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• And the Silliest Blog Post of the Year is...

  ... Why does Microsoft fear OpenOffice.org? by Preston Gralla, who, by the way, seems like a knowledgeable enough guy, so let's not construe this as anything other than having a little fun. But seriously. Talk about building something up. Here's... Posted Dec 29 2009, 05:36 PM by pthurrott with | with 20 comment(s) Filed under: Microsoft Office, Linux, Humor, Commentary

• Ubuntu Says Microsoft's Netbook Claims are True

  Chris Kenyon from Ubuntu sponsor Canonical has posted a rebuttal of sorts to Microsoft's netbook market share claims, which it calls "FUD." Most of it is an opinion piece, so let's just jump straight to the relevant bits. It requires... Posted Apr 15 2009, 10:57 AM by pthurrott with | with 98 comment(s) Filed under: Windows 7, XP, Alt. Windows, Linux, Mobile, Commentary

• Linux Integration Components for Windows Server 2008 Hyper-V

  Looks like Microsoft has released an update for Windows Server 2008 Hyper-V so that it can work more efficiently with Linux guest OSes. Brief Description A set of drivers that enable synthetic device support in supported Linux virtual machines under Hyper... Posted Apr 11 2009, 10:24 AM by pthurrott with | with 12 comment(s) Filed under: Windows Server 2008, Linux, Virtualization

• Time to queue up 2009's first 'Year of the Linux Desktop' joke

  Well, maybe not. In this New York Times article , Ubuntu Linux is the focus, and I'm OK with that: Ubuntu is, by a wide margin, the only Linux version that has any chance (albeit one of the snowball in hell variety) of succeeding with consumers. But... Posted Jan 11 2009, 10:17 AM by pthurrott with | with 102 comment(s) Filed under: Linux, Commentary

• A Microsoft Veteran Embraces Open Source

  John Markoff of the New York Times blogs about an interesting new self-published book by a former Microsoft employee: Keith Curtis has just written a book about the future of software. That in itself isn’t unique. More unusual is that Mr. Curtis... Posted Dec 01 2008, 11:56 AM by pthurrott with | with 58 comment(s) Filed under: Linux, Commentary

• VirtualBox

  I must somewhat sheepishly admit that I'd never heard of Sun's VirtualBox virtualization solution, but a few people recommended it today on Twitter so I thought I'd give it a look. What I see looks promising. On Windows (client), there are... Posted Sep 05 2008, 05:14 PM by pthurrott with | with 9 comment(s) Filed under: Mac, XP, Linux, Vista, Virtualization

• Seven client OSes that won't replace Windows

  But what the heck, it makes for a cute article . Not to ruin the surprise, but they are: 1. Mac OS X 2. Linux 3. Solaris/Open Solaris 4. FreeBSD 5. Midori (Which isn't even an OS) 6. iPhone OS/Symbian/Android 7. The Revenge of Netscape (Web) So, what's... Posted Aug 19 2008, 11:18 AM by pthurrott with | with 87 comment(s) Filed under: Mac, Windows 7, XP, Linux, Vista, Commentary

• The Perfect Desktop - Ubuntu 8.04 LTS

  Seeing the title of this article, I assumed it was a review. Instead, we get something far more valuable: A very in-depth look at how to install and configure Ubuntu Linux 8.04 in an optimal fashion . I recently installed Ubuntu 8.04 on the Shuttle PC... Posted Apr 30 2008, 05:46 PM by pthurrott with | with no comments Filed under: Linux

• Ubuntu 8.04 around the Web

  In keeping with my ongoing look at Ubuntu Linux 8.04, here are some interesting articles I've seen about this new release: eWeak: Ubuntu 8.04 Is Ready to Take On Windows I used my second test machine, an Athlon 64-based desktop running Windows Vista... Posted Apr 29 2008, 11:51 AM by pthurrott with | with 4 comment(s) Filed under: Linux

• Ubuntu 8.04 feature tour

  I've been working with Ubuntu 8.04 in my spare time over the past weekend, and I'm definitely going to be reviewing it sometime soon. (I don't know how or why I let so much time slip by, but the last time I reviewed an Ubuntu distribution... Posted Apr 28 2008, 11:46 AM by pthurrott with | with 6 comment(s) Filed under: Linux, Cloud computing

• Things I'm waiting for

  Offline access to Google Docs OK, I admit that Google Docs is mostly useless. (In fact, I'm surprised no one has pointed out that the silly little text editor in Microsoft's Office Live Workspace pretty much provides all the functionality of Google... Posted Apr 22 2008, 12:41 PM by pthurrott with | with 6 comment(s) Filed under: Microsoft Office, Linux, Cloud computing

• Windows Vista One Year Vulnerability Report

  Microsoft takes a look back at the security implications of Vista's first year on the market : This paper analyzes the vulnerability disclosures and security updates for the first year of Windows Vista and looks at it in the context of its predecessor... Posted Apr 17 2008, 11:00 AM by pthurrott with | with 35 comment(s) Filed under: Mac, Linux, Security, Vista

• The Great Windows Collapse of 2011

  I've gotten a lot email this week about the over-hyped Gartner report that said, essentially, that Windows is collapsing under its own weight. My reaction to this is two-fold. Before we get to that, here's a typical story about this report from... Posted Apr 12 2008, 01:40 PM by pthurrott with | with 48 comment(s) Filed under: Apple, Mac, Windows 7, XP, Windows Server 2008, Windows Mobile, Windows Live, Linux, x64, Vista, Commentary

• Shuttle KPC Linux PC now available

  DesktopLinux.com reports on an interesting new entry in the "ultra low cost PC" category: What's cute, comes in a 6.4" high, 11" long, and 7.5" wide black box and runs Linux? That would be Shuttle Computers' KPC Shuttle... Posted Apr 07 2008, 04:38 PM by pthurrott with | with 15 comment(s) Filed under: Linux

• It's true: Windows is caught between Mac and Linux

  I guess it's all in how you look at it. Steven J. Vaughan-Nichols provides the following bit of time killer over on Desktop Linux, which I'm guessing is one of the lonelier Web destinations these days: For the first time in ages, the sale of new... Posted Mar 22 2008, 12:17 PM by pthurrott with | with 60 comment(s) Filed under: Mac, Linux, Vista