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In a surprising change, Mark Shuttleworth announced that Ubuntu was changing its default interface from GNOME to its netbook-oriented Unity interface

SANTA BARBARA, CALIF. -- Dell unveiled today its latest (and definitely greatest) rugged laptop, the Dell Latitude XFR D630. The device is the polar opposite of the Apple MacBook Air. The XFR D630 is thick and ugly. The Air is thin and pretty. The D630 is "IT-Friendly." The Air, well, isn't.

Most fully ruggedized products are marketed at government, military and commercial users.

Linux has had a hate/hate relationship with Broadcom. Linux users need Broadcom Wi-Fi drivers. Broadcom does a lousy job of supporting Linux. Now, a combined effort from Dell, Canonical, and Broadcom has lead to a new Linux driver for many popular Broadcom chipsets.

Call it Motoblur, call it Sense, call it whatever you want -- as long as it's coming preinstalled on Android phones, it's officially overstayed its welcome.

The new Ubuntu Linux-equipped Dell Latitude 2100 netbook is meant for students, but I'd like to have one of my own; and, I think most of you would like one too. Here's why.

These Linux netbooks are good reliable computers and it looks like they'll be cheaper than ever starting on Black Friday.

Tomorrow, September 4th, is the day that Dell's Inspiron 910 mini-laptop with Ubuntu 8.04 arrives.

The Ubuntu desktop is looking better than ever, but, it's the Ubuntu server, cloud, and ISV partnerships that will make Canonical profitable

The Macintosh is back....Officially.

Apple's marketshare has been increasing slowly and steadily for several years in a variety of areas but is still in the single digits in most. This week, however, the Mac platform finally has a big win in its hands.

Higher education.

Apple dominated higher education technology, and education in general, in the 1980's and early 90's - but eventually succumbed to Dell's razor thin margins and "good enough" hardware...

Sorry to disappoint the people who were so upset that Dell was 'abandoning' Ubuntu Linux, but the PC vendor is actually expanding its desktop Linux offerings.

Apple's [AAPL] iPad 2 hits US retail Friday, and already many of the 100 competing tablets shown at CES this year are being terminated, withdrawn, shelved or otherwise dumped. That's because competitors now know what I've been telling them: their expensive and less well-featured alternatives are DOA.

Dell was the first of the major computer manufacturers to support pre-installed Linux, but it's not just pre-installing Linux. The Austin, Tex. company is also adding functionality to Ubuntu Linux on its desktops and laptops.

Hybrid cars are sexy. They are the most energy efficient automobiles when measured in miles per gallon, and they make a social statement about fighting global warming. They are the anti-Hummer. But are they the best way to invest your dollars if you truly want to reduce your carbon impact on global warming? Not necessarily. Just do the math.

I was speaking with Eric Carlson, executive director at Carbonfund.org this week about Dell's program that allows PC buyers the option to purchase carbon offsets when the this topic came up. The nonprofit acts as an intermediary between customers who want to buy carbon offsets and reforestation programs that plant trees that remove carbon dioxide(a total of 2,000 lbs per tree) from the atmosphere. (To plant the trees, Carbonfund.org works with Environmental Resource Trust and Rainforest Alliance. Third-party verifiers audit the programs.) Buying carbon offsets with an energy efficient PC is one way to compensate for the carbon emissions directly related to the PC's consumption of electricity during its useful life.

You don't build a company from the ground-up into the dominant software firm of its era without making a lot of smart moves. Here are my top five.

The new Dell Inspiron 15n shows that you can have a great Linux notebook for the same price as a great Linux netbook.