April 28, 2009
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I like choice. I like being able to pick just the right operating system for the right job. But, when I look in the mirror, I don’t see an ordinary user. I see someone who regularly uses no less 7 … Continue reading
April 24, 2009
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It’s always been possible to port your application into any Linux distribution. All you had to do was know how to compile and link your program with each distribution’s libraries and then package it up in either DEB or RPM … Continue reading
April 24, 2009
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Microsoft made headlines recently when The Wall Street Journal reported that the company planned to equip netbooks with the Starter edition of Windows 7, a semi-crippled version that only lets users run up to three applications at a time. This … Continue reading
April 22, 2009
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When I recently wrote about Windows 7 Starter Edition on netbooks, I quickly heard from many misinformed readers about what Microsoft will, or won’t, be doing on netbooks. To get everyone on the same page, here’s the big four changes … Continue reading
April 21, 2009
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When netbooks first came along, they almost all ran Linux. Microsoft, which was stuck with the resource pig known as Windows Vista, simply couldn’t compete. So, reluctantly, Microsoft gave Windows XP Home a new lease on life and sold it … Continue reading
April 20, 2009
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Almost over-looked in the aftermath of the news of Oracle buying Sun, Canonical announced today, April 20th, that the final version of its next generation of Ubuntu, 9.04, will be available for download on April 23rd. I’ve already reviewed the … Continue reading