Posts Tagged ‘Windows’
Forgot your Windows password?
You’ve forgotten your Windows password or you have been given a Windows system that you need to repair and don’t have access to the admin password. Do not worry, it couldn’t be easier with a Linux system, and ...
KDE 4.5.4 for Windows Announced
LinuxProMagazine: “ The KDE Windows team continues their progress in bringing KDE applications to MS Windows. In the announcement, the KDE Windows team cautions that the 4.5.4 release is still not stable or suitable for p...
Run OS X, Linux or Windows on Chrome Notebook
TomHardware: “There aren’t many Chrome notebooks out there. Google has been sending a select few out to developers and those who signed up for its pilot program, but you can’t buy them at retail stores. Unless you...
Linux Better Than Mac OS X
Mac OS X seems to make it easy surf the net or play music, but anything more advanced, such as installing a database server, needs to be done through command line (Unix) with no package manager. I might be missing something, bu...
Help Windows users quit, switch to Linux
It’s funny how some people react when I tell them I use Linux. Other’s get caught up in all the brand loyalty hype and still some have never heard of Linux! The truth of the matter is that I switched partly because ...
Ubuntu 10.10 to feature Windows, iPhone & Android syncing
LinuxUser: “e can reveal today that Ubuntu One, Canonical’s cloud storage solution, will be updated in Maverick Meerkat to include Windows, Android & iPhone syncing and music streaming… As you’ll discover from ...
A Windows App That Works Better in Wine Than Windows
Decentralist: “As Microsoft slowly breaks old compatibility, and Wine continues to improve Windows compatibility. it seems only a matter of time before some Windows programs run better in Wine than in Windows. Last week, ...
Windows 7 look in Zorin OS 3
Zorin OS is an Ubuntu-based Linux OS aimed at novice users who may be taking their first steps into the Linux world after having employed Windows all their lives. The latest release, Zorin OS 3, is the most polished version yet...
Limitations of Windows PowerShell vs. Linux SSH/bash
ZDnet: “I’ve had the opportunity to work with PowerShell recently, on Windows 7. And I have to admit, I’m impressed with some things, but disappointed with others. It’s young as far as software is concer...
Number of new computer viruses at record high
Gdata: “Most of us use internet-based social networks such as Facebook or LinkedIn. However, this enormous popularity also attracts cyber criminals, who in turn are using such networks to attack us. The perpetrators use p...
99.4 percent of malware is aimed at Windows users
Daniweb: “Have you ever thought about measuring the Internet in terms if malware per minute? Me neither, but someone has and it makes for uncomfortable reading if you are a Microsoft Windows user. How fast is the Internet...
7 Things You Can Do in KDE, But Not in Windows
Earthweb: “When I tell people that I use Linux, they look at me with pity. In their minds, I have just confessed to being a fanatic who is willing to undergo daily hardship and inconvenience in defense of my beliefs.̶...
Moving forward with Linux
I’ve been using Windows 7 for many months since i had the enterprise copied free on their launch many months ago in KLCC. I even won a Windows 7 t-shirt that day! I can say that it’s better than Windows Vista. This ...
Desktop Linux: Great for the Environment, Bad for Economy?
internet.com: “Is using desktop Linux better for the environment than say, running Microsoft Windows or Apple’s OS X?”In this piece, I’ll explore the ideas behind Linux as the operating system for the eco-fr...
Ten Reasons to Dump Windows and Use Linux for Business
PCWorld: “Now is a particularly good time to ditch Windows for good, for workstations as well as servers. For instance, now that Microsoft stopped supporting Windows Server 2003 on July 13, you’ll need to find somet...
Windows Server vs. Linux
“With Linux, the operating system is effectively free,” says Phil Cox, principal consultant with SystemExperts. “With Microsoft, there are licensing fees for any version, so cost is a factor.” And relati...
