Spiffy Says When You've Got Gmail Messages(Gabe Gralla) Gmail is a great webmail service, with features rivaling standalone clients. But since it runs in a browser, if you're not on the site, you won't be notified of new mail. Spiffy (free) fills this gap. It runs in the system tray and periodically checks up to five Gmail accounts, displaying alert boxes for new messages.
Choose a Desktop Linux Distribution(Katherine Noyes) With all the many reasons to use Linux today--particularly in a business setting--it's often a relatively easy decision to give Windows the boot. What can be more difficult, however, is deciding which of the hundreds of Linux distributions out there is best for you and your business.
Rumored SAP-Red Hat merger unlikely, analysts say(Chris Kanaracus) Rumors swirled once again this week regarding a possible takeover of Red Hat, this time by SAP, but a number of industry observers said Thursday that the prospect is unlikely at best.
Oracle still has time to live up to 2007 Java pledge, says Gosling(Chris Kanaracus) There is still a way for Oracle to calm down people concerned about the fate of the Java programming language under the vendor's stewardship, according to James Gosling, known as the "father" of Java.
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