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- Who's a candidate for Desktop Linux? Your Kids.
- My kids know Linux, OSX, and XP, and will obviously learn Windows 7, butskip Vista, though they will have contact with Vista. My son prefers OSX, my daughter Ubuntu.But, just like every kid should be taught at least two languages at home, they should also learn multiple OSes. Learning multiple...
- Discussion threads 2009-10-20
- Who's a candidate for Desktop Linux? Your Kids.
- "Hannah Montana Linux" may not be ready to give to your kids yet, but it's an idea that has legs. My partner in crime in the Frugal Tech Show, Ken Hess, who blogs over at Daniweb, recently published his list of Top 10...
- Blog posts 2009-10-20
- Who is a Candidate for Desktop Linux?
- You're in the introduction. :)As I said, I'm not including techies and IT people in these groups, because they are probably already using a combination of both Windows and Linux/Unix.I'm Upper-Mid-Range..."They want things to be easy, and yet always work."Yup, that's me. Linux would probably drive me crazy. grinBTW, yes,...
- Discussion threads 2009-10-11
- Who is a Candidate for Desktop Linux?
- I personally do not fall into the group of people that can easily migrate away from Windows, but that doesn't mean you or someone you know can't make the switch. As I said in earlier post last month, the work that I...
- Blog posts 2009-10-11
- Linux dead at hands of Windows 7? Horse puckey!
- To listen to my fellow bloggers, Robin Harris and Michael Krigsman, you would think that it's all over for desktop Linux, with the OS once again being relegated to the server room while Windows 7 is the be all to end all of desktop operating systems. To that I...
- Blog posts 2009-01-26
- (Gallery: Desktop Linux KDE 4.2 RC1)
- (Gallery: Desktop Linux KDE 4.2 RC1)How about Menu Editing?Nice review. Is the Menu Editor fixed? KDE 4.1 menu editor, "favorite" selection, and stability of menus was sometimes flaky.
- Discussion threads 2009-01-20
- Gallery: Desktop Linux KDE 4.2 RC1
- The latest version of the KDE desktop environment, mostly used on Linux, arrived last week (4.2 RC1), with the final product due on 22 January. We had a peek inside to see what this overhaul offers. by ZDNet
- Image galleries 2009-01-20
- HP to offer SUSE desktop Linux to business, education customers
- HP to offer SUSE desktop Linux to business, education customersFYI to Folks, Anybodycan set up his/her own virtual FF browser appliance for FREE.See the rPath product [url=http://www.rpath.org/project/browser/]here[/url]Nice to see more support behind SUSE!RE: HP to offer SUSE desktop Linux to business, education customersThis is a solution in search of a...
- Discussion threads 2008-12-10
- HP to offer SUSE desktop Linux to business, education customers
- Hewlett-Packard is giving desktop Linux a little lift by introducing it to small business customers. The company said Wednesday that it'll offer Novell's SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop to business and education customers. SUSE's desktop software will be carried on the HP Compaq dc5850 right. The desktop will...
- Blog posts 2008-12-10
- Desktop Linux buy or rent and the home market
- Desktop Linux buy or rent and the home marketEnterprise is were the money is ....... and IBM's core competencies. For startup businesses and those expanding but trying to reduce costs through a centralized model IBM's offerings could be just the right combination for increased productivity and a reduction of overheard....
- Discussion threads 2008-12-08
- Desktop Linux buy or rent and the home market
- With the IBM solution you have ongoing costs, but you eliminate a lot of maintenance headaches. Especially regarding security. by Dana Blankenhorn
- Blog posts 2008-12-08
- Just what does it take to switch to desktop Linux (part 2)?
- Just what does it take to switch to desktop Linux (part 2)?Compiz Fusion's magnifier plugins and ADA complianceI've done a test in using a magnifier and enhanced desktop zoom plug-in in Compiz Fusion and it lacked support for input tracking. For example, run openOffice and zoom in until you don't...
- Discussion threads 2008-12-01
- Just what does it take to switch to desktop Linux (part 2)?
- At well over 300 talkbacks and counting, plenty of folks took my challenge (and my reader's challenge) to sort out just what it would take to switch from Windows to desktop Linux. Obviously, there was plenty of the standard Windows vs. Linux bickering, but there were also a lot...
- Blog posts 2008-12-01
- Just what does it take to switch to desktop Linux (part 1)?
- Just what does it take to switch to desktop Linux (part 1)?Can answer these ...[i]Know how to access Windows shares on the network[/i]Well that's pretty easy in Nautilus using smb:// , but a simple link with an icon should suffice.[i]Have a rudimentary understanding of the file system to ensure that...
- Discussion threads 2008-11-30
- Just what does it take to switch to desktop Linux (part 1)?
- Last week, when I asked "Are you sure you don't just want to use Ubuntu?" I received a record number of talkbacks, good, bad, and in between. One of the more interesting, though, came from reader ksheppard, who responded with a challenge: ...Here's a challenge to you: Make...
- Blog posts 2008-11-30
- No SUSE or RedHat consumer Linux OK for Ed Tech
- Several outlets have reported that both Red Hat and Novell will not plan to market or develop versions of their Linux distributions for the consumer desktop. Both companies have cited limited opportunities in this market due to domination of a particular brand. My first reaction was...
- Blog posts 2008-04-18
- News to know: Google; AMD; Desktop Linux; Green IT; Psystar
- Notable headlines: Larry Dignan: Google delivers; Maybe paid clicks weren't such a big deal Charles Cooper: Google settles a score with ComScore Techmeme AMD posts loss; sees seasonally down quarter ahead Sixth straight quarterly loss for AMD...
- Blog posts 2008-04-18
- Red Hat's right move
- Red Hat isn't going any further into the market for desktop Linux. Good. Right. No surprise. Excellent choice. But not for the reason supposed. Microsoft did not chase Red Hat out of desktop Linux. Ubuntu did. Red Hat...
- Blog posts 2008-04-17
- Red Hat delivers its state of desktop Linux address: There's no money in targeting consumers
- Red Hat delivers its state of desktop Linux address: There's no money in targeting consumersBecause of the subtle differences...in distro's, companies and individuals using Ubuntu on the desktop are going to more likely use it's server product. Dealing with different distro's can be a real pain. It is probably one...
- Discussion threads 2008-04-17
- Red Hat delivers its state of desktop Linux address: There's no money in targeting consumers
- Red Hat outlined a good chunk of its desktop Linux plans in a blog post, but noted that it has no intention of delivering a traditional consumer product. In a blog post, Red Hat delivered what could be called a state of its desktop Linux plans and...
- Blog posts 2008-04-17
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