February 18, 2010
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A recent Washington Post story observed that Twitter loves open source. Twitter’s not the only ones. Most, if not all, social networks are built on top of Linux and open-source software. When the writer wrote that Twitter loves open source … Continue reading
February 11, 2010
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We all know that lots of companies use open-source software. Trying to get a handle on what open-source programs they use can be a little harder. That’s why OpenLogic, an open-source software support company’s recent report on both their growth … Continue reading
January 27, 2010
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No one is accusing Google of being Big Brother, but it certainly was eye-opening when Ben Edelman, an assistant professor at Harvard Business School, shows that newer versions of Google Toolbar, versions 6.3 and above, was tracking Internet Explorer 8 … Continue reading
January 11, 2010
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Windows goes rental Microsoft has quietly made it possible to, sort of, to rent both Windows and Office. While you were probably having great fun on New Year’s Eve, Microsoft was quietly making it possible for businesses to rent Windows … Continue reading
December 3, 2009
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Linux is used as a server all the time. From branch-offices using Linux and Samba to Google running, well everything, on Linux, it’s the operating system for choice for most businesses. Except that is, for small offices. There, Microsoft’s SBS … Continue reading
December 1, 2009
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Of all the big computer companies only Dell really supports desktop Linux and, in particular Dell offers a nice selection of PCs running Ubuntu Linux. What Dell hasn’t done though is come out and announce that they were working on … Continue reading