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  • The incredible shrinking operating system

    From the software concept called JeOS (pronounced "juice"), the Just Enough OS, to hardware concepts like Celio RedFly, an 8-inch screen and keyboard device running applications off a smartphone via a USB or a Bluetooth connection, there are an increasing number of indications that the center of gravity is shifting away from the traditional massive operating systems of the past.

    By Ephraim Schwartz | 10 February, 2009 10:47

    Tags: operating system

  • Installing Linux apps: A few good tips

    Sooner or later, we all end up installing new software on our computers. Whether it's a new version of Firefox, or a cool game, or a video editing package, there comes a time when you want to make your system do more than it can do now.

    By James Turner | 29 September, 2008 08:10

    Tags: desktop linux, linux apps, operating system

  • Is Sun Solaris on its deathbed?

    Linux is enjoying growth, with a contingent of devotees too large to be called a cult following at this point. Solaris, meanwhile, has thrived as a longstanding, primary Unix platform geared to enterprises. But with Linux the object of all the buzz in the industry, can Sun's rival Solaris Unix OS hang on, or is it destined to be displaced by Linux altogether?

    By Paul Krill | 25 September, 2008 09:35

    Tags: open source, operating system, unix

  • Windows 7: Seven developments you should know about

    One stone-cold fact about Windows 7 is that we need more stone-cold facts in order to understand the new operating system that is likely to arrive in early 2010.

    By John Fontana | 24 September, 2008 08:39

    Tags: operating system, Windows 7

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