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- Your top Windows 7 questions, answered
- If we wanted tech stats on Linux we know the URLNever ceases to amaze me that people search for ways to say a whole lot of absolutely nothing relevant. Must be because they don't have an answer so they change topics. Typical!You beat me to it Ed!!!nt64-bit environment...
- Discussion threads 2009-11-12
- Seven great (and free!) applications for Windows 7
- You added Windows 7 to the title for page hits...Any tech enthusiast worth their salt has long known about all these apps. Nah ... ... for page hits I'd have added XP ... bigger user base ... User base yes but Windows 7is what everyone is interested in reading...
- Discussion threads 2009-11-10
- Which antivirus is best at removing malware?
- Run a Linux distro or a MacIt is funny, when you 'weld' a web_browserinto an operating system and viruses/worms/malware/trojans and spyware come in from outside sources it is amazing how insecureit makes an Operating System.Say what you will, Linux distro's power theInternet with Bind dns, dhcp, routers/switchesand they do not...
- Discussion threads 2009-11-05
- Open source needs successful champions
- Open Source powers the Internet period!Open_Source powers the ENTIRE Internet withrouters/switches/servers you name it like Microsoft sitting behind caching Linux distroname servers.Now you tell me what does it need now???It is the FUTURE of smart devices, appliancedriven infrastructure, just like VMware using a Linux derived kernel and it is #1...
- Discussion threads 2009-11-05
- Buy Windows 7, download now!
- Oboma wrote the codeHe heard about Windows 7 so he is winningthe Nobel peace prize and he is also takingover the Internet people do not need accessto information he needs to 'control' it..;)They really are trying!!Boy, MS is really trying in every way to push the product though it has...
- Discussion threads 2009-10-22
- Mozilla blocks dangerous MS .NET Firefox add-on
- RE: Mozilla blocks dangerous MS .NET Firefox add-onIf it had to be blacklisted or not I really don't care now. Implementing code without end user permission is enough reason. We all know MS ways so I am glad Mozilla people used this way and hope they keep doing it in...
- Discussion threads 2009-10-19
- Windows 7 puts Vista into perspective: Only a 'failure' in retrospect
- The fault lies with MS and Driver manufacturersWe don't criticize macs because they are a package deal, with a price premium to match so they generally work just fine. We don't call for witch hunts of Linux distro's because we expect to have problems and tweaks with Linux, plus it's...
- Discussion threads 2009-10-19
- Microsoft exposes Firefox users to drive-by malware downloads
- is this a part of - framework assistantI am using Firefox 3.5.3 and it has".net framework assistant 1.0" disabled,claiming that is not compatible with thisversion of the browser.what makes this different from the ?Windows Presentation Foundation"that was not disabled until i did it my self ?is one or both the...
- Discussion threads 2009-10-16
- Ubuntu reveals plans for Lucid Lynx
- Linux distro's = futureLinux distro's have a BRIGHT future since the developers are driving this and the code is superior to ANY closed source proprietary lethargic old software vendor. RE: Ubuntu reveals plans for Lucid LynxSame boring linux distros trying to promise the world but don't deliver. Nothing separates...
- Discussion threads 2009-09-21
- Microsoft's Ray Ozzie talks cloud computing at Churchill Club
- Microsoft's Ray Ozzie talks cloud computing at Churchill ClubIf Microsoft had any Karma, they'd be out of businessAnd come back with humility and without the sense of entitlement.I attended the event last night, and thoughtRay did a fantastic job. If you are in business you can appreciate what he's...
- Discussion threads 2009-06-05
- Forget Moblin! Ubuntu Netbook Remix rocks on the Classmate
- Forget Moblin! Ubuntu Netbook Remix rocks on the ClassmateWhile I wholeheartedly agree with your accessmentI think it is very important to support up-and-coming Linux distros, because some of them, while they lag behind the more established distros overall, do have some redeeming qualities which underscore why they came about in...
- Discussion threads 2009-05-26
- Why all the fuss over XP Mode?
- Why all the fuss over XP Mode?RE: Why all the fuss over XP Mode?Wow... MS is trying really hard this time...Good for them... I like the part of how they will include a licensed copy of xp for the client side... nicePlus, being separate from 7 allows them to...
- Discussion threads 2009-04-27
- The Microsoft Store? Here???s my design!
- The Microsoft Store? Here???s my design!Going nowhere.....Linux distro's are the future....#10 Apple shrineLove your work. I'd add#10 Apple shrine : A place to pay homage to the creator of most MS "innovations" perhaps with a fee or Apple tax to enter.You described Loverock's wet dream!and the first customer will be...
- Discussion threads 2009-04-19
- Frugal Friday: Conficker, SGI, TomTom, Tableau Software
- Frugal Friday: Conficker, SGI, TomTom, Tableau SoftwareMS has serious problems.......MS Windows is an insecure platform period.Anyone who is staying with this money pit isgoing to be faced with more exploits and uneducated decisions because they are afraidof 'IT Change' in IT things change and the oldguard is scare of Open_Source...
- Discussion threads 2009-04-04
- AT&T offers netbooks starting at $50
- AT&T offers netbooks starting at $50I see Linux distro's available.......Yes, at least Linux distro's are available and not locked in with a virus/worm fiasco called'Windows'....RE: ATI wonder if the opportunity to bill at $5k/month inspired this offer.:)Yes Please.nt
- Discussion threads 2009-04-01
- Five things every Windows beta tester should know
- Five things every Windows beta tester should knowThe top 5 included are listed as....VirusesWormsSpywareMalwareTrojansThese are the top 5 in which it seems like they cannot secure any Windows OS and the only ones who understand the operating system are 'hackers & virus writers'...Meanwhile, Linux distro's command the server market with...
- Discussion threads 2009-03-01
- No such thing as a free Linux distro
- No such thing as a free Linux distroWe need a new audit.Oh, not on Linux, on Windows 7. How much Open Source code has found its way into Microsoft's programing mill?Ideology versus practical useI prefer a distro that works well on my hardware, over an ideologically pure free distro...
- Discussion threads 2008-12-20
- The best Linux distro for a new breed of PCs
- The best Linux distro for a new breed of PCsUbuntu, but only an LTS versionAn Long Term Supported version of Ubuntu, not the "normal" versions. Three years of security updates instead of 18 months.The period of security updates of other distro's is usually too short: 1 year.... In an Ed...
- Discussion threads 2008-04-04
- Microsoft-Novell: What a long, strange year it's been
- Microsoft-Novell: What a long, strange year it's beenVERDICT: Microsoft's cynical patent FUD campaign is a DISMAL FAILURE.Let's be honest here. Microsoft doesn't want to "interoperate" with Linux. Microsoft wants to EMBRACE AND DESTROY Linux. Fortunately, as is often the case when Microsoft gives the "bear hug of death" and then...
- Discussion threads 2007-11-08
- 30 things I've learned from using Linux ...
- I began My Linux Experience back at the end of February and over the past five months I've managed to spend a fair bit of time dabbling and experimenting with a variety of Linux distros.  Over these months I've learned a lot - a lot about Linux, a lot about the...
- Blog posts 2007-08-07
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