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• The 5 Best Business Technologies of a Lousy Decade The '00s weren't pretty, but they brought us broad adoption of major business technologies we can't imagine living without.
• Failing Hard Drive: Linux to the Rescue A Windows XP laptop that fell victim to a Blue Screen of Death was saved with some help from Linux.
• Google Partners with Canonical for Chrome OS Rather than seeing Google's Chrome operating system as competing with Linux desktop distributions, Canonical is working with Google to make the OS.
• Underwhelmed By Chrome OS? That's Kinda the Point Google's newly unveiled operating system has many critics unimpressed, but Chrome OS is meant to be lean, fast, and simple, not flashy.
• New Linux Isn't That Different from Old Linux The funniest thing about comparing, for example, 1999's Corel Linux 1.0 with today's Ubuntu 9.10? How much hasn't changed.
• The Future of Linux is Google Google's slow, steady march into the OS realm has begun to pay off. It's time for the Linux world to rally.
• Open Source Software Ready for Big Business Open source has moved into a new phase where it is evaluated more on its technical merits than on the community model of software development. Here's a...
• Windows 7 on Netbooks: Destined to Disappoint? Most Windows 7-equipped netbooks ship with the underwhelming Starter Edition, and new evidence shows that Linux on netbooks is alive and well.
• Three Top Linux Options for Your Netbook If you feel Windows 7 Starter is too limited, here are three Linux distros that may suit you better.
• Three Top Linux Options for Your Netbook If you feel Windows 7 Starter is too limited, here are three Linux distros that may suit you better.
• Linux Will Kill Windows, Says Former Microsoftie It's not just the Linux faithful who are predicting the demise of Windows -- an ex-Microsoft employee believes that "proprietary software is eventually going to be doomed."
• Windows 7 Sales Up, But is it Really a Hit? Windows 7 is beating Vista's debut, but Microsoft had to discount it to fend off the growing competition.
• Linux Stopped Tech Support Calls from My Family If you're the default technical support person for friends and family, switch them to Linux (yes, Linux).
• Ubuntu 9.10 Cleans Windows 7's Clock Five good reasons why Ubuntu (or another desktop Linux) will do everything you want to do on a computer, for a lot less trouble and money.
• Obama Invites Open Source into the White House Under President Obama, open-source software — like Linux and Drupal — is showing up in more and more places.
• Windows 7 is 'Restrictive' for Netbooks, Claims Linux Rival Ubuntu Linux is ready to compete with this week's update, says Canonical CEO.
• Creator of Ubuntu 9.10 Linux Praises Windows 7 Canonical CEO Mark Shuttleworth sees three potential openings for Ubuntu and other desktop alternatives to Microsoft's Windows 7 operating system.
• Apple and Linux Forces Rain on Windows 7 Parade Will recent efforts from Apple, IBM and Canonical have any impact on Windows 7 sales? Research from some analysts suggests strong adoption on the business side, in any case.
• First Look At Google's Chrome Browser Within The Chrome OS A Linux-based build of Chromium gives us a first look at what we might expect from Google's Chrome operating system.
• Ubuntu Linux Adds Private Cloud Backing Canonical's upcoming server upgrade supports the Eucalyptus project's open source system for cloud implementation using hardware and software already in place
• HP's Love/Hate Relationship with Linux Continues Here's how HP (kind of, sort of) supports Linux. Maybe.
• Embedded Apps: Linux vs. Windows 7 Why use a Microsoft OS for embedded applications when Linux is free? A chat with Microsoft doesn't exactly change my mind — but Redmond does make a few good points.
• Sneak Preview: A Taste of Moblin 2.1 Moblin 2.1 stands midway between a desktop OS and a mobile device OS that will contend more with Apple's iPod Touch and Microsoft's Zune HD than Windows 7 or the desktop Linuxes like Fedora and openSUSE.
• HP Sneaks Linux Onto New Laptops HP's new laptop will run Splashtop Linux, but the company seems to be having trouble admitting that.
• Linux Web Server Botnet: Scarier than Regular Botnets! Bad guys have created a botnet of Linux Web servers. In a way, that's even more frightening than regular botnets of compromised Windows PCs.