QNX (Free subscription) | 07/29/2008
Earlier this year, the KDE team released the highly-anticipated 4th major revision of the KDE desktop. Instead of bringing evolutionary changes, KDE 4.0 effectively delivered a complete rewrite of KDE, and as a consequence the first release of the KDE 4 branch lacked a lot of features of KDE 3.x, while also being quite unstable and rough. Many even complained the KDE team shouldn't have released KDE...
DV Hardware (Free subscription) | 07/24/2008
TechwareLabs has published a editorial on Introduction to Linux: Desktop Environments. Adding to our initial Introduction to Linux Article Justin is back once again. This time we elaborate on the different desktop environements that exist, what they are and why you might select one over another. Covering over 10 different environements you will want to see our review before selecting your next desktop...
Linux and Open Source Blog (Free subscription) | 07/17/2008
Slackware 12.1 has many improvements over last major release (Slackware 11.0) as well as to that of 12.0 release and is a must-have upgrade for any Slackware user. Among the many program updates and distribution enhancements, you’ll find two of the most advanced desktop environments available today: Xfce 4.4.2, a fast and lightweight but visually appealing [...]
QNX (Free subscription) | 07/13/2008
Groklaw has interviewed KDE about some recent misconceptions about KDE 4. "There has been a bit of a dustup about KDE 4.0. A lot of opinions have been expressed, but I thought you might like to hear from KDE. So I wrote to them and asked if they'd be willing to explain their choices and answer the main complaints. They graciously agreed."
QNX (Free subscription) | 07/06/2008
KDE 4.1 is supposed to make everything right with the recently troubled desktop. Everyone agrees now that KDE 4.0 was a mistake. However, what the mistake was -- and whose -- is a matter of opinion. KDE developers blame distributions for rushing to include a release that was never intended for everyday use, while users blame developers for changing everything. More here. Also, Tectonic published an...
QNX (Free subscription) | 07/04/2008
The windows port for KDE allows users to install and run KDE applications in Windows 2000, XP, 2003 and Vista . This tutorial will guide you step by step through installing KDE in Windows.
QNX (Free subscription) | 07/02/2008
"After the recent release KDE 4.1 beta 2 and openSUSE 11 with KDE 4.0.4, some critics have been especially vocal in expressing their displeasure with the KDE 4 user interface paradigms. The debate has grown increasingly caustic as critics and supporters engage in a war of words over the technology. The controversy has escalated to the point where some users are now advocating a fork in order to move...
MobileTechNews (Free subscription) | 06/30/2008
Google and Tele Atlas sign long-term licensing agreement spanning Google's map-based and navigation services across mobile, online and desktop environments including Google Maps for Mobile.
Ubuntu Geek (Free subscription) | 06/29/2008
LXDE is a new project aimed to provide a new desktop environment which is lightweight and fast. It’s not designed to be powerful and bloated, but to be usable and slim enough, and keep the resource usage low. Different from other desktop environments, we don’t tightly integrate every component. Instead, we tried [...]
QNX (Free subscription) | 06/16/2008
Probably the most often misunderstood element of KDE4 is Plasma, the extensive widget engine that replaces the normal desktop and the Kicker panel from KDE 3.x. The entire KDE4 desktop is built up out of Plasmoids (yet another term for desk accessory), including the panel and the desktop itself - and it is the latter that has been causing quite some confusion. Where are my desktop icons?
Red Orbit (Free subscription) | 06/11/2008
Citrix Systems has upgraded its Access Gateway Appliance to provide secure access to virtual desktop environments. It said Citrix Access Gateway 8.1 will integrate with XenDesktop to enable organizations to control access to applications and desktops regardless of user location.
polishlinux.org (Free subscription) | 06/06/2008
Ergonomics is the scientific discipline concerned with designing according to the human needs, and the profession that applies theory, principles, data and methods to design in order to optimize human well-being and overall system performance. (Wikipedia) The goal of ergonomics is to make the interaction of humans with machines as smooth as possible, enhancing performance, reducing [...]
Computerworld UK's Roundup (Free subscription) | 06/04/2008
After Credit Suisse developed an application to manage virtual resources in-house, it decided to spin off a company dedicated to selling the tool to enterprise businesses struggling to maintain control of virtual server and desktop environments.
QNX (Free subscription) | 06/01/2008
KDE 4.1, which is supposed to become the KDE4 version usable by 'normal' people, is coming at the end of July. When Ars reviewed the beta release, they were positive in that it was moving forward at an "extraordinary pace". Despite the positive notions in the news, many seem to have problems actually seeing all the new stuff being done in KDE4 - just like how people fail to see the massive amount of...
QNX (Free subscription) | 05/29/2008
Tuesday, we reported that the KDE project had released the first beta of KDE 4.1, the release that is supposed to be ready to replace KDE3 on normal users' desktops. The information and marketing speak in the press release sure was promising, so Ars decided to take the KDE 4.1 beta out for a spin.
