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mactalk.com.au gives details about IPhone launch in Australia. Release date will be end of June 2008.

It will not exclusively bind with Telstra but can also be bought from other resellers. This also providing the posibility for unlocked IPhone.

During the same date Apple will also release 3G Iphone, IPhone 2.0 software update, and possibly opening a new Apple store in Sydney and Melbourne.

Officially announced on April 2nd, 2008, Indonesian Communication and Informatics ministry requested local ISPs to block any sites publishing information regarding the movie Fitna. This will include access to popular video sharing YouTube.

Several Indonesian local ISPs has been requested to close access with any resources available resulting many local internet users not being able to access YouTube.

The movie Fitna, created by Dutch politician Geert Wilders, creates havoc among some of islamic practitioners as it is considered allegedly focusing on islamic terrorism.

Two indonesian bloggers, Thomas Arie Setiawan and Adinoto posted their objection that this political move will bring Indonesia to internet dark ages where government interfering and censoring internet traffic.

Indonesian Communication and Informatics ministry also considering to apply internet censorship for pornography.

Ubuntu started its initial released with Ubuntu 4.10 (Warty Warthog) back in October 20, 2004. It was quite a surprised and brave decision to make a one-disc-fits-all distribution that just works for office applications including drivers support and multimedia application such as mp3, video player, CD burner.

Ubuntu fills the spot of linux distribution that seems difficult to install and don’t support current applications to make the switch from Windows desktop to Linux. The battle was long started but seems that Linux keeps loosing it before the existence of Warty Warthog.

Ubuntu offers plethora of applications, just enough to provide what most desktop users need such as office and multimedia application. It reads and write documents from Microsoft office. Although not latest Microsoft Office version, as this gigantic proprietary software company keeps changing its format. It also has automated update with the ease similar like Windows operating system. No more geek commands on a dark dreaded terminal.

On current release, Ubuntu 7.10, even offer great graphics candy via Compiz that allows users to experience different user interface feel. Not so much of productivity, though, but it is fun. It can even imitate Apple mac desktop appearance and even does what mac can’t do. Wobbly windows, for example.

Well, if that’s not enough to get you started, you can always have the choice to install windows side-by-side with Ubuntu (called dual boot) or you can use free application (yes, It is FREE) called VMWARE to run windows within your Ubuntu.

Not only good softwares Ubuntu offers, the other reason that Ubuntu fills more market share in Linux desktop is that it offers free Ubuntu disc shipment to your front door. How good is that?

There are reasons why Ubuntu, within 3 years, can compete and be the best of Linux desktop distribution outperform Redhat and SuSE.

• Ubuntu ‘Just Works’. This is what Linux desktop developers have to look at to compete with current market. To make a distribution that “just works” as Ubuntu proclaims. Users don’t really care about the glory of terminal era or even license limitation. Yes, the spoon-feed users wants to have something that just-works for their computer and Ubuntu is filling the spot.
• Right Applications. Debian has 18733 packages available and bet has more applications than Ubuntu has. However, that’s not the issue. What Linux distribution need to come up with is the right tool for the right job. Desktop users just want to have office and multimedia aplications, and also easy system administration management.
• Free CD and Free Shipping. Lazy to download or just run out of download quota? (blame bit-torrent!). Just as Ubuntu to deliver it for you for free of charge. Who would have done this before?
• Impressive Desktop Effect. Poor Windows Vista that has been following what others operating system can do to users Desktop experience. Ubuntu has been doing this from version 6.10 a year ago!. Although not quite useful, it gives good impression to users that Linux can appears beauty and provoking.
• Support. Ubuntu frequently updates it version every 6 months and the upgrade is dead easy. Users can read the technical documentation, buy support, use the free online community support, or just use Technical Answer System (similar like Windows help).

When do you think Leopard will get its first update?

No later than 7 working days since it’s released?

[Think Secret] Leopard poised to leap last weekend in October

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Therefore, I need Windows just to connect to my office network and the options are BootCamp, Parallel, and VMware.

BootCamp is a bootloader that will give you the option to run Windows (or other OSes, probably) natively. It means, during the boot up, you will be asked which OS you want to run and you can’t use both at the same time. It also means that if you need to switch your MAC to Windows, you need restart your mac and choose Windows during boot up.

BootCamp is great for those who want to run Windows natively and It’s FREE.

Parallel is a program that you can run on top of your MAC that will emulate a blank PC to install a new OS. It means that you can run both OS, MAC and Windows (or other OSes, probably) at the same time. Parallel has been known as one of the pioneer for virtualization on MAC. Parallels Desktop 3.0 for Mac is available for US $79.99.

VMware has been know for a leading company that supports virtualization on Windows. It has virtualization product on Linux too. VMware Fusion is virtualization program similar to parallel and it’s available for free at the moment. If you interested, you can pre-order it for only US $ 39.99

I don’t really have particular preference why I choose VMware over parallel. However, I guess the option FREE suits me. I also choose VMware over Bootcamp is that I don’t want to reboot my MAC just to do my Windows.

The latest VMware Fusion version 1.0b4 (48339) is still in Beta version. However, it’s good enough for me to run my Windows.

Installation went flawless and it’s similar like you run VMware on Ubuntu Linux. Windows instantly recognized my CPU as Core 2 Duo T7700. The graphic card is recognized as VMware SVGA II with 16MB memory.

You can actually use the full screen mode and use the biggest resolution screen as you want as it is able to do 2360×1770 pixels. Well, I don’t really need that big resolution. All I want just proper full screen mode and it’s 1440×900 pixels.

Added: 2007-06-17T10:06:39+00:00

One of the feature that I like is Unity. It runs WindowsXP application “outside” VMWare working windows.

Do some tweaks here and there and making my own “Buttons BottomBar” to put my Blog Buttons.

Currently I’m still using SiteMeter for web statistics but I’ve created an account on Google Analytics and it takes about 24 hours to gather my data.

I’ve updated the wordpress engine to the latest version as well.

Enjoy!