Virtual desktop platform runs multiple OSes, including legacies
Parallels Inc. Wednesday released a beta version of its first product, a virtual machine platform that runs multiple operating systems concurrently. Parallels Workstation runs the Red Hat, Novell/SUSE, Mandriva, Debian, and Fedora Core Linux distributions, FreeBSD, and all versions of Windows — even “legacy” systems such as OS/2 and MS-DOS, the company said.Each “guest” OS (operating system) can be launched and utilized in networked, portable, independent virtual environments, according to the company. Virtual machine properties, computing priorities, and file structures are managed using an “intuitive” control console, the company said. The “host” OS can be various Linux distributions or Windows.
CSS Showcase Zen Garden Archives Gets a Facelift
Worth noting. Zen Garden Archives is one of the best resources for getting your hands on quality CSS stuff and now it’s even better!
Duke Schedules a Podcasting Symposium
Looks like Duke is getting into this big time. Thanks to Patty for posting this to teknoids.
Duke Podcasting Symposium :: September 27 – 28, 2005
Duke University is pleased to announce that we will be hosting the first-ever academic symposium on podcasting from September 27-28 of this year. The two-day event will feature a hands-on podcasting workshop, as well as panel discussions of the economic/business, legal, political, journalistic, and cultural impacts of podcasting by bringing together prominent members of the podcasting community with policymakers, scholars, and media experts.
TB-303 Give-Aways from Propellerheads and d-lusion
Slashdot | TB-303 Give-Aways from Propellerheads and d-lusion
“Good news for those of you who are into music synthesizers: Propellerheads has opened its Rebirth Museum and gives away the ‘revolutionary’ software simulation of the classic Roland TB-303. Interestingly, that happened just a day after the small German company d-lusion released another ‘legendary’ TB-303 simulator called Rubberduck as a free give-away.”
Creating a Software Demo Using OS Tools
NewsForge | Creating a software demo with Impress
If you’ve ever tried to explain how a particular feature or application works without actually showing it, you know how difficult that can be. A good software demo can really save the day for anyone from developers wanting to demonstrate their software to home users trying to explain to their family members how to create a simple document. If you want to create a software demo, you don’t have to buy an expensive closed source application such as Demo Builder, Viewlet Builder, or Turbo Demo. Instead, you can use free software tools that may already be installed on your machine, namely the GIMP and Impress. Here is how to create a software demo that includes some essential elements: cursor movements, button clicks, animated menus, and callouts.
Create Your Own Online Library Catalog
This is neat. I’m setting up my O’Reilly collection to try this out.
Library Stuff
Library Thing allows you catalog your books using tags and LOC classification. Also, you can look at other catalogs or tags and see what others are reading or have tagged.
NOLA Web Blogs, Audio and Video Feeds
Here are some links to info on what is going to on live in New Orleans.
Making Firefox Scream
Hacking Firefox: Speed Up Your Browser
Hack it, tweak it, and make it scream down the information highway. This chapter covers several of the much-touted hacks that you will find on the Internet, as well as some other less popular but very useful hacks. You will get the skinny on the what, how, and why of them. More important, you’ll see how to customize them to fit your current setup and situation. The primary method of hacking for this section is adjusting key hidden preferences.
Podracer: Podcast Aggregator
Podracer is a shell script with calls to Python to handle bit-torrent.
freshmeat.net: Project details for Podracer
Podracer is a podcast aggregator that gets the enclosures from your list of podcast subscriptions and stores them in the location you specify. It supports BitTorrent, HTTP, and FTP downloads, and runs best as a cron job to automatically retrieve podcasts throughout the day.
Temporary Official Tulane Law Website | Teknoids
Temporary Official Tulane Law Website | Teknoids
n response to the emergency situation created by hurricane Katrina, Tulane Law School has created a temporary official website at Emory Law School. This temporary site will serve as Tulane Law School’s official website for communicating with their community and the larger law school community. Members of the Tulane community are encouraged to visit the site to get the latest information on the situation.
Direct Link: Temporary Official Tulane Law Website