Trend: Less Meetings and More Face Video Conferencing

January 6, 2010 · Posted in Video Conferencing · Comment 

Video Conferencing systems are coming slowly to all offices. At this time, are being driven by extremely cost-cutting plans that are implementing many companies, so something that was once considered science fiction is now increasingly a reality.

It seems to me that technology has already advanced enough to allow several people we meet through a video conferencing system and not notice the difference with a face meeting. Well, yes, there is one that we can not save, as is drink some coffee with some of the attendees before or after it. However, in my opinion, it is worth considering that we provide ourselves with a videoconferencing system to exploit the advantages offered when arranging meetings. It also comes right up to date in case some day an important client calls us, lest we lose a good business opportunity: Read more

Linux Supports More Hardware than any Operating System

January 1, 2010 · Posted in Open Source · Comment 

linuxThe operating system GNU / Linux is the world compatible with all types of hardware, or so says one of the leading developers of drivers for this segment, which debunks the popular belief according to which the hardware is less support in GNU / Linux alternatives.

The words of Greg Kroah-Hartman is a bit surprising, especially for those usuariosdel operating system GNU / Linux that have been experiment with different distributions, and encounter the same problem: not all hardware is working properly on Vista or XP makes it equally in any Linux distribution.

The main supporter of USB drivers and one of the greatest managers in the distro kernel of Novell has claimed that these problems are scattered, and there are very few devices that are not supported.

The initiative specifically Linux Driver Project is helping to advance this field as more than 300 developers have signed on to set free drivers for hardware manufacturers to ask for them begin to offer the fruits of their labor. Future versions of the kernel will be particularly important in that paragraph, so it’s clear that hardware support in GNU / Linux is getting better.