Pavs wrote:

One of the arguments I often hear from people who are trying to use linux for the first time is that they are not sure if they can switch back to their original choice of OS (usually windows), if they are not satisfied with their experience with linux. These are usually the people who are not as tech savy or previously had bad experience while trying to install linux which resulted in destroying their windows installation. With each iteration of windows OS Microsoft has made it less friendlier for linux to be installed along with windows.

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It is still Microsoft that dominates the OS market and most are unfamiliar with Linux. Rarely can you see someone with a Linux laptop on a public transport and if ever you found one, most likely people around him will get curious.

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As Bill Gates finally bows out of Microsoft to pursue his charity interests, we look at some of the hits and misses of the software company he founded. Read the rest of this entry »

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SYDNEY- ASUS has announced the release of the new Eee PC 901 and the reduced prices of the previous 701 and 900 models.

The 901 is the third-generation Eee PC and the first to sport Intel’s Atom processor, clocked at 1.6GHz, and, like its predecessors, will ship with Linux and Windows.

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I am never a fan of Eee and any similar devices, I just don’t like the feel of it, it’s TOO SMALL. I’ll just invest my money on a full pledged laptop. But kudos to Asus for coming up on a thirds generation Eee.

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“Warning, most intruders come inside through windows. Be Safe. Use Linux”

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When your computer hardware appears to power up okay, but the Windows XP operating system won’t boot properly, you have to begin a troubleshooting expedition that includes getting into the operating system, determining the problem, and then fixing it. To help you get started on this expedition, here are 10…

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windowsaddict wrote:

Are you using Windows Vista? Then you might as well know that the licensed operating system installed on your machine is harvesting a healthy volume of information for Microsoft. In this context, a program such as the Windows Genuine Advantage is the last of your concerns. In fact, in excess of 20 Windows Vista features and services are hard at work collecting and transmitting your personal data to the Redmond company.

That is why Im not using Microsoft OS as my primary OS for work, I don’t feel secure at all.

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The newest Ubuntu Linux long term support (LTS) release, code named ‘Hardy Heron’ (officially called Ubuntu 8.04) is set to be available today, including both desktop and server editions with a long list of new features.

Among them is an innovative new way to install and uninstall Linux with a Microsoft Windows desktop.

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