Ubuntu is the top Linux distribution world wide. It has enabled less technically sophisticated Linux users to easily run the open source software on their desktops for the first time. Ubuntu uses GNOM…

People nowadays minds' are set into thinking that if you're buying a PC, Microsoft has to also be installed together to make a perfect PC. Really?

The first comparison is 'your pocket&#…

There is so much deep discussion about Linux and Ubuntu, however according to PC World, there are several reasons why Linux is by far the best option compared to Windows.

Although many can assume t…

Overclock.net forum member GodofGrunts recently leaked a series of slides from a Best Buy training session in which employees are taught to promote Windows and trash Linux.
"The materials prese…

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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 o…

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 Virtu…

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 s…

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WINE, the Windows Emulator, has just released the 1.1.1 development update with the following improvements:

- Fixes for Photoshop CS3 and Office 2007 …

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 other…

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 CS…