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10 great free desktop productivity tools that aren't OpenOffice.org

These free and open source applications for Windows, Linux, and Mac desktops put power into the hands of users without taking from their wallets

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10 great illustrations of Linux humor

Here is a collection of posters,wallpapers and other artworks that show off the old Linux funny bone.

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In pictures: Worldskills competition puts IT students to the test

Students shine in ‘real world’ tests using SUSE Linux 10.2 and VMware Server.

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News about Linux

Article | 29/05/2012 Fedora 17 takes to the cloud
The newest release of the Red Hat-sponsored Fedora Linux distribution includes a number of technologies that haven't made their way into Red Hat Enter...
Article | 24/05/2012 Linux Mint 13 rallies behind Gnome
With the new version of Linux Mint, released Wednesday, the developers behind the open source Linux distribution have put all energies behind Gnome, o...
Article | 22/05/2012 Linux 3.4 released quickly, after smooth development cycle
Just over two months after its last major release, Linus Torvalds has posted the newest version of the open source Linux kernel, which supports new gr...
Article | 16/05/2012 Red Hat preps RHEL 7 for second half of 2013
The next major release of Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL), version 7, is targeted for release in the second half of 2013, Red Hat said on Tuesday, as ...
Article | 2/05/2012 Now with more RAM, the 'Vivaldi' Linux tablet is almost ready
There was plenty of excitement earlier this year over the news that a fully open tablet was in the works, and late last week some new revelations were...

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Tutorials about Linux

Article | 5/02/2011 Prepare your PC for future data disasters
Reformatting and restoring a PC is not fun--in the way spending 2 hours in the dentist's chair is not fun. You have to back up all your data (and pray...
Article | 27/01/2011 Switching to desktop Linux? 6 ways to ease the migration
With all the many compelling reasons for a company to switch to Linux on the desktop, it's no wonder that businesses large and small are increasingly ...
Article | 5/01/2011 Overclock your smartphone, if you dare
WARNING: Overclocking is not for the faint of heart. Do not attempt to hack your phone unless you understand and accept the risks of turning it into a...
Article | 5/11/2010 Is your business compliant with open source licenses?
There are many ways that vendors of proprietary products try to scare business customers away from open source software, and one of the more commonly ...
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...

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Features about Linux

Article | 20/02/2011 Motorola Atrix 4G mightiest smartphone yet?
The Motorola Xoom was the most advanced tablet that we got to try out at Mobile World Congress. Other tablets, including the HTC Flyer, certainly look...
Article | 12/01/2011 For an old or slow PC, try Puppy Linux 5.2
There's no doubt Canonical's popular Ubuntu Linux distribution gets the majority of attention in the Linux world these days, but there are myriad othe...
Article | 8/01/2011 Motorola Atrix hints at a virtualized, cloud future
Motorola announced the Atrix smartphone at the Consumer Electronics Show, and while many have been concentrating on its 4G connectivity and clever des...
Article | 1/10/2010 5 things Linux does better than Mac OS X
Were it not for Windows' long-standing installed base and overwhelming market dominance, it seems unlikely that anyone would argue seriously for the m...
Article | 18/09/2010 Galaxy Tab will soar on Android's key strengths
As the details of Samsung's Galaxy Tab are gradually revealed, it's becoming increasingly clear that many of the tablet's most desirable features deri...

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Reviews

Linux Mint 9

Introduce some minty freshness to your PC with the free Linux Mint 9 operating system, a variant of Ubuntu 10.04

MeeGo 1.0

MeeGo is an Intel-sponsored Linux distribution designed for netbooks

Ubuntu 10.04 LTS Lucid Lynx operating system

Ubuntu 10.04 LTS Lucid Lynx is the latest Linux operating system from Canonical, aimed at consumers. It's free, but is it sufficiently consumer friendly that you should switch from Windows?

Nokia N900 smartphone

Nokia's first Linux-based smartphone is impressive but lacks polish

Netbook Remix

Dell offers Ubuntu Netbook Remix as an option pre-installed for its Dell Inspiron Mini 10 netbook. But how well does UNR fare on other netbooks?

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