So How Do You Find Snow Leopard?
September 5, 2009 by Rico Mossesgeld
Filed under Desktops, Laptops, software
Aesthetically-wise, there really isn’t any difference between Snow Leopard and Leopard, Mac OS X 10.6 and 10.5 respectively. And without spending enough time to go over all the promised new features and improvements (see the reviewer’s guide here), I can say Snow Leopard brings speed and responsiveness improvements out of the gate. At the very least, that new Quicktime feature allowing screencast creation on the fly is a really great addition. It, as a friend says, will probably kill most of Screenflow’s current market.
Another good impression Snow Leopard makes is the price of the upgrade, which for a single-user license …read more
Ubuntu 9.04 Looking Good—But a Bit Buggy
April 27, 2009 by Rico Mossesgeld
Filed under Trends
Or at least the “Kubuntu” variant of the Linux-based OS. Last Thursday saw the release of Ubuntu 9.04 (code named “Jaunty Jackalope”), but TuxArena’s focus on Kubuntu should interest anyone looking to upgrade or switch from another OS—the variant is after all, Ubuntu running on a different interface. But just to be clear, take it away enthusiast!
First of all, Kubuntu was always known as Ubuntu’s little brother, since it was based on KDE and opinions were always different regarding its stability. Some say Kubuntu was always a buggy distribution, and probably the worst KDE-based distribution out there, while for others …read more
