Omega Linux is a lightweight Linux distro. Based on Arch, Omega is a rolling release. Omega is free to install and use. Do you have an old PC lying around just waiting to serve as your secondary ...

Zenclora is a high-performing, beautiful OS. Based on Debian, this distro uses a tweaked GNOME DE. You can download and install Zenclora for free. Typically, when I ...

Back in 1991, a brilliant and determined 21-year-old computer science student at the University of Helsinki had an idea. From what I understand, Linus Torvalds was unhappy with MS-DOS, and since he ...

Billed by its developers as a "light, easy to use and safe, free distro," Mandriva Linux One 2010 installs easily enough onto industry-standard hardware. Less than 700 MB, it has a straightforward ...

Recently, an article crossed my path that made me smile. There’s not much in tech these days that does that, so I took a moment to savor this rare sensation. The piece by Jack Wallen on ZDNet pitched ...

Takeaway: Linux is a rapidly growing server OS, and it will soon be fit for almost any industrial use. IDC’s supply-side data shows that the Linux server market is the most rapidly growing segment ...

Ok, so I'm an old unix guy and I finally got a Mac (MDD G4). I'm having some issues with the interface, but I'm slugging through it and starting to like it.<BR><BR>I have my linux machine beside my ...

As I’ve written in previous newsletters, studies about Linux vs. Windows security and vulnerabilities must be viewed with a critical eye, since many are funded by those with either a very pro- or anti ...