The popular Linux distribution Fedora (you know, the one that isn’t Ubuntu) has just released a new major version, Fedora 11, around six-and-a-half months after the release of Fedora 10. The changelog is extensive, but the result is an alluring operating system.
If there is a recurrent theme among the featured workspaces it’s: if you want something done right you’d better do it yourself. Today’s featured workspace joins the long line of custom work we’ve highlighted.
Windows/Mac OS X: Parts Flickr and Wikipedia, photo site and desktop application Fotopedia lets users create and upload topic-driven collaborative web albums complete with Google Maps information, Wikipedia entries, tagging and more.
Windows only: Nomad.NET is a powerful alternative file manager complete with breadcrumbs, thumbnails, integration with explorer plugins—and even support for multiple tabs.
We recently took a first look at Wolfram Alpha‘s “computational knowledge engine.” Now Wolfram has announced its first series of updates aiming to improve the already impressive search engine’s capabilities.
Mac owners can get Snow Leopard come September, and while an Australian price hasn’t been announced as of this writing, it seems fair to assume that, like the US, this update will be a lot cheaper than previous Mac OS updates. Why is that? Well, while Snow Leopard’s under-the-hood enhancements are plentiful, there aren’t a whole lot of new user-facing features.
Many people use the “I don’t search for warez or porn” defence when it comes to avoiding malicious software and links online. It turns out that the most dangerous search terms are the most benign.
You really don’t care which Arrested Development character or classic car your friends and other Facebook acquaintaces come up with, or how well they did in five-question quizzes, but the “Hide” function is temporary relief, at best. One intrepid scripter rewrote a Facebook-purging Greasemonkey script to specialize in quiz blocking, leaving things you might actually care about behind. Works wherever Firefox and Greasemonkey does. Thanks Harrison!
Android/Windows: PdaNet makes software that makes iPhone-to-laptop tethering kind of easy (assuming your plan can tolerate the bandwidth). They’ve now released an Android app that’s even easier to install, hook up and use to get a net connection where Wi-Fi is scarce.
