Multi-pointer Remote Desktop: Ending the Mouse/Keyboard Wars
Jan 27, 2009Developer Chris Ball has patched the Vino Virtual Network Computing (VNC) server to display multiple simultaneous mouse and keyboard events. The result could be an end to the battle over mouse and keyboard control among local and remote users in a VNC environment.
more »Apt-Dater 0.7 for Mass Remote Updates
Jan 23, 2009The remote package update manager program apt-dater is now available in version 0.7. It performs software updates on a mass of remote hosts.
more »Qt 4.5 Under Lesser GPL
Jan 15, 2009Nokia will offer its Qt widget collection software under less restrictive LGPL licensing and has opened up its repositories.
more »Palm with Linux at Las Vegas Show
Jan 10, 2009One of the highlights of the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) just ending in Las Vegas is Palm's offering of its WebOS for mobile devices. A fitting name for its coming attraction in mid-2009 that uses this OS is the Palm Pre, to be offered exclusively through Sprint.
more »Sun Breaks Through Clouds, Acquires Q-Layer
Jan 08, 2009Sun Microsystems has acquired Belgian company Q-Layer, which specializes in cloud computing.
more »Retro 10.0 Brings Forth on Many OSs and Browsers
Jan 06, 2009Retro, the free implementation of a minimalist dialect of Forth, is now available in version 10.0.
more »25c3 Introduces Open Source Tool for PLC Monitoring
Dec 30, 2008Two French developers have introduced a configuration software for Intellon-based Power Line Communication devices (PLC) at the 25c3 in Berlin. Simultaneously, the developers declared the software, called Faifa, as Open Source.
more »Splashtop Insyde BIOS
Dec 18, 2008Splashtop manufacturer DeviceVM and the Taiwanese Firmware and BIOS producer Insyde have entered into a joint developer partnership.
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