operating systems

Windows XP was great, but is ten years too long?

Posted October 26, 2011 - 10:46 am

At one time, 80 percent of all desktop computers ran Windows XP. The breakout OS appeared on October 25, 2001, making it 10 years old. But is 10 years too long for any OS?
- Quick Read
- Like
- Tweet
Windows 8 leaks predict better recovery, worse interface

Posted April 4, 2011 - 1:35 pm

Windows 8 has shipped to a very few OEMs for testing, causing leaks of screen shots and feature lists that may or may not indicate what we'll eventually see.
- Quick Read
- Like
- Tweet
Intel's HP-Oracle-Itanium soap opera: Why you should care

Posted March 25, 2011 - 11:06 am

The drama among HP, Oracle and Intel over Itanium masks the likelihood that when you do need to migrate, none of the three will make much of a difference.
- Quick Read
- 1 comment
- Like
- Tweet
What if the whole world ran Linux?

Posted December 22, 2010 - 1:57 pm

There's a cartoon that made the rounds in the Linux community a few years back that I often think of at this time of year.
- Quick Read
- 4 comments
- Like
- Tweet
From Personal Computer to Impersonal Chameleon

Posted January 5, 2009 - 5:25 pm

When you switch a classic IBM PC compatible personal computer, what happens?
- Quick Read
- 5 comments
- Like
- Tweet
Name games

Posted December 22, 2008 - 2:20 pm

I have lots of files in my computers. I have lots of folders in my computers. Folders are like files in that they both need names. URLs are like files in that they are names too. I need to name the names. Otherwise, I cannot navigate, I cannot surf. I cannot organize.
- Quick Read
- 1 comment
- Like
- Tweet

February is...
Open Source Month

FEATURE: Spotlight on open source
TRAINING: Win FREE Java training from ITworld and Webucator
CAREER: What to Include in Your Open Source Resume
LIST: 10 best (unknown) open source projects

Sponsored by Oracle.

Free downloads.
Become an today.

See more

content

Ask a Question