Arun’s Blog

WineHQ has released Wine 0.9.34. This release includes
- Support for Xcursor.
- A range of fixes for various installers.
- New builtin xcopy tool.
- The usual assortment of Direct3D fixes.
- and lots of bug fixes.

Microsoft has issued a security advisory for Vulnerability in Windows Animated Cursor Handling. According to Microsoft, the vulnerability lies in the way Microsoft Windows handles animated cursor (.ani) files. In order for this attack to be carried out, a user must either visit a Web site that contains a Web page that is used to [...]

Billreminder is a simple bill tracking application for Ubuntu. I installed it and started using it. Installation was simple and it’s pretty easy to use. To install Billreminder, Click here and click on download Billreminder. Once downloaded, double click the file and untar the file to a folder (say Billreminder). Open a terminal (Application -> [...]

Not happy with the number of security holes and bugs created by Internet Explorer in desktops and laptops, Microsoft has released another browser for mobile devices. The browser code named Deepfish is available as a technology preview from Microsoft Live Labs. Currently, the technology preview does not support ActiveX controls, AJAX, cookies, Javascript, and HTTP [...]

Dell is finally going to sell pre-installed Linux desktops and laptops after users feedback on Dell’s Idea Storm. Currently Dell offers Linux on its servers and precision workstations. Dell will provide an update in the coming weeks that includes detailed information on which systems they will offer, their testing and certification efforts, and the Linux [...]

Yahoo announced that it’s offering unlimited storage to everyone starting May 2007.
 
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You might have read my earlier article about moving to OpenSuSe from Kubuntu. I couldn’t resist the temptation to move back to Kubuntu. I didn’t see anything wrong with OpenSUSE, but I wasn’t comfortable using that compared to (K)Ubuntu, so I downloaded the latest Kubuntu Feisty Fawn beta and burnt it in a CD.
I restarted [...]

You can now use your wordpress.com account as OpenID. OpenID is an open, decentralized, free framework for user-centric digital identity. The first piece of the OpenID framework is authentication — how you prove ownership of a URI.
If you go to a website that requires you to have OpenID to leave comments, then you can [...]

Techworld reports that according to the U.K. government, servers with Linux installed are greener than those running Windows. The reasons are, open source software has lower hardware requirements and needs less frequent hardware refreshes.
The government says “for equivalent open source and Microsoft Windows systems, the open source system will require less memory and a slower [...]

Ubuntu has released the beta version of Ubuntu Feisty Fawn. Some of the new/improved features in the beta are (most of them were polished from alpha releases):

Migration assistant: Built into the installer is the new migration-assistant, which helps you move your data from your old OS into Ubuntu.
New Games: Sudoku and Chess
Disk Usage Analyzer: you [...]