5993847 Photo courtesy of iStockphoto, Chris Burt Linux Journal featured an article on how to switch from Windows in 3-easy steps. To summarize, step 1 - introduce open source applications that run on...
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I found another tip on how to run Windows applications on Linux without seeing the entire Windows desktop. However, this tip uses VMWare. The same can be achieved with the open-source and free...
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I will be speaking at the Youth for IT Congress in the Philippines tomorrow to present various operating systems, including Linux. However, since majority of the audience are familiar with Windows so...
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Photo courtesy of iStockphoto, Kirby Hamilton WINE, the Windows Emulator, has just released the 1.1.1 development update with the following improvements: - Fixes for Photoshop CS3 and Office 2007...
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Wubi is an official installation of the popular ubuntu linux distrobution. The cool thing about Wubi is that it is installed/integrated with Windows. You can basically install Wubi just like any...
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I wrote about the open source version of "Photoshop" called Gimpshop. Whilst it is a free alternative to the commercial Adobe Photoshop tool, what if you already have a copy of Photoshop...
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With WINdows Emulation (WINE) getting more and more mature, an easier way to manage bottles is needed. Here is where WINE-Doors come in - a GUI-based WINE manager. Now on version 0.2, the application...
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We all have our own ways of teaching our friends and family how to switch from Windows to Linux. Mine goes like this - are you planning to get a new hardware? If so, can you afford a Mac? If......
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& installing Linux on Windows using WUBI before and I just couldn't believe that there are other people considering installing Linux with Windows. Frankly, it should be simple - just wipe out...
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Like the rest of you geeks, I have several USB thumb-drives in my possession. Some I bought, whilst others were either part of a swag or given by the employer. I have a 2GB one that serves as my......
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This is one service that I personally will not be able to provide you, a side-by-side comparison of Linux and Windows. Why? I do not use Windows and nor do I plan on installing anything from...
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Whilst I prefer having Windows users completely switch to Linux (or a Mac for that matter) instead of running Linux as a secondary OS or using an emulator to run it, some users simply need to be...
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When Microsoft announced its new Silverlight technology, it provided a Windows and Mac OS X version, none for Linux. However, the Mono project, the .Net Linux implementation, pledged that it will...
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Another gift from Wine Headquarters, an update to the Windows emulator for Linux and other Unix-based systems, bumping it to version 0.9.39. A short-list of what's new: Many MSHTML...
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Microsoft announces the Microsoft Student Innovation Suite, a package that contains Windows XP Starter Edition, microsoft office home and Student 2007, Microsoft Math 3.0, Learning Essentials 2.0 for...
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Since it is tax time once again, I found an interesting article from the Software Freedom Law Center about Microsoft and the Patent tax. Whilst this definitely gives a one-sided view of that matter,...
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Whilst I really do not recommend anyone doing this (tainting your pristine Linux box with tainted Windows applications hehehe) but if you really do not have a choice, here is a tutorial on how to...
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For the unfortunate few who needs to maintain a Windows workgroup along with their Linux installs, HowToForge provides a tutorial on how to setup Samba Server for small workgroups on an Ubuntu server...
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Accessing the Windows-only NTFS file system is like a burglar accessing a safe. No, it is not safe nor secure but it is "too closed" (aka proprietary) that you need crowbars to open, read...
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WineHQ just announced the availability of release 0.9.31 of Wine, WINdows emulator for Linux. To top of the list of bug fixes and added features, here are the new stuff in this release: Many Direct3D...
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Whilst I prefer doing it the other way around, i.e. running windows in Linux (not that I ever use Windows anyway), but I guess there are instances when you are forced to use Windows (specially in the...
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WineHQ releases the latest version of the WINdows emulator for Linux, version 0.9.30. What's new in this release: Many improvements to Direct3D shaders and state management.Support for...
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Personally, I do not do video editing on Linux -- for that I use Apple's iMovie. :) For those who prefer working on Linux full-time, like Mr. Hartley, his article will give you an idea what...
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