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Veteran Developer Ditches Microsoft For Open Source
Thu, 24 Jul 2008 15:30:41 -0000
Linux.com: "If you've ever used Microsoft Access or Excel, you have likely used a product that Mike Gunderloy had a hand in developing. The irony is that Gunderloy himself doesn't use those products anymore. He's given up Microsoft for open source -- and he's not going back."
No Excuses -- Encrypt All Laptops
Thu, 24 Jul 2008 15:00:41 -0000
Network World: "Is it inexcusable to have laptops in the field with unencrypted hard drives? With such new open source solutions as TrueCrypt, there are few excuses left: All laptops must be fully encrypted."
Hackers Start to Target Apple Macs
Thu, 24 Jul 2008 14:30:41 -0000
TimesOnline: ""I think the Mac user base will end up becoming polluted by some of the same people who have been infected time and time again in the Windows environment,” Mr Cluley says. “It's mainly the same people who buy a computer primarily to download porn and visit file-sharing sites.""
Survey: Vista Adoption Weakens, as IT Pros Eye Apple
Thu, 24 Jul 2008 14:00:41 -0000
Redmondmag: "Some respondents (42 percent) said they were considering alternative operating systems to Windows Vista. The Macintosh operating system was the favored alternative by 29 percent of respondents. Linux-based operating systems were also in the running, but trailed. More IT professionals reported challenges managing non-Windows operating systems in this survey, with 65 percent citing a need for expertise vs. 49 percent in 2007."
Computers With Ubuntu Coming to All Major Retail Stores
Thu, 24 Jul 2008 13:30:41 -0000
The VAR Guy: "Essentially, all major computer retail stores will carry computers with Ubuntu pre-installed by the end of 2008 or early 2009, predicted a Canonical manager who met with The VAR Guy at OSCON. But this isn’t another Linux desktop PC story. In this case, the computers are Netbooks (also known as sub-notebooks)."
What Happens When Open Source Turns Out to be Better? Much Better?
Thu, 24 Jul 2008 13:00:41 -0000
The Open Road: "This is the future of open source. Not code that just happens to be free, but code that just so happens to be better."

 

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