Saturday, March 19, 2011

Distribution Release: Zorin OS 4 "Business"


Zorin OS
Artyom Zorin has announced the release of Zorin OS 4 "Business" edition, an Ubuntu-based commercial distribution targeting desktop deployments at small and medium-size businesses: "The Zorin OS team is proud to release Zorin OS 4 Business. Zorin OS 4 Business provides all the tools needed to start and maintain a small or medium-sized business out of the box. In here you will find a wealth of software waiting for you, including accounting, bookkeeping, stock analysis, database, retail, word processing, spreadsheet and much more. With Zorin OS 4 Business you are sure to save time and money. Zorin OS 4 Business is a new addition to our Premium releases. You are able to purchase a DVD with Zorin OS 4 Business on our Store page. A download option will be available shortly." Here is the brief release announcement. Zorin OS 4 "Business" edition is available in 32-bit and 64-bit variants via the project's online store at a cost of €7.00.
Download Mirrors http://zorin-os.webs.com/download.htm

Distribution Release: Mandriva Linux 5.2 "Enterprise Server"


Mandriva Linux
Mandriva has announced the release of Mandriva Enterprise Server 5.2, an update to its server-oriented, commercial Linux distribution for enterprises: "Mandriva Enterprise Server (MES) 5.2 -- the simple, high-performance and accessible Linux server -- is now available. MES 5.2 features a broader set of drivers to support more devices during the installation process and an updated Linux kernel (version 2.6.33). It highlights advanced virtualization on top of KVM or Xen, a user-friendly software setup and configuration wizard, an easy-to-use LDAP directory management -- Mandriva Directory Server, powerful backup solutions and many other services in the fields of messaging, file and printer sharing, web hosting, network management and more." For more details please see release announcement and the release notes. Mandriva Enterprise Server 5.2 is available for purchase from the company's online store (starting at €299 inclusive of one year of maintenance support). A trial edition is available from here.
Mandriva Linux was launched in 1998 under the name of Mandrake Linux, with the goal of making Linux easier to use for everyone. At that time, Linux was already well-known as a powerful and stable operating system that demanded strong technical knowledge and extensive use of the command line; MandrakeSoft saw this as an opportunity to integrate the best graphical desktop environments and contribute its own graphical configuration utilities to quickly become famous for setting the standard in Linux ease of use. In February 2005, MandrakeSoft merged with Brazil's Conectiva to form Mandriva S.A., with headquarters in Paris, France. The company's flagship product, Mandriva Linux, offers all the power and stability of Linux to both individuals and professional users in an easy-to-use and pleasant environment.

Download Mirrors http://www.mandriva.com/en/download
http://wiki.mandriva.com/en/Mandriva_mirrors

Limitless -- Super Bowl Spot

Win Win

In order to support his family, attorney Mike Flaherty (Giamatti) moonlights as a high school wrestling coach and assumes the guardianship on an elderly client (albeit not in the most honest fashion). Flaherty's fortunes begin to shine when the man's runaway grandson materializes, until the boy's mother appears, fresh from rehab, flat broke, and looking for an opportunity.

Friday, March 18, 2011

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2

First-Look, Behind-the-Scenes Featurette

Call of Duty, Heavy Rain Top BAFTA Video Game Awards


The "Call of Duty" franchise continued its wave of success Wednesday when its latest release won the Game Award of 2010 at the British Academy of Film and Television (BAFTA) Video Games Awards in London.

The PS3 game "Heavy Rain," meanwhile, took home three top awards.

"Call of Duty: Black Ops" won the Game Award, which is the only award at this ceremony voted on by the public, and the third year that a "Call of Duty" game has received the honor. "Black Ops" was released in November, and has since topped $1 billion in sales, while players have logged at least 600 million hours of play time.

"Can't thank all you voting fans enough!" Josh Olin, community manager for Treyarch, the studio that created "Black Ops," tweeted earlier today.

Meanwhile, "Heavy Rain" won BAFTAs for original music, technical innovation, and story.

"The whole team is very, very proud!" Quantic Dream, the French production company that created the game, said on its Web site.

It was Bioware's "Mass Effect 2," however, that took home the BAFTA for best game. It was lauded by the jury as a "combined achievement of technology, art, design [and] audio… a beautiful complete gaming experience."

"Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood" took home the action award for its "exhilarating chases [and] heart-thumping shadowing missions."

"Civilization V" won in the strategy category, the second BAFTA for the series. "Civilization Revolution" won in this category in 2009.

For less violent games, "Kinect Sports" won the best family game, while "Super Mario Galaxy 2" won for best gameplay. The original "Super Mario Galaxy" won the best game award in 2009.

The video game BAFTAs added a new social network category this year, and the award went to "My Empire," a Greco-Roman themed city-building game for Facebook.

Other winners included:
Handheld: Cut the Rope
Sports: F1 2010
Multiplayer: Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit
Audio: Battlefield: Bad Company 2
Artistic Archievement: God of War III