With most top netbooks now offering similar specs, choosing the best netbook is a matter of selecting which features -- like keyboard design or battery life -- matter most to you.
<b>Tech Source:</b> "Pandora, the Linux-based handheld game console that is aimed to take advantage of free and open source software is finally shipping."
<b>The Register: </b>"Ylmf OS 3.0 has been released from a Chinese software maker with the familiar Luna theme found in Microsoft's Windows 7 and Windows Vista predecessor."
Two new products, Forefront Protection 2010 and Active Directory Federation Services 2.0, are designed to provide secure collaboration for users of Microsoft's SharePoint.
Microsoft's newest desktop command center combines an ergonomically friendly curved keyboard layout with the company's go-anywhere BlueTrack mouse technology and a battery of customizable keys and buttons.
<b>Zona-M:</b> "How do you quickly create a spreadsheet where, for example, every other line has a background of a different color? Here are a couple of methods"
<b>Tech Source:</b> "Do you want to watch YouTube videos in High-definition format without opening a web browser or without having the need to install Flash Player? If yes, then let me introduce you to a simple but capable YouTube desktop client called Minitube."
<b>Venture Beat:</b> "Encouraged by early results on Windows, Intel said today it will add a beta test version of popular Intel AppUp Center for Linux"
<b>Attaboy:</b> "I was looking forward to doing the update until I visited the link they provided, where I discovered that I would be required to have Windows XP SP2 with Windows Media Player 11 or higher to flash the radio."
<b>ServerWatch:</b> "A new version of a major Linux server OS distro: interesting. A new version of Windows: intriguing. A new version of OS X: could be fun to play with. But a new Linux kernel? Big deal."
<b>Tech Source:</b> "Due to popular demand, we will give you another round of some of the best free and open-source Content Management Systems (CMS). This new set of CMS is as good as the previous list that we have so this should be interesting."
<b>Cyber Cynic:</b> "One constant complaint about the Linux desktop is that it doesn't have enough games. That's actually not true. Linux has plenty of games. What these people usually mean is that it doesn't have their favorite Windows games. That's changing now. "
Your small business software toolbox should include at last one graphics software app. Here’s what you need to know to pick the right graphics package -- plus a selection of software for every budget.
<b>Linux Magazine:</b> "Some of us are still waiting for the year of the Linux desktop. Some think it’s already here. One thing is certain however, Linux does not have a majority desktop market share. By the time we get there, perhaps the entire idea of what a Desktop is will have been re-defined, thanks to “The Cloud”."
We've looked at the basic principles behind Windows Server 2008 Directory Services and explained its categorization, which divides preferences into Windows Settings and Control Panel Settings. Now it's time to check out the common options that provide additional functionality and impact settings in both categories.
<b>IT Wire:</b> "The new IPFire distribution seeks to take security to the highest level while also making things a breeze for the less experienced to set up."
This Yahoo-led effort powers more than 400 TB of traffic per day, joining six other projects that have now been elevated to the top level of the Apache open source software project hierarchy.