March 25, 2008
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If I know anything, I know operating systems. My first one was CICS/MVS on an Amdahl mainframe, followed by VAX/VMS, CP/M-80, TOPS-20, more Unix and Linux variations than you could shake a stick at, every version of DOS and Windows … Continue reading
March 21, 2008
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For the first time in ages, the sale of new PCs with Windows as a percentage of the PC market is declining sharply. The new winner is the Mac, but, while no one does a good job of tracking the … Continue reading
March 17, 2008
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For decades, almost no one challenged the General Public License in legal matters. In fact, no one has even dared to try to break it in court. That record remains unsullied as the biggest company to date–Verizon–that had been accused … Continue reading
March 14, 2008
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It’s funny how some people are so stuck on the idea that Windows, and only Windows, is the one true operating system that they can’t even hear their own words. That’s the case with a recent news story with the … Continue reading
March 10, 2008
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Blog — Desktop Linux systems have been available from vendors both small — such as NorhTec — and large — such as Dell — for some time now. But, until recently, users who feel more comfortable buying from a retailer … Continue reading
March 4, 2008
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I had really thought that Vista SP1 would be an improvement. I didn’t think it would be a big improvement, but still that it would be more competitive with Windows XP and the modern Linux desktop. I was wrong. I’ve … Continue reading