Superuser

Winners in the Top 10 Tools for Learning 2009

As usual I was reading planet TALO aka superuser network and read the post “Top Tools for Learning 2009” by Kerrie Smith. It’s interesting to see that “educators” on the web are doing most of their computing using “Linux” and an…

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Linux Educational Comicbooks

Hackett and Bankwell is an educational comic/cartoon manual designed to teach readers how to get started with Linux-based operating systems. You can download copies of the ebooks here. New users often feel overwhelmed by all of the new information they need to…

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Torvalds on Open-Source Identity

Linux founder Linus Torvalds this week talked to Computerworld about the development of Linux over the past two decades. He was of course asked about his views on Windows 7 and his views on the development cycle Windows 7 being better than Vista…

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Eee PC – gadget of the year

The Stuff Gadget Awards was held on wednesday night in London at the Dorchester Hotel, and the big winner of the night was Asus winning the gadget of the year award for the Eee PC 901. This great little laptop has helped…

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Lenovo ditches Linux

I was reading desktoplinux.com and found this interesting article: Lenovo, which years ago purchased IBMs personal computer business, appears to have quietly stopped offering Linux as a pre-installation option. None of the company’s 49 ThinkPad and IdeaPad notebook models — nor its…

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Linux netbook in demand

I recently wrote about Elonex laptops preloaded with Linux being made available at the Carphone Warehouse. They are in such high demand that thieves stole a shop display model, but ignored the larger laptops sitting nearby which were preloaded with…

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Migrate to Linux instead of Vista

PC World has this week published an article encouraging small businesses to shift from Windows Vista to Linux: Since Windows XP remains available only as a “downgrade” from Vista, at additional cost, businesses that want to replace obsolescent PCs or need to add…

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The Origins of Linux – Linus Torvalds

The Origins of Linux – Linus Torvalds

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