Category Archives: Linux
Ubuntu 9.10 (Karmic Koala) Desktop Edition Review
Today Ubuntu released Karmic Koala 9.10 Desktop Edition. Like Snow Leopard and Windows 7, I find this release underwhelming. It seems that all three major operating systems are running out of room for innovation and the focus has now shifted to core improvements. But the lack of anything really new and exciting [...]
Posted in Linux 7 Comments
Would you pay for Flex Builder on Linux?
The current alpha version of Flex Builder on Linux doesn’t have feature parity with the Windows and Mac versions of Flex Builder. It is scheduled to timeout on December 1, 2009 and current development seems to be on hold. If you would like to see Adobe create a full version of Flex Builder [...]
Also posted in Flex 18 Comments
Ubuntu 9.04 Desktop Edition Review – What works. What doesn’t.
Since the days when I installed Slackware Linux via a stack of 3.5″ floppies, Linux has been a *nearly* suitable desktop for me. With some tinkering and with VMWare to run Windows when I need it I’ve been able to use Linux as my primary desktop OS for around 15 years. As computers [...]
Posted in Linux 10 Comments
Adobe Reader 9.1 for Linux Released!
Adobe has released Adobe Reader 9.1 for Linux! This is the first 9.x release on Linux and has a number of new features. My personal favorite is the inclusion of Flash Player so that Portable RIAs will work on Linux! Portable RIAs are beginning to catch on more and so it’s great [...]
Video: Desktop RIAs on Linux with Adobe AIR 1.5
Adobe recently announced the release of Adobe AIR 1.5 for Linux! For us Linux users this is huge! Now desktop RIAs with Adobe AIR work the same on Windows, Mac, and Linux! I recorded a short instructional video that shows how to get it working.
(Original video size is 1024 x [...]
Also posted in Adobe AIR 2 Comments
Flash Player for 64-bit Linux – BETA NOW AVAILABLE!
Getting Flash Player working on 64-bit Linux systems has been a challenge. But not anymore! Today Adobe Systems released a beta of native Flash Player 10 for 64-bit Linux! Check it out and report bugs to the open Flash Player bug database. Here is a short video I shot of me [...]
Also posted in Flash Player 8 Comments
Intuit Unites Flex RIAs and the Cloud
Normal computer users like my father know at least three software vendors: Microsoft, Adobe, and Intuit. Microsoft is known for Windows and Office, Adobe for PDF (Reader / Acrobat), and Intuit for Quicken and QuickBooks. Yet all three of these software vendors are changing. All are moving in two directions concurrently: rich [...]
Also posted in Flex, Intuit 6 Comments
Beta Available: Adobe AIR 1.1 for Linux
Having used Linux as my primary desktop for over ten years I can’t help but be a bit jealous of all the great software Windows and Mac users have available to them. But I can’t really blame the software creators for focusing on only those platforms. It’s just purely economics. The cost [...]
Also posted in Adobe AIR 4 Comments
Flex Builder on Linux Update