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  • What's new in Windows Vista?

    Don't want to take Windows Vista for a test drive until you know what it has to offer? Join Windows expert Deb Shinder for a visual tour of Beta 2 as she points out some of the more dramatic changes and shares her impressions of the new OS.

  • Looking at RSS in Longhorn

    The Longhorn Browser and RSS technology team offer a peek at what's to come.

  • Lindows takes wraps off new version

    Lindows, the software start-up offering a consumer-friendly version of the Linux operating system, announced a new version of its software Wednesday.

  • What will Longhorn look like?

    Commentary: What do we need in a new operating system? The next version of the Microsoft Windows desktop is supposed to answer that question.

  • The future of Windows: SP1 and Longhorn

    Microsoft has worked diligently to bring Windows together, culminating in the creation of the Home and Professional versions of Windows XP. But there are forces pulling these two OSes apart.

  • Lindows--low cost, but a changed tune

    Lindows.com, maker of a Linux-based operating system originally designed to run popular Windows programs, is offering PC makers a flat-rate licensing plan for its OS, in contrast to the per-unit fees charged by Microsoft and others.

  • How a Windows guy learned to love the Mac

    A Windows-dependent columnist uses an iMac for all computing needs for a month to prove a point and ends up a fan. How and why?

  • Penguin deathmatch: Red Hat vs. SuSE Linux

    Two of the year's most user-friendly Linux distributions--SuSE Linux 8.1 and Red Hat Linux 8.0--have closed the gap between Windows and Linux. But which one should you choose?

  • SuSE plans 2003 Linux desktop push

    SuSE plans to announce in January an effort to bring the open-source Linux operating system to desktop computers, an attack on Microsoft that will be bolder than similar initiatives from Red Hat and Sun Microsystems.

  • Torvalds: Next Linux due by June

    The next version of the heart of the Linux operating system is expected by June, according to project founder Linus Torvalds.

  • Web leak of Linux lets Hat out of the bag

    Parts of the newest version of Red Hat's Linux software slipped onto the Internet Wednesday, nearly a week before the operating system's official release date, giving glimpses of a product with a new focus on mainstream computer users.

  • Connectix's next virtual trick

    The market for Virtual PC 5.0 for Windows is admittedly small, but if you fit into its target category, it's well worth checking out.

  • Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard

    The grace of Leopard's interface enhancements makes productivity more pleasurable with a Mac, as more than 300 functional and fun features top off this update.

  • Ubuntu 7.04

    Ubuntu is very user-friendly but not right for everyone. Oddly, both casual and advanced users will find this operating system wonderful, while day-to-day users may rail against Ubuntu's incompatibility with certain popular software applications.

  • Windows XP: Operating system or super utilities suite?

    You already know the good stuff about Windows XP--the Windows 2000 core, better performance and stability, a friendlier, colorful user interface, and, finally, a full replacement for Windows 9x and Me, which are still built on old 16-bit MS-DOS underpinnings.

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