Ever wondered why everything looks so beautiful and clear in Mac OS X? It is basically it’s font rendering engine and graphics abilities. Windows is already playing catch up with the font rendering using their own ClearType technology. However, even ClearType can’t stand up to the beauty and clarity given by Mac OS X font [...]
04.8.09 | Alternatives, Apple, Apple Mac OS, Microsoft, Microsoft Windows, Tips & Tricks | Srinivasan A Paul Joseph
Open Source as a implementation is as old as the Internet dating from APRANET. The RFC (Request for Comments) of ARPANET is the first Open Source distribution of specifications that were proprietary. However, Open Source as a term was credited to Netscape the company that once owned world’s most popular browser beside Internet Explorer. Failing [...]
03.19.09 | Alternatives, Corporations, Open Source | Srinivasan A Paul Joseph
We couldn’t thank the Open Source Community or Apache and Mozilla for their initiatives on Open Source that helped shape the Software World well enough. Adding up to that gratitude or vast collection of Open Source products that are available as alternatives to Proprietary Products. Also, please do not think Open Source means free software. [...]
02.19.09 | Alternatives, Applications, Open Source, Utilities | Srinivasan A Paul Joseph
As my previous post on SharpDevelop explained, SharpDevelop in many ways a better alternative to Visual Studio. However, the significant differences between these two and the advantages or disadvantages over each other are explained here.
02.12.09 | Alternatives, Comparisons, IDEs, Open Source | Srinivasan A Paul Joseph
Ever wondered how you could live without the Microsoft Visual Studio for your .NET development and learn to live with its memory consumption that bogs you down every time you run it? Well, I do. And I always find the command-line runnable .NET Framework facinating to develop a much lighter IDE than the Visual Studio. [...]
02.9.09 | Alternatives, IDEs, Open Source, Reviews | Srinivasan A Paul Joseph
I could say it’s been a dream of myself ever since I started coding the .NET Framework 1.0 in 2002. But I never thought it would became a reality given Microsoft’s nature on being the one that rules everyone.
But, the powerful community of enthusiastic Open Source developers and the Industry leader in Linux and Networks, [...]
02.9.09 | .NET, .NET, Alternatives, Microsoft, News, Open Source, Operating Systems, Reviews, Tips & Tricks | Srinivasan A Paul Joseph
Well, ever since Google released their own Browser, Google Chrome, Firefox users were wondering the same thing. Will Firefox live up to beat yet another Browser? In my point of view, the answer is: Yes and very well beyond. The main reason behind this question is that Firefox users are very well comfortable in using [...]
01.30.09 | Alternatives, Google, Internet Browsers, Mozilla, Plugins, Tips & Tricks | Srinivasan A Paul Joseph