Microsoft's Windows 7 appears to be helping the software giant win back some of the good will it lost over the past few years with the much-maligned Windows Vista.
The rise of cloud-based computing options has everyone scrambling to stake their claim. Microsoft, for now, says it wants to be a leader in protecting people and their data's privacy.
<b>ZDNet AU:</b> "Take a good hard look at your screen and ask yourself if it is possible to accidentally close an application while reaching for the File menu. In most cases the answer is a clear no, but for users of Ubuntu, it has become a very real and dangerous use case."
<b>Tech Drive-In:</b> "I tried upgrading the whole distro 2 times before and failed miserably. It took a heck lot of time and post installation issues were simply overwhelming."
<b>The H Open:</b> "But Linux and free software come in many different flavours, and the adventurous user goes in search of wider options, other distributions and new desktops."
<b>Database Journal:</b> "This post contains common different methods of functional partitioning and common considerations for database setup and capacity."
An appellate court upheld a lower court's finding that eBay did not engage in trademark infringement by providing a marketplace for sellers to auction off counterfeit Tiffany Co. jewelry.
<b>IT World:</b> "In the embedded space, there's been a lot of talk about whether Android is fragmented, and if that fragmentation will ultimately hurt Android, because developers won't know what version to code for and users won't know which one to use."
<b>Phoronix:</b> "to test the performance claims of Arch versus others, we have compared the performance of the newest Arch 2010.05 media against Ubuntu Linux."
Microsoft's Patch Tuesday payload included 10 bulletins, three of them characterized as "critical," that promise to keep enterprise IT department's busier than usual this month.
<b>Linux.com:</b> "Which Linux distro should I use? It's one of the most common questions for new and aspiring Linux users. There's so many to choose from, how can you pick the right one? Let's see if we can help clear it up a little and help you choose between all the other major distros."
After a year of free-falling, server hardware sales are finally starting to rebound. While the numbers are good now, the industry is coming off a drop in sales in previous quarters. Which parts of the server industry are headed in the right direction?
<b>Webopedia: </b>"When the word 'enterprise' is combined with 'application,' it usually refers to a software platform that is too large and too complex for individual or small business use."
Tired of being nagged about making room for Macs on your enterprise network? We have good news: You don't have to. Commodity PCs and Linux have seen to that.
<b>Begin Linux:</b> "I was excited to try the Arch-based KahelOS on my Dell desktop for several reasons. Just like Arch, KahelOS is on a rolling release schedule and uses Pacman package manager. Also, this version of KahelOS uses Gnome 2.30.0."
<b>Datamation:</b> "The past twelve months have been good for Linux vendor Red Hat as the company grew revenues and income while expanding its product offerings in the cloud and virtualization space. But how did Red Hat grow while others staggered?"
<b>Distrowatch Weekly:</b> "Linux, with its flexibility, can be used in many different niches. Take, for example, Asturix. The Asturix project is an attempt to make a better operating system both for the world in general, and Spanish speakers in particular."