@Andy Bolstridge > Unfortunately, we need the majority to work 9-5
And therein lies the lie. I work very hard indeed for my idleness, early starts...
What happens when one hosting platform "acquires data" from another? If I forced the first one to remove it, who is responsible for chasing the...
iSpring Pro is a nice tool, that allows PowerPoint to SCORM conversion. They also have free tool, that also generates SCORM compliant courses.
I think the answer to the question requires a deeper analysis of where the income can come from who else is now competing for it, who else will be...
Your correctness about Government websites not being compliant with their own websites is correct. Most criticism of other people takes so many...
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My wife and I love our new Kindle Fire. It's lightweight, easy to use and has a great interface. The first thing I recommend anyone with a new...
It basically unlocks all the Android marketplace apps and unlocks the device. I am one very happy Kindle owner!
Skittles with tapes and coffee cups.
Old tapes so we didn't have to rewind them afterwards.
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Performance isn't really the big thing at the moment - not when my ADSL connection will only provide a 8mbps bottleneck to the 3.5gbps speeds these...
So when is Amazon buying Waterstones?
@JoshArg - Well, I am writing this from my N150 Plus, running Ubuntu 12.04 and using a Bluetooth mouse (well, to be totally correct it is a...
@duncanjmurray - At least n the case of the specific system I put the SSD into, it is not the case. The boot time improvement is substantial, but...
Sounds like only those who have bought their Kindle from Waterstones will be able to use them in-store - very disappointing. I have no intention...
From my mainframe operating days...
1) Play hoopla with write permit rings & a can of screen cleaner.
2) Make enormous paper chains (Christmas...
An OS X perspective
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There are many legal download sites for music at least that do not charge an arm and a leg like itunes or Napster. The "real" cost of an mp3 file...
@Crupal.. How does refusing your websites cookies help my privacy? A quick look at your page script reveals four sets of code provided by 3rd...
There are hundreds, if not thousands of filesharing torrent sites, The Pirate Bay (TPB) is only one of them, while the TPB is blocked many more...
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Probably 90% of the people who watch this video are geeks. I would however dare Dell to post this video on their main page beside the 'Dell recommends Windows 7" text. :)
What a phenomenally shortsighted comment from Dell; "by definition, if you're not running Microsoft Windows and if you're running Linux, you just don't have to worry about malware and viruses and spyware." Every OS has vulnerabilites. Apple is quietly updating the list of trojans Mac OS X detects, and the Gentoo distribution actually included a trojan using IRC for botnet command and control networks for seven months (http://www.zdnet.com/blog/bott/linux-infection-proves-windows-malware-monopoly-is-over-gentoo-ships-backdoor-updated/2206). Whatever OS you use, you need to be aware of potential security issues. If users of an OS believe they're bulletproof, it's far easier to attack them.
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Security between multiple operating systems is definitely a hot topic. However you have to look at the number of vulnerabilities. Windows by far outnumbers everything else. Yes, it has roughly 90% of the market share for desktops, so naturally this number will be higher than say, Linux, which has about 1% of the desktop market. But, I believe that Linux is safer. I've seen users running Windows simply visit websites in IE running without Admin rights, get infected with malware which ended up destroying their Windows profile. I've never seen anything of the sort on Linux. So just this example of browsing the web, Linux is a safer platform because it is not as prone to these types of vulnerabilities.
With that being said, you are right Mary, every OS will have vulnerabilities. But, I believe that some will have more than others. Dell is simply stating that Linux is a safer platform to run on, which it is. And it's been proven over and over that Linux is very efficient and runs very fast and is rock solid for stability. As the video mentions, Linux does not have a blue screen of death. Linux does have kernel panics though, but those are extremely rare and when they happen, the entire kernel doesn't normally crash.