First of all I’ll get my credentials out of the way. I have been using computers since the last 10 or so years. That’s not much by a lot of people standards, but I like to brag about it anyway !
I used windows for the first year of my computer using life, got bored, moved to Linux, was fascinated and used Redhat, fedora, debian, slackware, ubuntu for the next 6 or so years.
I then got myself a Mac, a 2004 model iBook (I like the way Macheads use the year …

http://osscamp.in/index.php/OSScamp_Bengaluru_Mobile_2008
OSScamp Bengaluru Mobile 2008 is an unconference, unlike a conventional conference where discussions and panels are arranged beforehand, The unconference lets everyone decide what will be discussed on the day. Obviously like other unconferences it is free but you are expected to participate. If you are in the camp you are expected to share, speak, volunteer, blog, help or participate in some form. Unconferences are all about the power of individuals when they come together and change the world.
The conference is scheduled for 19th July. This is a short notice, …

WordPress is working on a new mobile application for the iPhone.
The WordPress for iPhone App is nearly ready to go.  It supports WordPress.com blogs as well as self-hosted WordPress.org blogs running version 2.5.1 or newer.
This, I beleive, would be great for technology or news based blogs which would now be able to report on the latest greatest in the world almost as soon as they hear about it.

Adobe has today released technology to help search engines index flash files. This is HUGE news for those developing websites using Flash/Flex.
“Adobe is providing optimized Adobe® Flash® Player technology to Google and Yahoo! to enhance search engine indexing of the Flash file format (SWF) and uncover information that is currently undiscoverable by search engines. This will provide more relevant automatic search rankings of the millions of RIAs and other dynamic content that run in Adobe Flash Player.”
Marketeers using Flash (most Ad agencies, ironically) can now finally breathe easy and be …

VMware in collaboration with Cisco has just published a Whitepaper on integrating VMware Infrastructure 3 in a Cisco Network Environment.
Get the whitepaper here.
Even if you don’t rely on Cisco equipment for your Data Center, the whitepaper is a good read for anyone looking to implement VI 3 technology. It gives a good perspective in the real vs. virtual way of doing things and should help make the decision of moving to virtualisation easier.
Via: virtualization.info

If you came here looking for THE one definitive answer, I’m sorry to disappoint you. There is none ! There are lesser contenders for the title than, say, two years back, but the battle is still on.
Microsoft released its new virtualisation offering, Hyper-V, on thursday and has decided to take on the golliath of the virtual world, VMware, head on. Friday saw VMware’s stock at NYSE crash by almost 14%. Granted Friday wasn’t good for most tech stocks at NYSE, but the writing on the wall is clear. VMware has …

According to a yankee group report, 80% of US businesses run Macs. While the number itself is staggering what is even more interesting is that this percentage is almost double the 47% of mac running businesses from just two years ago. Not surprisingly, a good 28% of these businesses still use virtualisation to run Windows on these macs.
While I’m not the right person to comment on this data, I’m not particularly surprised. Macs have been gaining market share with the general public since the last few years and its good …

No, facebook is not going away. And yes, they’re cleaning up their act.
If you are one of those for whom facebook, or FB as the fanboys call it, is the be-all and end-all of social networks, there is some good news and some bad news. The good news is that facebook is working on version 2.0 of their social platform which is going to make your profiles a lot less cluttered than they currently are. The bad news is that the changes are going to be quite far reaching and …

Singtel in a press release has confirmed that it would be distributing the iPhone in India through Airtel. This along with Vodaphone’s press release earlier this month has made India one of the few countries in the world, where the iPhone will be available on two competing carriers. I’m dying to see the competitive wars unfold ! Here’s hoping the Indian iPhone consumer gets a good deal :-)

Free and open source is how I like my applications. The latest Mac OS X only application PandoraBoy brings the joys of the popular streaming music site to your desktop. Its still a work in progress but is pretty slick and for all you lovers of desktop applications, this is definitely manna from heaven !