Firefox downloads boosted by new release and Internet Explorer security scare. Mozilla's open source browser experienced a healthy boost in popularity last week on the back of a new release and security concerns about Microsoft's Internet Explorer.
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And the best Linux desktop distro of all is...
When it comes to Linux, there is no one size fits all answer. But, unlike other desktop operating systems, Linux doesn't try to squeeze you into a system's that's too large or too small. Instead, Linux offers a wide variety of distributions and one of them is likely be the right one for you.
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Microsoft and Linux Will Never Be "Best Buddies"
Linux needs Microsoft and Microsoft needs Linux. Both are better because of the other. Do you agree?
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Chrome 4: King of the Web browser hill?
Firefox 3.6 has just come out and it's great. There's only one problem. Google has released the new version of Chrome, version 4, and it's even better.
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Windows 8 possible July 2011 release?
An ex-Microsoft employee has let the cat out of the bag about when the software giant might release Windows 8.
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Wow, XGI Does Something With Its Linux Driver
Remember XGI Technology? The company that was spun out of SiS and Trident back in 2003 and for a while had some interesting low-end GPU hopes along with a few graphics cards that actually made it out to the market. There really hasn't been much talk about XGI in years and ATI had bought up one of their alliance companies in 2006 that further diminished this company.
Read more »New Linux user asks: "Where's the anti-virus?"
So far, I don’t have much to say about Linux, however, the one thing I’m seriously hung up on is the lack of anti-virus. Having been a Windows user for such a long time, it’s etched in my brain that anti-virus is a must and that if you don’t have it, then you’re an idiot.
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Amazing Wallpaper - Evolution Of Ubuntu 9.10
Linux wallpaper demonstrating Ubuntu 9.10 ( Karmic Koala) evolution .
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spring cleaning for firefox
It's not quite Spring yet, but with the release of Firefox 3.6, now would be a great time to give your browser a good cleaning.
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Linux on the move: the future of portable distros
Over the last 12 months, netbook and mobile Linux has made massive advances in features and install base. This is primarily thanks to two netbook distributions – Moblin and Canonical's Ubuntu Netbook Remix (UNR). Both have built on the massive potential that was unlocked by the Asus Eee PC but led nowhere, as its operating system failed to inspire a new generation of Linux users.
Read more »Life after Windows: What happens to tech if Microsoft dies
It's the thought experiment we all like to engage in. What would life be like without Microsoft Windows? To listen to the free open source software crowd, the demise of Windows -- and by extension, Microsoft's hegemony over the PC universe -- would signal a kind of rebirth for information technology. Such thinking is naïve, at best.
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OpenShot 1.0 Is an Actually Usable Linux Video Editor
It's one of the five features we desperately want in Ubuntu: a video editor that the average user can stitch together simple movies with. OpenShot 1.0 is mostly there.
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10 important Open Source distribution criteria
Open source doesn't just mean access to the source code. The distribution terms of open-source software must comply with the following criteria:
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The pros and cons of html 5 video
My excitement quickly turned to concern when I learned why Mozilla is not supporting this new streaming video format in their Firefox browser.
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SUSE is Being Abandoned
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