November 3, 2009
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Why do I prefer Linux to Windows? I could count the ways, but here’s a big one. When mistakes are made in Linux, they tend to get fixed and that’s the end of it. With Windows, it often doesn’t work … Continue reading
November 2, 2009
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It’s funny isn’t it? By default, any Linux distribution comes with business server functionality like an e-mail, file, and print serving, but Microsoft still gets the lion’s share of the small business server world. What’s going on here? I just … Continue reading
October 21, 2009
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Microsoft will get the headlines tomorrow with the release of Windows 7, but, on the server side of life, Red Hat is quietly becoming the dominant player. Don’t think that Microsoft doesn’t know that. I find it fascinating just how … Continue reading
October 15, 2009
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The good news is that Microsoft says it thinks it can get most of your data back. The bad news is how the problem happened in the first place. OK, here’s the good news about the Microsoft/Sidekick data loss fiasco: … Continue reading
October 14, 2009
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I don’t just write about the Linux desktop, I use it every day. At my desk, I tend to use MEPIS and Mint. On the road, it’s Ubuntu on my Dell netbook and openSUSE on my Lenovo ThinkPad. I do … Continue reading
October 13, 2009
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You can’t make stuff this bad up. Many T-Mobile Sidekick smartphone users lost all their contacts, calendar entries, photographs, you name it, when Sidekick’s back-end software provider Microsoft, Danger, went down. Danger turned out to be an all too apt … Continue reading