February 11, 2009
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f you’re like me, you don’t like proprietary video and audio codecs. Be that as it may, some sites, like NBC’s Olympics site, use Microsoft’s proprietary Silverlight streaming technology. Until recently, if you were using Linux that meant you couldn’t … Continue reading
February 10, 2009
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In case you haven’t guessed by now, I like desktop Linux. I admit though that Linux is stuck between a rock and a hard place when it comes to deal with proprietary media formats. These formats are designed to lock … Continue reading
February 9, 2009
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Lately, I’ve seen several articles by Windows users grumbling about how hard it is to install software on Linux. It is? You could have fooled me. Still, people are having trouble, so here’s my 101 class on installing programs on … Continue reading
February 5, 2009
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In a recent story, my fellow scribe Preston Gralla wrote, “If Linux has an Achilles heel, from the point of view of a Windows user, it’s installing new software.” Now, he’s seen the error of his ways about that, but … Continue reading
February 4, 2009
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When you think Ubuntu, you probably think of an outstanding, easy-to-use desktop Linux. You probably don’t think of Ubuntu as a server operating system. Maybe you should. In a recent survey, conducted by Canonical, Ubuntu’s parent company, and the research … Continue reading
February 3, 2009
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Yes, yes, we know Microsoft rules; no other company will ever knock it off the top of the software mountain, etc., etc. History tells us that no business is immune to the decline of age and Microsoft is proving to … Continue reading