Adobe re-discovers Linux with Reader 7

"While still not officially listed in Adobe's download page, you can get Adobe Reader 7.0 for Linux from the company's FTP server."

"A link is included at the end of this article for the impatient. I took advantage of this opportunity to get rid of the ugly Acrobat Reader 5.0.9 for Linux, which is included in several Linux distros including my current distro of choice, JDS..."

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Check out the NetBeans Java IDE

I must say that the NetBeans 4.1 beta (with Java 5 update 2) is quite impressive.

Besides the fact that the GUI is slick and responsive, the project configuration is more forgiving than previous attempts (namely Eclipse).

I like the options that NetBeans affords in setting up the projects. Specifically, how the user is allowed to specify mutliple locations for src and unit test directories.

Firefox has the momentum

This article demonstrates that Firefox has momentum for adoption in the marketplace. Consider the fact that this software is impacting the decisions made at Microsoft.

Yahoo pledges full Firefox compatibility

While the official Yahoo statement has been watered down, Firefox is still getting a significant amount of attention in the marketplace.

Correction: Yahoo waters down Firefox pledge

Interview: Ken King on the state of grid computing

During the GlobusWORLD conference in Boston, developerWorks, together with writer Hal Hensley, had an opportunity to sit down with Ken King, vice president of IBM Grid computing. The discussion in the link, below, regards the state of grid computing and IBM's current activities, positions, and ideas on this front.

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Firefox Extensions

Here are some Firefox plugins that a friend of mine recently brought to my attention. Very cool.

Stumbleupon
StumbleUpon lets you "channelsurf" the best-reviewed sites on the web. It is a collaborative surfing tool for browsing, reviewing and sharing great sites with like-minded people. This helps you find interesting webpages you wouldn't think to search for.

Flashblock
Replaces Flash objects with a button you can click to view them.

Image Show-Hide
Adds an icon to toolbar. By clicking this button (Or "Shift+B" shortcut) you can simply turn on|off images on all web-pages and (optional) autoreload current page!