Practical Technology

One of the most annoying things, thanks to Microsoft strong-arming PC manufacturers, is finding a Linux netbook to buy at a store-front retailer. But, it turns out that there’s at least one store that still carries Linux netbooks: Toys R Us.
Why? Well, perhaps Microsoft overlooked it, but small computers, like netbooks, turn out to be [...]

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Anyone who was ever fool enough to believe that Microsoft software was good enough to be used for a mission-critical operation had their face slapped this September when the LSE (London Stock Exchange)’s Windows-based TradElect system brought the market to a standstill for almost an entire day. While the LSE denied that the collapse was [...]

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Sorry Opera; too bad about what happened to you, Netscape; and Internet Explorer, please, don’t make me laugh. The best Web browser on the planet is Firefox 3.5… for now.
I’ve been using Firefox since day one, and, for the most part, I’ve liked it. And, folks, since I’ve been using the Web since before there [...]

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Like it or lump it, the major reason that determines whether any given online story will get read or not is how much play it gets on news link sharing sites and social networks like Digg, reddit, and StumbleUpon. Unlike earlier news sharing sites like Slashdot, these sites have no central editorial control. Instead, the [...]

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What are the five best things about Vista SP2?
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Sorry. I couldn’t resist.
That joke out of the way, have you wondered why there’s been almost no reviews of Vista SP2? Well, one reason for that is that Microsoft would really just as soon have you forget about Vista and think about Windows 7 instead. The other [...]

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