Tag: CROSSPLATFORM

Venerable open source text editor Vim has reached a new milestone today with the release of Vim 7. New in version 7 are as-you-type spellcheck, document tabs, intelligent tab completion, branching undo/redo, and more. Linux.com has a nice overview of some of the new features, or you can head straight to the Vim web site to download it for just about every platform. [Via Slashdot] ...

According to Slyck News, popular BitTorrent client will soon be getting a "content layer" to help users "share, discuss and interact with media." The article is a bit vague on exactly what that will entail, but it says "anybody will be able to post content to the new platform and promote it within social or interest groups," which suggests something like Digg or ...

While everyone knows that DOS programs can be run in any version of Windows in the command prompt, if you've ever tried to play a classic DOS game on your modern system you may have been disappointed. If you're really intent on getting that classic version of Out of this World (Another World for our European friends) from 1991 working on your Windows XP box (or Mac OS X, Linux or even ...

It's a pretty simple idea, and not unique. According to Hamachi's site: "With Hamachi you can organize two or more computers with an Internet connection into their own virtual network for direct secure communication." But the devil is in the details... And the details are good. Hamachi is very, very slick. Available right now for Windows and Linux (OS X promised "soon"), ...