Comments on: Quote of the week - Warren Ellis http://www.magpiebrain.com/blog/2004/07/12/quote-of-the-week-warren-ellis/ Sam Newman's blog Wed, 15 Oct 2008 20:23:33 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: Sam Newman http://www.magpiebrain.com/blog/2004/07/12/quote-of-the-week-warren-ellis/#comment-452 Sam Newman Wed, 14 Jul 2004 09:45:35 +0000 http://www.magpiebrain.com/2004/07/12/quote-of-the-week-warren-ellis/#comment-452 I believe they have opensourced looking glass - in fact a quick google reveals "they have(eWeek - Sun Opens Its 3-D 'Looking Glass' Linux Desktop)":http://www.eweek.com/article2/0,1759,1617825,00.asp. The cynic in me takes this to mean that either this was only a technology demonstrator or it was a dead end approach. The slightly less cynical side of me says that perhaps Sun fon't have the money to invest in it and that by opensourcing it they might attract some free developers! I believe they have opensourced looking glass – in fact a quick google reveals they have. The cynic in me takes this to mean that either this was only a technology demonstrator or it was a dead end approach. The slightly less cynical side of me says that perhaps Sun fon’t have the money to invest in it and that by opensourcing it they might attract some free developers!

]]> By: David Flett http://www.magpiebrain.com/blog/2004/07/12/quote-of-the-week-warren-ellis/#comment-451 David Flett Tue, 13 Jul 2004 21:45:39 +0000 http://www.magpiebrain.com/2004/07/12/quote-of-the-week-warren-ellis/#comment-451 On a slightly related note (apple's graphical wizardry, Sun's need for an effective desktop, etc). Check out this new Sun 3D Java desktop - project looking glass: "http://wwws.sun.com/software/looking_glass/index.html":http://wwws.sun.com/software/looking_glass/index.html We had some Sun engineers over this week at work to discuss future products and they were really running this on their laptops! In some basic way its like Apple's Expose feature which can use mouse gestures to shrink windows, show all windows, show all MDI windows for an app, clear all apps for the desktop, bring them flying back etc. I am a convert to this kind of productivity feature. Beats Alt-tab any day. On a slightly related note (apple’s graphical wizardry, Sun’s need for an effective desktop, etc). Check out this new Sun 3D Java desktop – project looking glass:

http://wwws.sun.com/software/looking_glass/index.html

We had some Sun engineers over this week at work to discuss future products and they were really running this on their laptops! In some basic way its like Apple’s Expose feature which can use mouse gestures to shrink windows, show all windows, show all MDI windows for an app, clear all apps for the desktop, bring them flying back etc. I am a convert to this kind of productivity feature. Beats Alt-tab any day.

]]> By: David Flett http://www.magpiebrain.com/blog/2004/07/12/quote-of-the-week-warren-ellis/#comment-450 David Flett Tue, 13 Jul 2004 20:49:23 +0000 http://www.magpiebrain.com/2004/07/12/quote-of-the-week-warren-ellis/#comment-450 You and me both - waiting for a G5 laptop - that is. Rumours are it will be Spring '05 You and me both – waiting for a G5 laptop – that is. Rumours are it will be Spring ‘05

]]> By: Sam Newman http://www.magpiebrain.com/blog/2004/07/12/quote-of-the-week-warren-ellis/#comment-449 Sam Newman Tue, 13 Jul 2004 09:31:12 +0000 http://www.magpiebrain.com/2004/07/12/quote-of-the-week-warren-ellis/#comment-449 Ah, my next computer will probably be an Apple (I think I'll wait for a G5 laptop) I just happened to like quote :-) Ah, my next computer will probably be an Apple (I think I’ll wait for a G5 laptop) I just happened to like quote :-)

]]> By: David Flett http://www.magpiebrain.com/blog/2004/07/12/quote-of-the-week-warren-ellis/#comment-448 David Flett Mon, 12 Jul 2004 20:30:37 +0000 http://www.magpiebrain.com/2004/07/12/quote-of-the-week-warren-ellis/#comment-448 On the subject of apple, here's an interesting article on the state of the CPU market re: Wintel, Apple, IBM and Sun: http://www.linuxinsider.com/story/34994.html If I only I could use OS X on the Sun's at work :-) On the subject of apple, here’s an interesting article on the state of the CPU market re: Wintel, Apple, IBM and Sun:

http://www.linuxinsider.com/story/34994.html

If I only I could use OS X on the Sun’s at work :-)

]]> By: David Flett http://www.magpiebrain.com/blog/2004/07/12/quote-of-the-week-warren-ellis/#comment-447 David Flett Mon, 12 Jul 2004 19:16:48 +0000 http://www.magpiebrain.com/2004/07/12/quote-of-the-week-warren-ellis/#comment-447 I agree - apple's are crap - my powerbook has not crashed in the two years I've had it, let alone had a hardware fault. Uptime measured in weeks and the most productive development platform for me. How the hell am I supposed to justify a couple of thousand on a new laptop????? Damn Steve Jobs and his company! Hahaha I agree – apple’s are crap – my powerbook has not crashed in the two years I’ve had it, let alone had a hardware fault. Uptime measured in weeks and the most productive development platform for me. How the hell am I supposed to justify a couple of thousand on a new laptop?????

Damn Steve Jobs and his company! Hahaha

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