Ubuntu Unity desktop still very annoying compared to MATE.

The Ubuntu Unity desktop environment is very annoying compared to the MATE alternative. I keep getting notifications that an app has stopped working, like Redshift, and then it loads it up again and it is running twice. Why does this even happen? With the MATE desktop environment, it is very stable and reliable. The system … Read more

Comparison of virtualization server platforms.

Some popular virtualization solutions The two competing virtualization solutions, VMware and HyperV both allow virtualization to be installed on a server or client machine to allow the creation of virtual machines to test operating systems and/or use spare computing resources to run a virtualized server instance without requiring the user to install more physical hardware … Read more

Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer has retired as company faces needed shake-up. This is a sign of the future.

Steve Ballmer, the CEO of Microsoft; has retired in a move that could spark the further decline of Microsoft. The company that released the controversial Windows 8 operating system with the touch interface is in dire need of new leadership. This company is in danger of becoming irrelevant if they do not rethink their approach … Read more

Database engines, how does MySQL compare to other database engines?

Comparing database engines is quite complex when you are deciding on which engine to use for managing a database on a desktop machine or a database for a website, although the MySQL engine is the most refined and stable database engine that is available today. Installation is very simple and after the installation it is … Read more

Linux versus Windows Server 2008 Active Directory.

Software installation properties.

I was setting up a Windows Server 2008 machine today with Active Directory and I was struck by the power that the Active Directory group policies give to the systems Administrator in terms of managing your client desktop machines and creating a unified locked-down desktop across all workstations. There is a HOWTO on adding a … Read more

Desktop interfaces in the olden days versus today. have we moved in the right direction?

The olden days of computing were dominated by the massive Microsoft corporation, they bought their DOS operating system from IBM, and copied the mouse and icons interface from the Xerox Star operating system from 1981. Nowadays the Ubuntu distribution is copying the Macintosh OSX interface to create the Unity interface. But that is not very … Read more