Operating Systems

The internet is abuzz today with the news that Google plans to enter the netbook space with its own cloud-driven operating system. Chrome OS, as the product is being dubbed, will be pre-installed on a range of portable devices offering almost instant boot access to the web.
Unlike other low-powered Windows and Linux netbooks, Chrome OS [...]

Ubuntu founder Mark Shuttleworth has unveiled a canny plan to finally drive mass-adoption of the user-unfriendly and geeky Linux operating system on the desktop.
Shuttleworth had the following comments to make at O’ Reilly’s OSCON conference this week:
“I think the great task in front of us in the next two years is to lift the experience [...]

One of the very few things I do miss about living in Linux is escaping a world full of viruses, malware and spyware that keeps on infesting machines running on all versions of Microsoft Windows.
After running Ubuntu Linux on my primary machine for a year, I came to take for granted the fact that I [...]

I’ve reached the end of the line with Ubuntu. After struggling with sluggish graphics performance, audio problems, networking hell, and a community of arrogant self-appointed zealots for weeks, I’ve made the decision to get rid of Ubuntu from my computer.
It’s clear to me - despite all the hype - that Ubuntu is far from being [...]

I can’t think of a better example to demonstrate how Ubuntu/Linux is still stuck in the 80’s/early 90’s in terms of computing than by putting forward the flawed implementation of audio in the Open Source Operating System.
Through the rapid rise of broadband and faster home connections, video and audio increasingly plays a role in how [...]

In this article I’m going to attempt to justify my previous assertions that running Ubuntu (or any breed of Linux) on a home computer is a dumb choice.
My last article on Ubuntu desktop hell provoked quite a reaction from a strong army of open source enthusiasts who run around the web telling anyone who will [...]

So you want to get with the “cool” crowd, drop Uncle Bill’s operating system, and switch to the very free and completely open source alternative Ubuntu Linux.
Here’s five reasons why you should think very carefully before even attempting that installation:
1. Applications: Despite what your friends may have told you on IM or chat, compatibility with [...]

One of the most popular myths perpetuated by those who look down on Linux users is that Microsoft Windows just works. In comparison to Uncle Bill’s OS, getting your computer up and running with any kind of Linux distribution requires many long days and sleepless nights to perfect - a lifestyle choice designed solely for [...]