Archive for the 'General' Category

Nice way to tackle a biased opinion on Linux/open source

Tuesday, September 15th, 2009

When discussing Linux or open source solutions, some people are really biased.
A nice way to tackle this is to ask this question:
How many of you use Linux? Probably some people will raise their hand.
Next ask the following question..
How many of you use Google? And ask them why? Most likely the majority of people will [...]

Exchange replacement Zarafa releases software Open Source

Sunday, September 28th, 2008

Zarafa open source offering will consist of the Zarafa server, Z-Merge (a new web services API platform for application integration), the Zarafa IMAP/POP3/iCal gateway, the Zarafa Administration Console, the Zarafa WebAccess and many other tools and services. It is the only groupware platform that includes open source ActiveSync compatibility, which enables organizations to have [...]

Dimdim : webmeetings made affordable

Thursday, July 10th, 2008

Dimdim provides a free, hosted web conferencing service where anyone can share their desktop, show slides, collaborate, chat, talk and broadcast via webcam – with up to 20 people for free. It also has paid versions that can support hundreds and even thousands of attendees per meeting. And because they find this is [...]

Get your network Untangled.

Tuesday, October 30th, 2007

I’ve been working with TrendMicro product as long as I can remember. One product is the InterScan Security Gateway Appliance and it is just a great product.
But I’m always looking for alternatives that provide a similar service at a fraction of the price.
The Untangle Server gives you a simple way to protect, control, [...]

JustZIPit: Simple & Free ZIP Tool

Wednesday, August 22nd, 2007

Everyone is using WinZip, the “unofficial” or evaluation version of course.
If your requirements are just to zip and unzip files, less is often better.
That’s why I started to use JustZIPit.
It’s benefits?
* Extremely fast ZIP and UnZIP. No-one else comes close!
* Standard ZIP compression — same as WinZip but free!
* Fast, smart, hassle-free zero-interface means [...]

Lightning : A calendar extension for Thunderbird

Friday, April 20th, 2007

Looking for a calendar extension? Look no further. If you are using Thunderbird, the only thing you need to do is to install an extension.
Lightning is very useful if:
you send or receive meeting invitations via email
you already use Mozilla Thunderbird for email
you customize your applications with add-ons (such as extensions or themes)

The [...]

Thunderbird 2 released

Friday, April 20th, 2007

Mozilla’s Thunderbird 2 email application is more powerful than ever. It’s now even easier to organize, secure and customize your mail.
More info on www.mozilla.com

Introducing Freespire, Ubuntu-based

Tuesday, March 13th, 2007

Freespire is a community-driven, Linux-based operating system that combines the best that free, open source software has to offer (community driven, freely distributed, open source code, etc.), but also provides users the choice of including proprietary codecs, drivers and applications as they see fit. With Freespire, the choice is yours as to what [...]

Saturday, January 27th, 2007

Peekvid is a website with over 20,000 movies, TV shows, cartoons, and more.
Let me tell you, this is a great service:
1. they offer free content!
2. you can watch tv or cartoon series before they are being broadcasted in Belgium (anyone interested in the next season of “Lost” or “Prison Break” ?)
3. you can download [...]

Changes to lucvansteen.net

Sunday, August 6th, 2006

After the design change and the music section being updated, it was time to add something new again.
So I’ve create some pages which can be found at the top of this page.
The Home link will redirect you to the main blog index.
The Contact me link will redirect you to a page where the meebo [...]

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