Archive for 'Operating System'
Why Mac OS isn’t the best OS Around
When I recently explained one of the many reasons why I prefer desktop Linux to Windows, even over my favorite desktop Windows, XP SP3, I got a lot of people telling me I was full of hooey because I barely even mentioned Mac OS X.
Good enough, here’s my take on Apple’s Mac OS X.
First, I [...]
Posted: May 14th, 2008 under Apple, Desktop, Linux, Mac OS X, Operating System, Unix, Windows.
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Linspire tightens CNR ties with Mint, Ubuntu
Linspire, the San Diego, Calif.-based Linux distributor, is continuing to build up its CNR (Click-N-Run) software installation system with partnerships with Ubuntu parent Canonical and the Ubuntu-based Linux Mint distribution. Linspire recently announced that its beta CNR service now supports the Ubuntu 8.04 Hardy Heron release and Linux Mint versions 4.0 and 5.
The CNR client [...]
Posted: May 13th, 2008 under Desktop, Linux, Office Software, Operating System.
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Linux PCs still available at Wal-Mart: Just not the one down the road
Recently there were some rumors that Wal-Mart was once more selling Everex PCs with gOS Linux. Well, they got it about a third right.
Yes, Wal-Mart is selling gOS Linux-powered Everex laptops, but then again they never stopped selling them. What they did so was stop selling them at their retail stores. Today, if you want [...]
Posted: May 12th, 2008 under Business, Desktop, Linux, Operating System.
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The best desktop OS is…
Dear me. Just because I recently talked about Windows XP SP3’s virtues and vices, some people seem to think I’ve turned away from my beloved Linux systems. Nope, I’m still a rock-solid Linux desktop user.
In fact, I’m writing this tale on my #2 desktop, which runs openSUSE 10.3. But, just because I use Linux all [...]
Posted: May 12th, 2008 under Desktop, Linux, Operating System, Security, Windows.
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Fixing the XP SP3 reboot blues
What can I say? For me, XP SP3 was the cat’s meow, the best Windows client operating system ever. But, for other people ‘upgrading’ to XP SP 3 is like being fed to a roaring lion.
They’re seeing endless, and I mean endless-reboots. Many can’t even escape to the relative safety of Windows’ Safe mode much [...]
Posted: May 10th, 2008 under Desktop, Operating System, System Repair, Windows.
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