I KNEW IT! So did all Windows users. Since OS-X is built on Unix (a la Linux) I wonder how the hobby OS crowd will discount this.

My favorite quote from the article is: "The only thing which has kept Mac OS X relatively safe up until now is the fact that the market share is significantly lower than that of Microsoft Windows or the more common Unix platforms...If this situation was to change, in my opinion, things could be a lot worse on Mac OS X than they currently are on other operating systems," Archibald said at the time.

Does any one know if Stardock is planning support for U3 devices? It would be amazing to be able to plug in my U3 drive and fire up WindowBlinds, ObjectDock and DesktopX.

FYI - U3 drives allow for programs to run on host computers from a portable USB flash device. When the device is removed, no trace of the programs are left behind. U3 enabled programs do not modify the registry of the host comptuer and leave no files behind.

markdotnet

I'm not sure about the popularity folks have regarding trying new things out, but I've been curious about Linux for a while. What's the big deal about it? I had a spare PC around but didn't like having the extra box hanging around. I came across KNOPPIX - it's a CD you can throw into your system and boot from it. It boots up a flavor of Linux without touching your hard drive at all. It's a great way to try it out.

KNOPPIX was neat enough but I couldn't really do much with it. I've heard of the Open Source implementation of the .Net framework called MONO. Mono is also a neat idea but I couldn't ever really get it going. That is until I came across a flavor of KNOPPIX that has MONO already embedded in it. It's called MONOPPIX. Cute, huh?

Anyway, you can download MONOPPIX from http://www.monoppix.com Link and get rolling in pretty short order. Better than that though, I've been creating a series of tutorial videos to really help people get up and running quickly. The videos are located at http://monoppix.neustadts.com. Link

There are five tutorials you can access anonymously and several more that you have to register to get. When you register, you get access to not only the video tutorial but also the source code and executable code as well as a developer manual for the project.

If you've ever been interested in the non-Microsoft world of OSs and .Net Development, Monoppix is a great way to check things out risk free.

markdotnet

I'm not sure about the popularity folks have regarding trying new things out, but I've been curious about Linux for a while. What's the big deal about it? I had a spare PC around but didn't like having the extra box hanging around. I came across KNOPPIX - it's a CD you can throw into your system and boot from it. It boots up a flavor of Linux without touching your hard drive at all. It's a great way to try it out.

KNOPPIX was neat enough but I couldn't really do much with it. I've heard of the Open Source implementation of the .Net framework called MONO. Mono is also a neat idea but I couldn't ever really get it going. That is until I came across a flavor of KNOPPIX that has MONO already embedded in it. It's called MONOPPIX. Cute, huh?

Anyway, you can download MONOPPIX from http://www.monoppix.com and get rolling in pretty short order. Better than that though, I've been creating a series of tutorial videos to really help people get up and running quickly. The videos are located at http://monoppix.neustadts.com.

There are five tutorials you can access anonymously and several more that you have to register to get. When you register, you get access to not only the video tutorial but also the source code and executable code as well as a developer manual for the project.

If you've ever been interested in the non-Microsoft world of OSs and .Net Development, Monoppix is a great way to check things out risk free.

markdotnet

I'm not sure about the popularity folks have regarding trying new things out, but I've been curious about Linux for a while. What's the big deal about it? I had a spare PC around but didn't like having the extra box hanging around. I came across KNOPPIX - it's a CD you can throw into your system and boot from it. It boots up a flavor of Linux without touching your hard drive at all. It's a great way to try it out.

KNOPPIX was neat enough but I couldn't really do much with it. I've heard of the Open Source implementation of the .Net framework called MONO. Mono is also a neat idea but I couldn't ever really get it going. That is until I came across a flavor of KNOPPIX that has MONO already embedded in it. It's called MONOPPIX. Cute, huh?

Anyway, you can download MONOPPIX from http://www.monoppix.com and get rolling in pretty short order. Better than that though, I've been creating a series of tutorial videos to really help people get up and running quickly. The videos are located at http://monoppix.neustadts.com.

There are five tutorials you can access anonymously and several more that you have to register to get. When you register, you get access to not only the video tutorial but also the source code and executable code as well as a developer manual for the project.

If you've ever been interested in the non-Microsoft world of OSs and .Net Development, Monoppix is a great way to check things out risk free.

markdotnet

I'm not sure about the popularity folks have regarding trying new things out, but I've been curious about Linux for a while. What's the big deal about it? I had a spare PC around but didn't like having the extra box hanging around. I came across KNOPPIX - it's a CD you can throw into your system and boot from it. It boots up a flavor of Linux without touching your hard drive at all. It's a great way to try it out.

KNOPPIX was neat enough but I couldn't really do much with it. I've heard of the Open Source implementation of the .Net framework called MONO. Mono is also a neat idea but I couldn't ever really get it going. That is until I came across a flavor of KNOPPIX that has MONO already embedded in it. It's called MONOPPIX. Cute, huh?

Anyway, you can download MONOPPIX from http://www.monoppix.com and get rolling in pretty short order. Better than that though, I've been creating a series of tutorial videos to really help people get up and running quickly. The videos are located at http://monoppix.neustadts.com.

There are five tutorials you can access anonymously and several more that you have to register to get. When you register, you get access to not only the video tutorial but also the source code and executable code as well as a developer manual for the project.

If you've ever been interested in the non-Microsoft world of OSs and .Net Development, Monoppix is a great way to check things out risk free.

markdotnet

Does anyone out there know of a place where I can learn how to make all these beautiful graphics for skins? I use Paintshop Pro (7 & 8) and can only make the simplest of graphics. Specifically, I'd like to learn how to make the "crystal ball" or "candy" type graphics.

Let me also take the time to express my gratitude to all you folks out there doing this now. I'm a programmer. I often tell people that you can read a book to learn how to do what I do. Creating great graphics is an art. Hopefully, someone can help me along.

Thanks 10^6

MCN