Steven J. Vaughan-Nichols
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Linux Stopped Tech Support Calls from My Family
If you're the default technical support person for friends and family, switch them to Linux (yes, Linux). Steven J. Vaughan-Nichols, Computerworld Like a lot of technically savvy people, I'm the default technical support person...
Ubuntu 9.10 Cleans Windows 7's Clock
Five good reasons why Ubuntu (or another desktop Linux) will do everything you want to do on a computer, for a lot less trouble and money. Steven J. Vaughan-Nichols, Computerworld guy you already know I'm going to come down in...
Skype to open-source far too little
"Skype is going open source!" screamed the headlines over the weekend. While Skype has acknowledged an interest in making its Linux client open-source, this may not mean very much in practice. As ZDNet captures, Skype isn't...
Obama Invites Open Source into the White House
Under President Obama, open-source software — like Linux and Drupal — is showing up in more and more places. Under President Obama, open-source software though is showing up in more and more places. For example, Obama and his...
Dan Trevino: Florida Linux Show 2009
Ubuntu Florida at Florida Linux Show Finally got a chance to sit and talk about the Florida Linux Show this past weekend in Orlando. First a disclaimer, I am affiliated with the show and am on the board of its parent...
Teeth-Gnashing and Tongue-Lashing Over Desktop Linux Foot-Shooting
Lack of vendor support, lack of marketing, too much "bad techie attitude," too much infighting and not enough developer cooperation are "Five ways the Linux desktop shoots itself in the foot," contends Computerworld's Steven J....
How Linux keeps shooting itself in the foot
ComputerWorld writer Steven J. Vaughan-Nichols takes a look at a couple of reasons why Linux isn't very popular on desktop PCs. You can read it at ComputerWorld . Here's one of them: 3) Too much bad techie attitude In 2009, any...
Is Linux Its Own Worst Enemy?
One could argue that this has been almost a banner year for Linux, what with Vista failing to attract the kind of fanfare that continues to follow XP. And the maturity of Linux distributions is undeniable, particularly Ubuntu,...
Windows 7: Unimproved Security
Thanks to Steven J. Vaughan-Nichols for this link. ] "That said, I can't give you any real reasons to switch from XP to 7, but I can safely assure XP users that come the day you buy a new PC you won't regret it the way so many...
Hulu on Linux looks great
"I just tested out Hulu Desktop for Linux on MEPIS 8.0, a great Debian-based Linux desktop. I was able to successfully install Hulu Desktop by first downloading the 64-bit Ubuntu version of Hulu and then running the...
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