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Microsoft: The McDonald’s of software

Ronald O Carlson — Tue, 12 Jul 2011 00:34:04 +0000

With more than 400 million licenses sold, there’s no question that Window 7 is hugely successful and quantity has a quality all it’s own, like hamburgers from that red-haired clown. Software from ever sweaty Steve “monkey boy” Ballmer, a bozo in his own right, is everywhere and not because it’s beautiful.

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Raspberry Pi is a $25 Linux computer

Dave Parrack — Fri, 06 May 2011 22:58:37 +0000

A fully-working Linux computer the size of a USB stick costing $25? I’ll take two, please.

The idea of a low-cost computing device for all isn’t a new one, with the OLPC (One Laptop Per Child) organization and [...] Related posts:

Spotify now available to Linux users

Dave Parrack — Tue, 13 Jul 2010 01:13:53 +0000

The divine music streaming service Spotify is now available on the divine open source operating system Linux. Good times.

In a blog post, Spotify has announced that a preview version of Spotify for Linux is now available to download. [...] Related posts:

Free alternatives to Adobe Photoshop

Michael W. Jones — Sat, 10 Jul 2010 22:15:27 +0000

Adobe Photoshop is the king of photo manipulation software, but if you don’t have the money to spring for the real deal, what are the best free or open source alternatives to Photoshop, depending on your needs?

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Ubuntu Linux hits 12 million users

Dave Parrack — Thu, 08 Apr 2010 23:50:29 +0000

Linux may still be a niche operating system — sorry, it just is — but its popularity is growing as people look for an alternative to the proprietary nonsense of Windows and Mac OS. And Ubuntu has increased in popularity [...] Related posts:

Meet Alex – the Linux laptop for n00bs

Dave Parrack — Fri, 19 Feb 2010 19:32:19 +0000

Not everyone is as confident with technology as some of us are. And that sizable section of society is being left behind in an increasingly digitally-divided world. But there are solutions [...] Related posts:

SimplicITy is a Linux PC for the elderly

Dave Parrack — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 02:49:30 +0000

It’s a sad fact of life that as we get older our ability to learn new skills and retain information lessens. Which explains why a five-year-old child can pretty much rebuild [...] Related posts:

Linux Foundation: Microsoft caught playing dirty with patents

Mike Ferro — Sun, 13 Sep 2009 03:22:09 +0000

News broke recently about Microsoft holding a private auction in hopes of offloading Linux-related patents to patent trolls. The executive director of the Linux Foundation, Jim Zemlin has called out Microsoft to [...] Related posts:

Microsoft CEO belittles Apple and Linux in one speech

Mike Ferro — Sun, 09 Aug 2009 04:08:10 +0000

In a discussion around Microsoft’s deal with Yahoo, Steve Ballmer, CEO of Microsoft made some interesting comments against competitors, Apple and Linux. Ballmer indicated that unlike its competitors, Microsoft has established [...] Related posts:

Linux exec says PCs to be “free” like cell phones

Michael W. Jones — Sat, 25 Jul 2009 14:57:55 +0000

A Linux executive has a vision of the future in which personal computers will be given away free by telecommunications service provider in exchange for a contract, [...] Related posts: