I know … it is illegal to run hackintosh macintosh OS X on any other x86/PPC platform other than “Apples” … but then again I did it just for fun and to show coolness (mine and OS X) to friends. But still, ain’t that COOL … I mean running nearly 100% working version of OS X 10.4.10 (even updated it using Apple’s Update Utility) on an AMD Athlon64 based system.

One PC able to run several OS – Linux, Solaris, Windows and now OS X …. that wasn’t possible just few years ago, on a desktop computer and so smoothly, if you know what I mean.

One thing for sure, even though I consider Linux to be my choice of OS, I gotta say that OS X is the best breed that desktop OS has to offer. Now only if I can manage to run Leo on this hardware to have even more fun.

Don’t worry, still sticking with Linux :-p

Open source software (OSS) is not so much the underdog in the IT world, according survey findings announced by Barracuda Networks, a provider of e-mail and Web security appliances. Barracuda polled 288 IT security professionals and found their preferences to be roughly split on the likelihood of deploying OSS versus proprietary software, particularly for applications with similar functionality. The OSS option actually had a small lead in the survey results, with 53 percent expressing a preference for open source versus 47 percent opting for commercial solutions.

The reasons IT professionals favored open source over proprietary software:

• 80% for price
• 57% for availability of code
• 41% for community code reviews

The reasons IT professional favored proprietary software over open source:

• 65% quality of support
• 47% ease of adoption
• 47% automated software updates

Interesting poll, I can certainly see the arguments for both sides, at least consumers now have a viable choice.

“While I contemplate the fate of our desktop PC, my wife is chomping at the bit to get back online; I told her she could use my Dell Inspiron notebook. She asked if it also was a Windows XP machine. When I said it was, her reply was prompt and emphatic: “Never mind.” – Admin @TechIQmag

Are you considering an enterprise-wide switch from a Microsoft operating system to Linux? Or are you using Linux already and want to know how your distro stacks up against others? From cost savings to security to interoperability, developers of four leading Linux distros tell, in their own words, why they are best for business use today.

Mark Shuttleworth, founder of the Ubuntu Project, lists his Top Ten Reasons Why Ubuntu Is Best for Enterprise Use, including ease of use and licensing costs.

In Red Hat Enterprise Linux: The Business OS for Flexibility and Value, Red Hat CTO Brian Stevens details why Red Hat 5 is the choice for reducing operating costs and providing a secure, reliable, scalable operating system.

While Novell’s General Manager Roger Levy claims in SUSE Linux Enterprise: The Leading OS for Business Today that the SUSE distro helps customers lower costs, manage complexity and mitigate risk, clearly making it the best operating system for business today.

And Max Spevack, Fedora Project leader, touts the benefits of The Fedora OS: Free, Stable and Customizable.

– cio.com