Filed under: Macintosh, Productivity, Apple, Open Source

There was once a rumor that said ZFS support would be included in Mac OS X Leopard. While the CEO of Sun (who you’d think might be in a better position than many to know) told an audience this is true, it turned out to be false. The geekiest of Mac geeks were disappointed to the greatest degree as their favorite operating system would not harness the benefits of the ZFS file system. However, the interesting thing about geeks is that if a company won’t do something for them, they’ll just figure it out themselves.

As a result, we are happy to present to you the ZFS project at Mac OS Forge. If you’d like to add ZFS support to your Mac, this is the place to go. The site’s got everything from download links to FAQs and getting started tutorials. Keep in mind that adding ZFS support to your Mac is still experimental, so we recommend keeping this away from any machines with important data.

If the ZFS project ever matures to a really reliable state, this could become a popular open source addition to Macs around the world in the same way Firefox has become the standard browser on many computers today. ZFS definitely seems like the future of file systems, so you can bet many of us are rooting for this to get better.

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Filed under: Internet, Productivity, Web services

In the past we’ve covered how to put Google Notebook and Google Personalized Home in your sidebar. And although you were able to see your calendar through iGoogle in the sidebar, there’s a better alternative that is cleaner, better, and most importantly, all about the calendar.

Mitch from Firefox Facts came up with this solution by tearing some code out of the iGoogle gadget. Nicely enough, it comes without the extras of iGoogle and is better than Google’s mobile calendar site. You can select to view any of the upcoming appointments from any of your calendars, all below the month overview. And best of all, obviously, it loads in your sidebar.

Clean, sharp, simple. Here’s how to make it happen:

1. Bookmark this link: Google Calendar Sidebar
2. Go to your bookmarks, find the bookmark you just made, right-click and select “Properties.”
3. In the “Properties” pop-up, select “Load this bookmark in sidebar” and hit “OK.”
4. Click the link and your calendar should load up in the sidebar (as long as you’re logged into your Google account).
5. Rinse and enjoy.

[via CyberNet]

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Filed under: Text, Features, Linux, Office, Productivity, Open Source

First, a little experiment. What are the first three applications you think of when someone mentions text editors?

If you can only answer Notepad, Notepad and Notepad, there’s help for you yet.

True, the ubiquitous Notepad is a text editor. People who regularly use text editors often find Notepad quite limiting. That’s why there are so many alternative text editors available for Windows.

Linux text editors are a different breed, more closely akin to the uber-editors that you can add to Windows (in fact, many Linux-based text editors have been ported to Windows and OS X). Sure, you can use them exactly the same way you use Notepad, if you want. But you can do so much more: programming in languages from C to XML, annotating documents with notes, and even collaborative editing.

Continue reading Flipping the Linux switch: Text editors for new users

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