PC World – Vista Is Still Plagued by Incompatibilities October 24, 2007 Vista Is Still Plagued by Incompatibilities. This is not good for the general “Microsoft PR” campaign. With Leopard being released and Linux looking better,…
Apple should start offering Windows-based Macs October 23, 2007 Here’s a question that I received from yesterday’s mail bag: Apple’s a lot easier to understand when you stop looking at it as a…
Why I’ve moved from Vista to Ubuntu 7.10 October 22, 2007 “Have we reached the beginning of the tipping point? I think we may just have.” Since the late 90s I’ve dabbled with Linux, but…
Fit PC runs Linux and draws only 5W of power October 17, 2007 There are power efficient computers and then there are power efficient computers. Enter the Fit PC, a small, self-contained, fanless computer that draws 3W…
Watching TV on the laptop–and on the cheap October 17, 2007 I know this may sound crazy, but I don’t have a television. This isn’t a problem, except when I get glimpses of what I…
New Features Discovered in Windows XP SP3: Is It Better Than Vista? October 11, 2007 The principal reason given for the tremendous under-the-hood changes to Windows unveiled early this year in Vista was the need to overhaul the security…
Does Ballmer’s comments reflect deeper problems at Microsoft? October 10, 2007 Steve Ballmer’s latest rant against open source, and Microsoft’s internal reaction to it, reflect deep problems within the company.Part of the problem is that,…
Ontario’s dirty little election secret – Canadian citizenship is only based on trust October 10, 2007 It may be a surprise to you but in Ontario we do not require voters to prove their Canadian citizenship. Yes, I said it!…
An in-depth look at Puppy Linux October 9, 2007 Puppy, with a download as skimpy as 28MB, is well suited to older computers, thin workstations, and diskless PCs. This article looks at the…
The Ubuntu coming out party! But where is the marketing and advertising effort from Dell and others? October 9, 2007 The final release of Ubuntu 7.10 (Gutsy Gibbon) will be released shortly and Dell has indicated that it will be pre-installed on some of…