As Ubuntu is overexposed in the Linux world, it’s refreshing to see a review talking about other Linux distributions like the review referenced below. And according Maximum PC one of the best distribution is Fedora. But as they also highlighted, every distribution has strengths and weaknesses: Fedora is secure but lacks a dedicated administration application [...]
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Yesterday I installed OpenSuse 10.3 on my home PC. And I’m impressed by the progress made in Linux desktop installation over a few years. I remember how painful it was to install older distributions like Red Hat 6.x. The OpenSuse installation is very straightforward. The installation takes care of almost everything. I just had to [...]
The buzz around Asus EEE PC continues
Published by January 6th, 2008 in Review, Software and Web. 0 CommentsIn this article, Mike Elgan explains why Asustech is "the most hated company in the PC industry": Microsoft, Dell, Apple and Palm hate Asus because of the EEE of course. In fact we learn that: Microsoft hates Asus because the EEE doesn’t embed any Microsoft software: OpenOffice instead of Microsoft Office and Firefox instead of [...]
Most promising mobile device for 2007: Asus EEE PC
Published by January 1st, 2008 in Software and Web. 0 CommentsIn the geek world, the mobile device generating the more buzz is not the Apple’s iPhone, but the Asus EEE PC. Ars Technica published an extensive review of the product. And this mobile PC looks really promising for many reasons: Small size Small price: price should start at US$200 Open Source software: EEE run Xandros [...]
APC published a very good article that compares Ubuntu to Windows when executing various tasks (mp3 encoding, Web browsing, Media playback, etc). Ubuntu is very good for most of the task sbut remains behing windows for some of them like mp3 encoding and Webcam management. The complete Ubuntu rating is list below: First impressions: Pass [...]
