Linux

Having trouble finding a Linux netbook? Consider Toys R Us. No seriously. They may be one of the last retail places you'll be able to find any Linux netbook.

In September 2008, the London Stock Exchange collapsed because its Windows-based electronic trading platform, TradElect completely failed. Now, under new leadership, the Exchange will finally do away with its fatally flawed Windows system.

After many delays, you can finally download Firefox 3.5 from Mozilla.org. In IT Blogwatch, bloggers debate its speed, stability, security, and, err, private browsing mode.

By Richi Jennings: your humble blogwatcher, who selected these bloggy morsels for your enjoyment. Not to mention life in plastic: it's fantastic...

If you want to use Ubuntu Linux serveea, and the idea of saving money by running your servers on a cloud sounds interesting, boy does Canonical have a deal for you.

Linux users like to snicker at Windows users because, while they constantly need to reboot, we may need to reboot every few months. Thanks to a rapidly maturing new project, Ksplice, Linux fans may soon never need to reboot again.

Yesterday Microsoft announced that it will charge $120 for upgrades to Windows 7 when it ships. But don't believe that price; I expect that permanent discounts will ensure consumers will always pay less.

Ever wonder why bad Microsoft news and good Linux news tend to not get much attention? One reason is because organized groups make sure those stories get as little attention as possible on social networks. But, this is not just technology news. It happens to all news and opinion stories.

Recession? What recession? Red Hat's latest quarter is bigger than ever.

Today saw not one, but two major Linux releases for classrooms from Sugar Labs and openSUSE.

When it comes to the fastest of the fast, Linux continues to lead the supercomputer pack.

You've long been able to use many Windows applications on desktop Linux... if you knew what you were doing. With the new version of Crossover Linux, though, anyone can install and run Windows applications on Linux.

During an epic office and lab clean-up, I got rid of 386s, 486s, and old Pentium PCs, but kept a 4MHz Z80 KayPro PC. This led me to the question: "What's the oldest PC that you're still using?"

HP may never be especially consumer-Linux friendly, but lately the company has been making it easier for business Linux users to get what they need. And, that includes Ubuntu and SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop and Server.

What does it take to kill off SCO, the anti-Linux company, anyway? A silver bullet? Holy water!?

Every time Microsoft seems to sew up the netbook market, it makes yet one more blunder, giving Linux a big market opening. This time around could be the worst: Microsoft apparently plans to charge netbook makers up $55 for Windows 7 Starter Edition, about double what it charges for XP. At that price, buyers just may opt for Linux instead.