For users who are looking to try something new, or who are tired of their Mac OS or Windows operating systems, now just might be the time to switch to something else. The Mac OS system currently uses ...

I’ve been working a lot with Windows 7 recently. I’ve also, as always, been using Linux distributions like Fedora, SLED (SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop), and Ubuntu. As Windows 7, Ubuntu 9.04 and ...

Linux is usually free to use and designed by teams of enthusiasts rather than a profit-driven corporation. Linux varies in ...

Linux is all about choice. It has been since its inception and it remains so to this day. You'll find desktop interfaces that range from old-school to highly modern (and everything in between). If you ...

Research firm IDC, in a Microsoft-funded study, finds that Linux is more expensive to administer than Windows--but the cost gap may shrink as Linux becomes more widespread. Stephen Shankland worked at ...

When transferring text files between Linux/Unix and Windows systems, you may encounter issues with line breaks and file formatting. This is because Windows uses both a line feed (LF) and a carriage ...

Linux 101: What’s the difference between a desktop environment and a window manager? Your email has been sent After using Linux for a while, you’ll come across an article or mention of a window ...