VMware Workstation 7
Review The best virtualisation platform for the desktop just got even better: if you're a software developer, trainer or support professional, look no further. [14 Dec 2009]
Microsoft reposts, open-sources Windows 7 tool
News The software giant has restored a tool that allows Windows 7 to be more easily installed on older netbooks. This time, though, it is under an open-source licence [10 Dec 2009]
Psystar removes Mac clones from sale
News PCs featuring pre-installed Mac OS have been taken from Psystar's website a day after it announced it had reached a partial settlement with Apple in a copyright case [03 Dec 2009]
Buy Free Software
Blog The deal is simple: Buy Free Software, Get One Free!! “Get one what free what?” you are almost duty bound to ask. And the reply is something intangible and beyond monetary value... [02 Dec 2009]
Chrome OS adapted for Dell netbook
News With an experimental project, Dell has brought Google's browser-based operating system to its Mini 10v Netbook [01 Dec 2009]
Shiny, shiny, shiny
Blog If you’re impressed by shiny little boxes you’ll love Pano System, a VDI (Virtual Desktop Infrastructure) solution from Pano Logic, which features a unique “zero client” device in the form of a... [30 Nov 2009]
Cloud computing guzzles juice: official
Blog This story is is spot on: although network vendors make noises about reducing power consumption, in reality the nature of both their products and their locations in the datacentre mean that... [26 Nov 2009]
Chrome OS: a first look
Preview Google has released source code for a preliminary version of its Linux-based operating system. Is it destined to dominate the netbook market? Here are our first impressions. [24 Nov 2009]
- Chrome OS - ator1940
Chrome OS: screenshots 
Photo What does a browser-based operating system look like? Here's a quick tour of Google's preliminary Chrome OS release. [24 Nov 2009]
Chrome, Android likely to merge
News Google co-founder Sergey Brin says that the company's two operating-system projects, which could compete with each other in netbooks, may become one OS over time [23 Nov 2009]
A Tempest in a Nostalgic Teapot
Blog Apparently a decision was made last week, at least according to omg!ubuntu!, to remove the GIMP image editing software from the next Ubuntu release (10.04, Lucid Lynx). This has produced... [23 Nov 2009]
Ballmer touts speed of Windows 7 sales
News At Microsoft's shareholder meeting, the CEO said the OS has sold twice as fast in its early days as any prior version of Windows [20 Nov 2009]
Google shows Chrome OS, promises 2010 launch
News Google's long-awaited Chrome OS aims at security, speed and simplicity in netbook cloud computing [19 Nov 2009]
- Client sorted, what about the network? - manek
- You can't blame Google for the network - 88072
- indeed - Simon Bisson and Mary Branscombe
Default Boot Specification with GRUB 2 (Ubuntu 9.10)
Blog I got some good news in a comment over on Linux.com a few days ago. The problem I was looking at was setting the default boot selection on Ubuntu 9.10, or more generally with GRUB 2. The... [19 Nov 2009]
Microsoft confirms Windows 7 tool used GPL code
News The software maker has said that a tool intended to allow netbooks to more easily move to the operating system was based in part, and unintentionally, on open-source code [16 Nov 2009]
Karmic Koala Krashes
Blog I've been fairly busy the last few weeks and some of it was because Ubuntu 9.1 served up a unexpected & nasty surprise. It will not load properly on a DELL Dimension 2400 desktop. This particular... [15 Nov 2009]
Dell UltraSharp U2410
Review The Dell UltraSharp U2410 is a feature-rich 24in. monitor that performs superbly. [13 Nov 2009]
Ten reasons Ubuntu 9.10 will be an enterprise hit
Comment The Ubuntu 9.10 operating system, also known as Karmic Koala, has many features businesses will like, says Jack Wallen [13 Nov 2009]
- Ubuntu 9.10 will be an enterprise hit - Indian-Art
Microsoft investigates Windows 7 vulnerability
News The software giant is looking into claims of a possible exploit in its new operating system that could allow a denial-of-service attack [12 Nov 2009]
Microsoft halts Windows 7 tool after GPL code claims
News A tool aimed at making it easier to put Windows 7 on netbooks has been pulled after questions were raised about whether the software improperly uses open-source code [11 Nov 2009]
The time it takes
Blog I've written a MegaListOne of all the things I needed to do when creating a new install of Ubuntu GNU Linux for my workshop laptops that I'm setting up. I was actually quite amazed at how long it... [10 Nov 2009]
HTML Validator not working in Karmic Koala
Blog HTML Validator is one of my most favourite Firefox web browser add-ons. You can probably guess from the name that it validates HTML. Useful. However, it doesn't work in Ubuntu 9.10 Karmic Koala. ... [09 Nov 2009]
Tweaking my Karmic Koala
Blog I'm now on my third attempt at installing Ubuntu 9.10 Karmic Koala on 8 old Dell Latitude laptops which will form my Magnificent Mobile Menagerie. Third attempt because I keep messing up the system... [09 Nov 2009]
Using Windows Is Like...
Blog A long time ago at a Usenix conference (I think it was the one in Salt Lake City), there was a "quiz" passed around. I'm going to update one of the questions I remember from that, because it is... [07 Nov 2009]
Parallels supports Windows 7, Snow Leopard
News Parallels Desktop Mac virtualisation software is faster than the previous version and gives users more customisation flexibility when working with Windows [05 Nov 2009]
'Polished' Moblin adds 3G support, plug-ins
News The latest version of Moblin, the Intel-sponsored Linux distribution for Atom-based netbooks and nettops, includes a new web browser and allows Bluetooth pairing [05 Nov 2009]
- A different polish. - ator1940
Email archiving - who needs it?
Blog Is email archiving a big problem for SMEs? I spoke recently to Softek, a UK-based disti billing itself as 'highly technical value add distributor of IT security, email archiving and storage... [05 Nov 2009]
Ubuntu 9.10 (karmic Koala) on Netbooks - Part 2 (Netbook Rem...
Blog In Part 1 I discussed some generalities about the new Ubuntu 9.10 distribution, and some issues related to using it on netbook computers. Now it is time to move on to the Ubuntu Netbook Remix, a... [05 Nov 2009]
You mean Ubuntu isn't perfect?!?
Blog I'm afraid to break the news to all the Ubuntu linux fanbois+grrls out there that Ubuntu is not perfect. I've had some display errors with Gnome DO and the notification icon. So sorry to let... [05 Nov 2009]
Ubuntu 9.10 (karmic Koala) on Netbooks - Part 1 (Overview)
Blog I have promised several people that I would take a look at Ubuntu 9.10 and several of its derivatives on netbook hardware. My intention is to consider the following: - Ubuntu (plain vanilla,... [04 Nov 2009]
