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zmogo.com - 1/12/2009

The New Year Linux Resolution: Switching to Linux for a Week | zMogo Tech Stuff

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netdirect.ca - 1/5/2009

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— netdirect.ca — Linux users who also use a BlackBerry now have an option for managing their BlackBerry directly from Linux. Barry is an Open Source application that will provide synchronization, backup, restore and program management for BlackBerry devices. Barry ... (more) : Open Solutions

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networkworld.com - 1/12/2009

Why Windows 7 will crush Linux | NetworkWorld.com Community

— networkworld.com — Okay it is no secret that Linux has not been able to crack the desktop, either at the home or at the workplace. Not to ignored either is that Windows lost some desktops last year (a little over 3%),but let’s not panic just yet, Windows still owns ... (more) Why Windows 7 will crush Linux | NetworkWorld.com Community

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pendrivelinux.com - 1/16/2009

Boot and run Linux from a USB flash memory stick | USB Pen Drive Linux

— pendrivelinux.com — Carry a portable Linux version with you on a USB flash pen drive. Easily bring your portable desktop with you wherever you go. Portable USB Linux Desktop Screenshot with Compiz USB Linux installation enables you to install a portable Linux operating ... (more) Boot and run Linux from a USB flash memory stick | USB ...

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Linux Guy and Windows Guy Walk a Mile in Each Other's Shoes
LinuxInsider — ... . 'Penguins and Crazy Beards' Visiting Linux land for the first time, meanwhile, was zMogo's AshPringle, who spent his week on Ubuntu as part of a New Year's Resolution. "Step one is to research what Linux has to offer nowadays," AshPringle began in his Day One report . "I know absolutely nothing about it, other than the fact that it is associated with penguins and guys with crazy beards, and that I remember it having all the subtlety and ease of use of a sledgehammer to the patience-center of your brain." Could one ask for a more perfect comparison? We couldn't suppress ...

A Newbie Switches to Ubuntu: What Worked and What Didn't? [OStatic]
GigaOM Network — ... I got a kick out of reading AshPringle's series about his New Year's resolution to switch from Windows and the Mac to Linux for a week. (You can find the daily entries at the bottom of this first entry.) Remember how, when you first took the SAT, people told you to "go with your first answer--it's probably correct?" This series is by no means written by a Linux expert, but several of the off-the-cuff impressions about using Ubuntu, add-ons and more are interesting precisely because they are off-the-cuff. Here were ...

A Newbie Switches to Ubuntu: What Worked and What Didn't?
OStatic blogs — ... I got a kick out of reading AshPringle's series about his New Year's resolution to switch from Windows and the Mac to Linux for a week. (You can find the daily entries at the bottom of this first entry.) Remember how, when you first took the SAT, people told you to "go with your first answer--it's probably correct?" This series is by no means written by a Linux expert, but several of the off-the-cuff impressions about using Ubuntu, add-ons and more are interesting precisely because they are off-the-cuff. Here were ...