CUPS, most popular Linux printing system, purchased by Apple

Apple has purchased the Common Unix Printing System (CUPS).  CUPS is widely used by most UNIX and almost all Linux distributions, including Ubuntu.

CUPS became the basis of the Mac’s printing system beginning with OS X version 10.2 (Jaguar).

According to Linux-Watch:

Previously, CUPS and its trademarks belonged to Easy Software Products, which was founded

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Quick Look: Movies – Ratatouille and Transformers

It’s been an unusual week in that my wife and I have been to see two movies.  Normally we seldom do a movie a month.  You no doubt will not need to be told which one of the movies was my pick.

Here’s what we saw and my impressions:

Ratatouille – Rated G:  The story … Read More