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Oh Glorious Day

Is a good day today…  An article written for my other site Technology # BizRiver and featured on technology blog PCMech.com has actually made it to the front page of Digg and currently today’s 6th top story with 1079 diggs and 529 digg comments left.  I have thus far trippled PCMech’s average daily traffic rates […]

Switching from Microsoft Windows to Linux: Now We’re Talking

This past Thursday I made another attempt at switching to Linux. This time, being a bit more adventurous, I tried the 64bit version of Ubuntu. I must say, I am impressed.
Now I know most of you would never consider a beta Operating System…and for the most part, the fear is somewhat justified. […]

Switch From Microsoft Windows To Linux - First Attempt Is A Disaster

So the day came when I thought I would make the switch away from Microsoft Windows to Ubuntu Linux.  Thinking I would try to take full advantage of what my system had to offer, I wanted to use the 64bit version.  I downloaded the LiveCD / Install disc and fired it up.  The LiveCD loaded […]

Making The Switch To Ubuntu Linux

I have reached the stade of frustration with Microsoft Windows that I have decided to make the switch to Linux. My Linux flavor of choice is Ubuntu Linux. Why would I do this? Why Linux and not Apple Mac OS x? Two very good questions with many answers. Let’s start with the latter one first.
Although […]

Is Mac Hardware Better?

There seems to be a lot of debate over what is better, Mac or Wintel (Windows / Intel) PCs. This is a question that can’t be answered as it comes down to personal preference and budget…yes, budget, but more on that in a bit. Both platforms are capable of doing everything you would […]

Linux vs. Vista vs. OS X

It’s all over the Web. What is better…Linux? Vista? OS X? Well, to put it simply, there is no simple answer. Each has it’s strengths and weaknesses…some more so than others (see article Can Vista Be Saved)
Linux is a clean, stable, secure platform. New distributions are easy to install, […]