also change the font and color of the letters displayed on each key.Lebedev&#160;began taking orders for the Optimus Maximus&#160;in May, with each keyboard priced at $1,564.In November, Lebedev announced plans to offer several additional versions of the Optimus Maximus that have fewer keys equipped with OLED screens and therefore cost less.The cheapest of these versions, priced at $427, has just one customizable key: the space bar. A version with 10 customizable keys costs $599 and one with 47 customizable keys is priced at $999.Lebedev plans to show off the Optimus Maximus keyboard at the CES show in Las Vegas next month.&#160;
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Longhorn&#39;s woes may open a door for Linuxâa very tiny doorâbut Linux just isn&#39;ta good choice for desktops. Instead, desktop Linux proponents should wake up and switch to the Mac OS.
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Logitech plans to show off a mini-keyboard that controls a person&#39;s PC wirelessly from the comforts of their family room sofa.The handheld QWERTY keyboard, called the diNovo Mini keyboard, is designed for people who have connected their PCs to their TVs, allowing them to access photos, videos, and other content on the PCs as well as navigate the Web and watch downloaded shows on their TV, the company said.The mini-keyboard uses Bluetooth 2.0 wireless technology to control PC functions and includes hotkeys for media players and Web browsers, as well as page-up and page-down buttons that allow people to scroll when surfing the Web and zoom in and out of documents and images. Bluetooth has a range of around 30-feet from the PC, Logitech said.The device also incorporates ClickPad, a round, thumb-sized pad for use in pointing, scrolling or clicking on a Web link. It can also be used as a media remote and a directional pad to navigate menus and make selections. The ClickPad is backlit in orange when in touch-pad mode, and green when it is in media-remote mode.The keyboard keys are always backlit in orange to keep the device on the eyes.The diNovo Mini keyboard is expected to go on sale in the U.S. and Europe in late January for US$149.99.
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Here's how to take your documents, bookmarks, preferences and system settings along when you switch from Windows to Linux.