March 2, 2020
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For ages, it was almost impossible to get hard data on which were the most popular web browsers. Sure, many companies claimed to have good information, such as NetMarketShare and StatCounter, but their numbers were massaged. The US federal government’s Digital Analytics Program (DAP), … Continue reading
January 28, 2019
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In 2007, Drew Houston, Dropbox‘s CEO, got sick and tired of misplacing his USB drive, so he created the first personal and small business cloud storage service. It was a radical one in its day. Today, everyone and their uncle seems to … Continue reading
January 8, 2019
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If I were in charge of Microsoft, besides fully embracing Linux for the desktop, I’d give up on trying to challenge Google’s Chromebooks with lightweight versions of Windows. It hasn’t worked before, and it won’t work now. Microsoft tries to take … Continue reading
January 3, 2019
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Last year was among the best of times for Linux and open-source. It was also the worst of years. The top five Linux and open-source stories tell it all. The top 5 Linux and open-source stories of 2018 More>
December 29, 2018
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If you follow Chromebook development news the way hot-stove baseball fans follow the latest trade rumors, you know Google is working on bringing Windows to Chromebook. If you have that one Windows applications you must run, Google has been working … Continue reading
December 12, 2018
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Opera claims its eponymous web browser is “far faster than Firefox Quantum 58.” Mozilla claims its better use of CPU time makes Firefox really fast. And when I turned on Edge the other day, it claimed it’s the fastest browser of all. … Continue reading