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• Parallels Desktop 5.0.9308 Released

  
  O'Grady's PowerPage - Your Mobile Technology Destination — Authority: 433
  Parallels Desktop, the popular virtualization application that allows users to run the Windows and Linux operating systems simultaneously alongside Mac OS X, reached version 5.0.9308 this week. The new version, a 222 megabyte download , sports the following fixes and changes: Virtualization: - Improved USB mass ...
  3 days ago

• Linux or Windows: Most hardware support plans are worthless

  
  Practical Technology — Authority: 129
  Recently, a user who had replaced Windows on his netbook with Ubuntu Linux discovered that, as far as Best Buy was concerned, he had voided his warranty. For all practical purposes, he had. In The Consumerist, the disgruntled netbook user reported, “My four month-old netbook’s touchpad and power adapter all ...
  4 days ago

• Linux or Windows: Most hardware support plans are worthless

  
  Computerworld Blogs — Authority: 145
  Hardware support plans, no matter what operating system you use, usually arent worth a dime. read more
  4 days ago

• Where does Ubuntu go from here?

  
  Computerworld Blogs — Authority: 145
  With Shuttleworth no longer at the corporate helm is Ubuntu going to change directions? read more
  1 week ago

• Shuttleworth steps down as Ubuntu CEO

  
  Computerworld Blogs — Authority: 145
  In an unexpected move, Mark Shuttleworth, CEO of Canonical, the company behind Ubuntu, is stepping down as head of the company. read more
  1 week ago

• Two other great Linux distributions: MEPIS & Mint

  
  Practical Technology — Authority: 129
  I just reviewed three of the most popular Linux distributions–Fedora, openSUSE, and Ubuntu–and each one is great for the right user. That said, there are many other excellent distributions, so let me tell you about two of my other favorites: MEPIS and Mint. MEPIS is easily the most obscure of my favorite ...
  1 week ago

• Two other great Linux distributions: MEPIS & Mint

  
  Computerworld Blogs — Authority: 145
  Fedora, openSUSE, and Ubuntu are, without much doubt, the most popular Linux distributions but two others, MEPIS and Mint, also deserve your attention. read more
  1 week ago

• 3 top Linux distros go for different users

  
  Practical Technology — Authority: 129
  At first glance, there’s little to differentiate between the latest releases of the top Linux distributions: Red Hat’s Fedora 12, Novell’s openSUSE 11.2 and Canonical’s Ubuntu 9.10. They each use the latest releases of open-source applications and are based on recent Linux kernels. Each of the distros also ...
  1 week ago

• Fedora Desktop Update Flawed - more like Windows?

  
  rootninja — Authority: 129
  The update experience in Fedora, including the recently released Fedora 12, is flawed. There are just too many packages flooding the repositories for the current release model to function efficiently and securely. There seems to be no requirement for updates to only fix bugs and add hardware support while avoiding ...
  1 week ago

• Red Hat heads back to the desktop with SPICE

  
  Computerworld Blogs — Authority: 145
  Red Hat hasnt had much interest in the Linux desktop market in years, but the open-source release of SPICE makes it clear that thats about to change. read more
  2 weeks ago

• A close look at the Android OS

  
  Telephone Issues — Authority: 164
  Android OS is about to make the migration from mobile phone to netbook PC (most likely thanks to Asus). If you’ve not seen an Android-based phone, you most likely are not aware just what the possibilities are. Although Android won’t take the desktop or standard laptop landscape by storm, the netbook landscape ...
  3 weeks ago

• Dell releases unofficial Chrome OS Linux desktop

  
  Computer & Internet - computer-internet.marc8.com — Authority: 161
  Cyber Cynic: "Of all the big computer companies only Dell really supports desktop Linux and, in particular Dell offers a nice selection of PCs running Ubuntu Linux. What Dell hasnt done though is come out and announce that they were working on Googles beta Chrome OS."
  3 weeks ago

• Fedora Linux 12 Review

  
  Computer & Internet - computer-internet.marc8.com — Authority: 161
  Desktop Linux Reviews: "Some desktop Linux distributions are perennial favorites and Fedora is definitely one of them. Fedoras slogan is “freedom, friends, features, first” and, while some may consider it rather cheesy, its a nice sentiment."
  3 weeks ago

• Dell releases unofficial Chrome OS Linux desktop

  
  Computerworld Blogs — Authority: 145
  Officially, Dell isnt one of the companies working with Google on Chrome, but, off the book, Dell engineers have already released a test version of Chrome OS for one of its netbook models. read more
  3 weeks ago

• How to Establish Simple Remote Desktop Access Between Ubuntu and Windows

  
  MakeUseOf — Authority: 700
  Teamviewer and LogMeIn are applications of choice for most Windows users when it comes to learning how to connect to a remote desktop. They are easy to use and don’t require any configuration. Sadly, both of them are not available on Linux. You can mess around trying to get them working in WINE but that would ...
  3 weeks ago

• Making wise Black Friday PC buys

  
  Computerworld Blogs — Authority: 145
  Want to get a new computer cheap during Black Friday? Here are some hints to getting the best deals read more
  4 weeks ago

• Five things Chrome OS isnt

  
  Computerworld Blogs — Authority: 145
  Some people still seem a little confused about what Chrome OS is and isnt, so heres my quick guide to whats really what with this forthcoming operating system. read more
  4 weeks ago

• Chromes mission: Making Windows obsolete

  
  Computerworld Blogs — Authority: 145
  Some people are disappointed that Googles Chrome plans dont include a head-to-head fight for the desktop with Windows. They shouldnt be. Google has a far more interesting way to battle Microsoft in mind. read more
  4 weeks ago

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