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Next generation Linux Desktop
There has been a lot of debate whether Linux is ready to be a desktop replacement for Windows over the last 5 years.Companies like Redhat (Redhat Desktop and Fedora Core), Novell (Novell Linux Desktop...
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Windows Vista: Not on your current machine!
Microsoft are poised to announce the release of their next operating system later this year. Windows Vista will have some fancy new features... that will give you the "ohhhs and ahhhhs" for all but 15...
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Windows Defender: Upgrade from Microsoft AntiSpyware
Microsoft has released their upgraded product for their popular and useful AntiSpyware product.Like MS AntiSpyware -- Windows Defender is free. So if you used the first, it's time to upgrade to...
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SuSE Linux 10.1 Screenshots
I've just been testing SuSE Linux 10.1 in a VMWare machine to test it's capabilities and getting ready to run it on my new PC purchase (post on that in the next few days).I took the opportunity to...
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Forget Microsoft Office Documents forever!
We can all dream! How many times do you get sent MS-Word, MS-Excel or MS-Powerpoint files? Whilst OpenOffice does an excellent job opening them all, I would prefer them all in an open format natively....
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The difficulty of Aussie small businesses adopting Linux
There are many reasons people are stuck on Windows. For small businesses the main reason is their accounting software. Like it or not, since the introduction of GST and BAS the days of the shoe-box...
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Firefox 3 - Come break a world record!
At 3:00am AEST on Wednesday 18th of June will herald the release of Firefox 3. It's a big jump ahead from the heady days of Firefox 1 and Firefox 2 days. This version includes over 15,000 enhancements...
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Improving VirtualBox performance
Most people don't read User Manuals. It's a shame as they miss out on lots of great tid-bits. One such nugget can be found on Page 66 of the VirtualBox User Manual:Like a real SATA controller,...
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The Linux Foundation speaks for no-one.
I was appalled after reading the rather rash statements made by Jim Zemlin the Executive director of the Linux Foundation. His rather bizarre statements against Sun (who is also a silver member of the...
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Automating Software Update Downloads
Even as a Linux desktop user, I still have a need to run various pieces of legacy software under Windows. Ideally, I would love to find a Linux alternative, but whilst the itch remains, I still need...
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