Archive for the 'Applications' Category

Moonlight: Silverlight for Linux

Posted by Johan Cyprich on 18 Dec 2009 | Tagged as: Applications

Novell has completed a project with Microsoft to create an implementation of Silverlight for Linux systems. The product, Moonlight, will allow Linux users to view Silverlight applications, content, and video (including streaming ones) that previously only Windows and Mac users could access.

I couldn’t find any references on the Moonlight web site for which version [...]

Eclipse 3.5 Galileo

Posted by Johan Cyprich on 13 Aug 2009 | Tagged as: Applications

I’ve installed the latest version of Eclipse today (version 3.5, Galileo). The Classic version was installed instead of the Eclipse for PHP Developers edition. I started with the base edition of Eclipse (with the Java tools) and adding PHP and other web development components.

Download and Install Eclipse
The first thing you need to do is download [...]

WordPress 2.8.4: Security Release

Posted by Johan Cyprich on 12 Aug 2009 | Tagged as: Applications, Security

An update for WordPress was released today after a minor security issue was discovered yesterday. A bug in the code allowed a blog user to reset the administrator’s password and cause a new password to be e-mailed to the admin. The attacker would not get access to the account, but the administrator would be inconvenienced [...]

WordPress 2.8

Posted by Johan Cyprich on 12 Jun 2009 | Tagged as: Applications

WordPress 2.8 was released on June 10 and it was a very easy upgrade on my blog with the automated update feature on WordPress. All of my plugins and my theme are working without issues in the new version. I strongly recommend backing up your blog and database before making any upgrade. There was one [...]

Free Alternatives to Windows Applications

Posted by Johan Cyprich on 23 Apr 2009 | Tagged as: Applications

If you don’t want to spend money on Windows applications, there are usually free ones that may provide enough functionality to meet your needs. The AlternativeTo web site lists major commercial applications and the free applications that are similar to them. It doesn’t just list Windows programs, you can also find Mac and Linux applications [...]

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