Windows, Mac, or Linux: It's Not the OS, It's the User (PC World)
PC World - Who's got the safest operating system? Apple, Google, Microsoft? According to one security expert, what really matters is who's using the OS. Full text
Warning: Five Things to Know Before Switching to Linux (PC World)PC World - A happy customer might tell someone. An unhappy customer tells everyone. Converting to Linux before taking a dose of reality might make you a very unhappy customer. Let's be perfectly honest. Linux isn't for everyone-yet. However, Ubuntu, Mandriva, and a few other distributions come close but for now, Linux is a little more difficult to use than Windows. Full text |
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Firefox 4 Gets Second Beta Release (PC Magazine)
OpenSSO, Neglected by Oracle, Gets Second Life (PC World)
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Ten Reasons to Dump Windows and Use Linux (PC World)
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Oracle Adds Support for Open-source R (PC World)
PC World - Oracle has made a move in support of R, the open-source language for statistical analysis. Full text
Mozilla's 'Firefox Home' Ties Firefox to the iPhone (PC Magazine)
PC Magazine - It's not quite Firefox for the iPhone, but it's the next best thing: Mozilla has detailed its plans for Firefox Home, an iPhone app. Full text
Firefox Announces iPhone App (PC World)
PC World - Mozilla has announced plans to launch a free iPhone Application that will let you access most of your Firefox browser data on the iPhone. Called Firefox Home Full text
Chrome Browser Exits Beta for Mac, Linux for the First Time (PC World)
PC World - Google has removed the beta label from the latest version of its Chrome browser, marking the first time a "stable release" is available for the Linux and Mac OS platforms, not just Windows. Full text
Chrome Release Speeds Browser, Adds Stable Mac, Linux Versions (PC Magazine)
PC Magazine - Keeping up the breakneck Windows release pace for its upstart Web browser, Chrome, Google unloaded a triple whammy on Tuesday with the release of a new stable version for Windows, as well as stable releases for Mac and Linux. Full text
Microsoft eases access to Outlook data (InfoWorld)
InfoWorld - Microsoft revealed on Monday two open source projects intended to improve interoperability with Microsoft Outlook files and even enable easier migrations from Outlook. Full text
Open-Source Gaming Console is Just About Ready to Play (PC World)
PC World - The OpenPandora project has created a Linux-based hand-held intended for hacking, gaming, and for use as an ultra-portable desktop. The ARM-based OpenPandora platform features OpenGL ES--the mobile version of the OpenGL 3D graphics API--and is capable of powering real-time 3D games similar to what might be found on the Nintendo DS or Playstation Portable. Full text
Google's WebM Draws Praise, Critiques (PC World)
PC World - The news this week of Google's open-source release of the HD video codec VP8 plays into the ongoing debate over which video codec browsers can use to display high-definition video without a plug-in, such as Adobe Flash or Microsoft Silverlight. Full text
CodePlex Appoints Technical Director (PC World)
PC World - The CodePlex Foundation, the open-source projects initiative funded by Microsoft, has appointed a technical director, Stephen Walli. Full text
