Looking outside my Windows
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| We reviewed four of the most popular Linux operating systems and judged them
| on ease of use and installation, performance, functionality and price. The
| functionality and performance grades were straightforward. We hooked seven
| peripheral devices to each operating system, including three printers, to see
| if they could automatically detect and install the hardware. We then tracked
| how long it took to install the hardware to analyze performance. The base
| computer for the review is a 1.7- GHz Pentium M Panasonic CF-51 with 512M of
| RAM and a 40G hard drive.
|
| The scores for the operating systems in this review ran from average to great
| in the ease of use and installation category and average to good in the
| performance and functionality categories. And as you would expect, the prices
| are unbeatable, particularly when you will soon need a home equity line of
| credit to purchase the next Windows operating system, not to mention Office
| applications.
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http://www.gcn.com/print/27_3/45750-1.html
Related:
Linux ready for the desktop
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| McLaren said the cost of security alone in the standard desktop, is at
| least "50 percent to double" that of Linux.
|
| He believes the primary inhibitors to large-scale Linux desktop adoption
| are Windows applications, especially Excel macros, and a perception of
| a large training cost associated with the move.
|
| "There will always be a migration cost for any large project, but this
| will be dramatically lowered over time," he said. "You need take a
| long-term view and realize security and admin costs will be lowered. We're
| not saying everything should be moved over at once."
|
| McLaren cited car rental company Europcar as having "success" by moving
| call centre people and branch office systems to Red Hat's desktop.
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http://www.computerworld.com.au/index.php/id;1555287553;fp;4194304;fpid;1
Windows Vista Ready?
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| The majority of new members and guests are here because they want to install
| Windows XP on systems which came with Vista pre-installed. Others are dual
| booting with XP and Vista because they do not want to, or are unable to
| solely depend on Vista to do what they need their systems for.
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http://www.pro-networks.org/blog/index.php/vista/14
What Chris Pirillo thinks about doing a barrel roll
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ktBJOQreUwE
Windows rapidly approaching desktop usability
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| Don't Lose This Product Key!
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| Video blanking hassles
|
| Windows XP networking: Not for amateurs
|
| Shocked by additional software costs
|
| Where Windows XP shines
|
| Hope for the future
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http://os.newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=05/05/18/2033216
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