by thegtapatriot@yahoo.ca | Nov 25, 2007 | Linux, Microsoft
Almost a year on from the release of Microsoft’s Windows Vista, only 13 percent of companies say they expect to move all desktops to the operating system, according to a survey released this week. Furthermore, adoption of Linux continues to gather pace, with a...
by thegtapatriot@yahoo.ca | Nov 21, 2007 | Google, Hardware, Linux, Microsoft, Open Source, Ubuntu
Microsoft’s rivalry with Google heated up considerably this past year when rumors surfaced that Google might release its own operating system to compete with Windows. Has Google finally jumped into the fray with its own OS? Unfortunately, no; gOS is not a...
by thegtapatriot@yahoo.ca | Nov 13, 2007 | Hardware, Linux
About two weeks ago, Wal-Mart began selling $200 Linux-based PC. The initial run was around 10,000 units. Now Wal-Mart is sold out. Has Linux now found a niche? read more | digg story
by thegtapatriot@yahoo.ca | Oct 31, 2007 | Google, Linux, Ubuntu
Everex has teamed up with open source players to create a $198 PC (sans display). The Everex Green gPC TC2502 runs a Linux OS and is loaded with (or has links to) free applications, including Gmail, Google Docs & Spreadsheets, Google Calendar, Google Product...
by thegtapatriot@yahoo.ca | Oct 29, 2007 | Apple, Linux, Microsoft, Technology, Ubuntu
When shopping for a new computer, your mind is probably spinning with considerations: price, reliability, speed, software capabilities, security, and other specs. Perhaps the hardest part is choosing an operating system on which everything will run. To get a good idea...
by thegtapatriot@yahoo.ca | Oct 28, 2007 | Hardware, Linux, Microsoft, Technology, World
Now here is an interesting question. Since Microsoft is dealing with bad PR, in relation to Vista, what would happen if Microsoft put its full support behind OLPC and installed a version of Windows XP? XP SP2 is pretty much a solid Operating System and it really would...