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Linux on the Cloud: IBM, Novell & Red Hat

sjvn — Tue, 16 Mar 2010 17:37:22 +0000

Today, March 16th, has been filled with Linux and cloud news. Which is great, I guess, if you’re ready to trust your data to the cloud.

In case you don’t follow Linux as closely as I do, here’s the round-up. Red Hat and Novell have joined up with IBM to provide a new open cloud environment [...]

An iPad on your belt?

sjvn — Mon, 15 Mar 2010 19:54:04 +0000

If the reaction to my Linux alternatives to the Apple iPad story is any indicator there are a lot of people who want an iPad. People also have some concerns about the iPad, such as how easy, or not, will it be to use this large hardbound sized tablet. I don’t see that as a [...]

CrossOver Linux 9: Run Windows apps without Windows

sjvn — Mon, 15 Mar 2010 15:04:32 +0000

Some Linux users insist that anything you can do on Windows, you can do better on Linux. While there’s some truth to that, many of us have Windows applications that make completely leaving Windows close to impossible. That’s where CodeWeavers’ latest version of CrossOver Linux comes in.

CrossOver Linux 9 (code-named Snow Mallard) and its Mac [...]