Katherine Noyes - Author - PC World Australia

Stories by Katherine Noyes

Article | 4/09/2010 Firefox pushes ahead on Android with Fennec browser

Even as Mozilla's Firefox recently garnered the No. 2 spot in the worldwide Web browser market overall, the software has taken a step closer to stakin...

Article | 3/09/2010 A guide to today's top 10 Linux distributions

One of the most confusing things for the newcomer to Linux is how many distributions, or versions, of the operating system there are. Ubuntu is the on...

Article | 2/09/2010 11 must-have Android apps for business

Now that business users have begun clamoring for Android phones in earnest, it's a better time than ever to take a fresh look at the Android apps now ...

Article | 1/09/2010 Software patents hurt everyone, but especially SMBs

Software patents have figured prominently in the news in recent weeks, thanks not just to Oracle's attack on Google but also--more recently--to Paul A...

Article | 28/08/2010 How to choose a desktop Linux distribution

With all the many reasons to use Linux today -- particularly in a business setting --it's often a relatively easy decision to give Windows the boot. W...

Article | 27/08/2010 What will Ubuntu 10.10 look like?

When Canonical broke the news recently that Ubuntu 10.10 will include uTouch 1.0, a multitouch and gesture stack, it caused a flurry of excitement abo...

Article | 25/08/2010 Chrome patches show the power of open source--and Google

Google's patching of vulnerabilities in its open source Chrome Web browser last week wasn't so much notable in itself; Microsoft, to be sure, is forev...

Article | 5/08/2010 11 free Linux apps your business needs now

Despite the wealth of free applications out there, many small business owners continue to spend an inordinate amount of their all-too-scarce resources...

Article | 4/08/2010 Why Linux is more secure than Windows

"Security through obscurity" may be a catchy phrase, but it's not the only thing that's catching among Windows users.

Article | 3/08/2010 Is Linux really harder to use?

Not surprisingly, the misperception that Linux is harder to use than other operating systems is also one that competing vendors routinely use to scare...

Article | 30/07/2010 On strengths of Linux, Android will win mobile contest

Mirror, mirror, on the wall, which mobile operating system is fairest of all? That's a common question, given the many contenders in the mobile arena-...