I’ve upgraded old XP PCs to Windows 7 and I’ve bought new PCs equipped with Windows 7. Either way I’ve found that it’s not cheap. Now, Gartner, the research company, has worked out just how expensive upgrading to Windows 7 can be for enterprises. In one word, moving to Windows 7 can be described in [...]
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Upgrading to Windows 7 isn’t Cheap
August 27th, 2010 · No Comments
Tags: Business · Desktop · Infrastructure · Linux · Operating System · Windows
Ubuntu Linux to go multi-touch
August 16th, 2010 · Comments Off
I spoke with Mark Shuttleworth, founder of Canonical, this morning, and he tells me that Canonical will be bringing true multi-touch to Ubuntu Linux in Ubuntu 10.10 (code name Maverick Meerkat). “Multi-touch is just as useful on a desktop as it is on a phone or tablet, so I’m delighted that the first cut of [...]
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How to get Windows and Linux to cooperate on the network
August 4th, 2010 · 2 Comments
“East is East, and West is West, and never the twain shall meet,” is a line from Rudyard Kipling’s The Ballad of East and West. It could also apply to Windows and Linux. If you don’t know what you’re doing, getting the two to meet on the network can seem like it’s almost impossible. Fortunately, [...]
Tags: Desktop · Infrastructure · Intranet · Linux · Network · Network Services · Operating System · Samba · Server · Windows
NAC decisions you need to make now
July 28th, 2010 · Comments Off
One important piece of a multilevel security defense for companies of almost any size is network access control (NAC), which lets you enforce policies for end-user machines. The basic idea behind NAC — which can include hardware, software or a combination — is deceptively simple. Before any end user’s computer — an endpoint — is [...]
Tags: Desktop · Internet · Intranet · Network · Network Services · Security · Server
Dell expands Ubuntu Linux desktop offerings
July 27th, 2010 · Comments Off
The latest panic in desktop Linux lad was that Dell would no longer be selling Ubuntu pre-installed on laptops and netbooks. Alas, for those who love drama, it wasn’t true. In fact, Dell is expanding its Ubuntu desktop Linux offerings. Gerry Carr the marketing manager for Canonical, the company behind Ubuntu, told me that the [...]
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