The “Break it Down” Blog
Tag Archive | "desktop"
KDE 4.1 Released - The Release KDE Users Were Waiting For
When KDE 4.0 was first released with major portions of the desktop rewritten and pieces of the desktop (from a user’s perspective) still left mostly raw or in some cases semi-functional, there was a large user lash-back to the “massive rewrite” approach taken; some calling to brand KDE 3.x and taking that branch forward instead [...]
Continue reading...Ubuntu 8.10 (Intrepid Ibex) Alpha 3, Screenshots and New Theme Proposals
Sunday, July 27, 2008
We don’t normally start tracking the Ubuntu releases until they hit about the Alpha 3 stage; after all the big software updates have made it in, any theme work is mostly done and the final release is starting to take shape. Well, that happened yesterday: Ubuntu 8.10 “Intrepid Ibex” Alpha 3 was released.
Continue reading...Windows Server 2008 as a Super Charged Desktop OS
Friday, February 15, 2008
Apparently it’s Microsoft Friday around here… anyway Laurence Hartje sent in a link (via Neowin) to Vijayshinva Karnure’s Blog where he describes exactly how to use Windows Server 2008 as a “SUPER workstation OS” by adjusting services, themes, etc. The big appeal seems to be that Server 2008 is a much more stable core and overall [...]
Continue reading...KDE 4.0 Released
Friday, January 11, 2008
KDE 4 has been released. This release includes… well… a rewrite of KDE. The entirely new desktop shell is called Plasma and includes Mac-esque additions with includes the 3D desktop effects that have been around as well as widgets for the desktop: The file manager was rewritten as well and is now known as Dolphin. This looks [...]
Continue reading...Microsoft Forcing Desktop Search on Users
Thursday, October 25, 2007
This is hilarious… and goes into the “Microsoft refuses to every do anything competent” file. The Register is reporting that Microsoft is actually forcing desktop search on everyone using the Automatic Update auto-install feature. That means if you had Desktop Search turned off, because it blows and slows down your computer, don’t worry… Microsoft will force [...]
Continue reading...Ubuntu 7.10 Reviews
Friday, October 19, 2007
No that is not a Mac desktop you are looking at, that’s Ubuntu 7.10 (Gutsy Gibbon). While we covered the 7.10 release a few times before, now that it’s officially out, people smarter than me have coughed up some pretty great reviews of it. Lunapark6 has a in-depth review with a lot of screenshots covering the [...]
Continue reading...Ubuntu 7.10 Gets Compiz by Default
Friday, September 14, 2007
After much debate it looks like the Ubuntu committee has voted to have Compiz turned on by default in the 7.10 release. NOTE: Compiz is the compositing technology that allows for the eye-candy effects like 3D desktops, fading-windows, transparencies, etc. For the folks saying “it’s about time!” the problem is that Compiz has never been 100% stable [...]
Continue reading...Touchscreen + XGL = Painfully Awesome
Friday, August 18, 2006
Wonder what a touchscreen monitor on a Linux box running XGL would be like having? Yes, interacting with your desktop using your fingers is what it would be like. Mirco Müller’s blog pointed me over to this video on youtube. Just awesome.
Continue reading...Getting XGL Working on your Distrobution of Choice
Friday, August 18, 2006
OSNews has a good post linking to XGL tutorials for all the major distrobutions out there, linked below for quick reference: Ubuntu SUSE Fedora Core (1, 2, 3)
Continue reading...X.org acceleration framework that binds AIGLX and X.org together
Wednesday, August 16, 2006
For the Linux folks out there that have been wanting to get on the XGL/AIGLX bandwagon with some Vista-like 3D desktop animations you may be farmiliar with the reasons to go with XGL or AIGLX, here’s a little background on them to clarify the situation: Demand for 3D effects in a linux desktop started increasing about [...]
Continue reading...
Loading ...
Thursday, July 31, 2008
4 Comments