Most people know Launchy as a simple and lightning-fast application launcher for Windows, but it’s actually capable of much more than that. Using Launchy, you can append text to files, schedule appointments, add to your to-do list, set reminders, and more—it just takes a little setting up. Today I’ll detail how I use Launchy for more than just app launching.

Hack Attack: Take Launchy beyond application launching - Lifehacker

If you use Launchy you should read this article. If you don’t use Launchy you should read this to. And then discover what you’ve been missing.

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Linux.com :: Flock 0.9 lands gracefully

The Flock project has been building a “social Web browser” since 2005. The upcoming Flock 0.9 release adds new blogging features, integrates media streams into the browser, and includes an overhaul of the Flock bookmark system. It’s not perfect yet, but Flock 0.9 is a big leap forward.

I liked Flock a lot when I first installed it but the memory leak problem forced me back to Firefox. Hopefully they’ve fixed this problem and I can go back to it again.

Welcome - TheOpenCD

TheOpenCD is a collection of high quality Free and Open Source Software. The programs run in Windows and cover the most common tasks such as word processing, presentations, e-mail, web browsing, web design, and image manipulation. We include only the highest quality programs, which have been carefully tested for stability and which we consider appropriate for a wide audience.

A useful CD to have on file as part of the setting up Windows routine. Also a good way to find other free software that you weren’t previously aware of.

How to Install PHP and MySQL Under Windows XP, from Technical Enterprises - White Papers, Webcasts and Case Studies - ZDNet

MySQL, for database functions and PHP for server-based scripting. While many books and articles describe how to install these open-source tools under Linux, this paper shows how to install these products under Windows XP.

Happy as I am to run Linux when I’m working on CMS websites and templates there are times when it is quite inconvenient. I never thought I’d ever say this but a quick read through confirms my experience that this may be easier in Linux but this is a thorough guide and essential reading.

» Vista Hands On #13: Connect to a shared folder on a Linux machine | Ed Bott’s Microsoft Report | ZDNet.com

As I noted earlier this week, I’ve been trying to get a Linux box installed on my network so I can explore interoperability issues between Windows and Linux. I can now report that I have succeeded in installing Ubuntu Linux 6.10 and it seems to be running well. First problem I ran into was that the Vista machine couldn’t access shared resources on the Linux box and vice versa. I had no problem passing files back and forth between the Linux box and one running Windows XP. This post deals with the first problem, connecting to the shared resources on the Linux box. (I’ll tackle the issue of connecting to a Vista share in a follow-up post.)

Of all the challenges of running Linux I’ve come across, sharing files has always been the greatest. So any help is worth reading and sharing

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What does this document contain? Most people don’t know, because it is written in legal-speak. Still, you are expected to read it and are required to agree to it before using Windows XP Home. Even if you don’t read it, you are still bound by it, so it’s good to know what’s in there.

LinuxAdvocate.org - Linux information, advocacy, reviews and tips for everyone.

Part of my job involves reading EULAs and they can make interesting/shocking reading. It would be wonderful to think that EULAs could be accompanied by a plain english explaination but I fear that the legal types wouldn’t agree.

The Vista saga has two interesting lessons for the computer business. It raises, for example, the question of whether this way of producing software products of this complexity has reached its natural limit. Microsoft is an extremely rich, resourceful company - and yet the task of creating and shipping Vista stretched it to breaking point. A lesser company would have buckled under the strain. And yet while Microsoft engineers were trudging through their death march, the open source community shipped a series of major upgrades to the Linux operating system. How can hackers, scattered across the globe, working for no pay, linked only by the net and shared values, apparently outperform the smartest software company on the planet?

The Observer | Business | Why Vista will mean the end of the Microsoft monolith

However, I discovered another truly invaluable use for Live Linux CDs when my friend Mitch asked me to come over and help him with a very urgent need. His business report was due the next morning, but at the last moment his Microsoft Windows laptop failed to boot and he lost his report.

Emergency Boot of Windows PCs: Another Use for Linux - www.reallylinux.com