June 17, 2020
by sjvn01
Comments Off on Parallels and Google to bring full-featured Windows applications to Chrome Enterprise
You’ve long been able to run some Windows apps on Chromebooks with CodeWeaver’s Crossover Chrome OS, a beta program. And if you absolutely have to run Microsoft Office — not Google Docs — Microsoft supports Office and Microsoft 365 on Chromebooks. But that still … Continue reading
June 1, 2020
by sjvn01
Comments Off on Ready or not, we’re on our way to the Windows Virtual Desktop
Talk about timing. With the coronavirus forcing a telecommuting sea change — we went from corporate workers begging, usually unsuccessfully, to be allowed to work from home to businesses insisting that they do so — Microsoft released its latest and best desktop-as-a-service … Continue reading
May 28, 2020
by sjvn01
Comments Off on First new Docker release under Mirantis appears
After years of failing to turn its exceptional technology, Docker containers, into a viable business, Docker, the company, sold its Docker Enterprise product line to Mirantis, a top OpenStack and Kubernetes cloud company, in November 2019. Now, Mirantis is improving Docker Enterprise with its first major release: Docker … Continue reading
May 20, 2020
by sjvn01
Comments Off on 2020 will be the year of Linux on the Windows desktop
Linux on the desktop has had more than its fair share of troubles. Sure, the Linux desktop has long been a favorite of top-flight developers, system administrators, and loyal fans. But, when it comes to the mass audience, Linux has only … Continue reading
May 6, 2020
by sjvn01
Comments Off on Most popular operating systems of 2020: The more things change…
What’s really the most popular operating system? That depends on how you look at them and who’s doing the looking. For example, Net Applications shows Windows on top of the desktop operating system mountain with 88.14% of the market. That’s not … Continue reading
March 11, 2020
by sjvn01
Comments Off on Come on, Microsoft! Is it really that hard to update Windows 10 right?
Yesterday, on Patch Tuesday, as I was finishing up the column that follows lamenting the sorry state of Windows 10 patches and providing copious examples of things gone very wrong, a big, fat example landed in my lap (but happily … Continue reading