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Vista SP1 isn't the big improvement that Microsoft has been touting it as. Read about why Vista still does not compare to the Linux desktop.

Flash support on Linux is already terrible. The Adobe Flash Player on Linux doesn't even display Adobe's own website correctly. There's been a lot of talk about adding DRM support to Flash. What does this mean for Linux and Flash? Will Linux users no longer have access to Flash at all?

Best Buy is just one more PC seller that has turned their attention to Linux. They are now selling three versions of the popular Asus Eee Laptop (in pink, white, and black) on their website. The Asus Eee is expected to sell several million copies this year after selling 300,000 copies lat year.

What's on the tips of everyone's tongues this year? Change. One change everyone should consider is making the switch from proprietary, expensive software to the world of open source and Linux.

Steve Ballmer, in a recent conference call, explained how Microsoft would be providing over 30,000 pages of documentation concerning the Windows API. Open source users are skeptical when it comes to Microsoft's willingness to play nice.

An article arguing the reasons why people shouldn't just wait for Windows 7 before switching from XP, and how they should be focused on switching to Linux now.

The Linux operating system, along with Microsoft Windows Vista and Mac OS X, will be pitted against one another in an “ethical” hacking contest. The CanSecWest Vancouver 2008 security conference will be hosting the competition to see which operating system is the most secure. Is this really a contest that matters even remotely?

IT research company predicts that in just four short years, more than 3/4 of all software will be open source.

A great list of games available for Linux. A lot of people don't realize how many great open source, free, and paid games are available on the Linux platform.

The U.S. Army will eventually be switching entirely over to Linux. Once the Government and its institutions embrace Linux, how long until the people embrace it as well?

Linus Torvalds recently held a Q&A, in which he attacked Microsoft, Patent Trolls, Sun Microsystems, Virtualization, and the Linux Market Share! Is this good for Linux that one of its top representatives is pessimistic about the rise of Linux in the desktop?

An amusing, goofy article listing various reasons why Linux is such a good choice as an operating system. It's a little early for Valentine's, but the article spreads some good cheer while poking a little fun at the competition.

This is an editorial on the unfair web statistics that are used against the Linux community. Often, websites will make claims that there are less than one percent of Linux users in the world, some as low as 1/2 of one percent, when their only claim to this is the people visiting their site, which is usually geared towards Windows users.

Microsoft is going out of their way to buy up keyword searches on Google. They've bought up the keyword "Linux" so that an erroneous website claiming that Windows Server 2008 is superior to Linux Servers pops up first. The site doesn't go on to backup this claim with any real evidence; in fact, it mostly argues that Windows Server 2008 is better than previous Windows Servers.

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Linspire is now offering customized desktops to customers. It's Linux's modular, open philosophy that makes this popular. Fat chance of Microsoft or Apple ever offering a customized desktop solution.

Linux is appearing everywhere these days: your PCs, laptops, mobile phones, GPS systems, e-book readers, gaming consoles, and now your Television set. Learn about how Asus, maker of the popular Linux laptop the Eee, has announced the upcoming Linux TV.

VirtualBox is a great application for hosting guest operating systems on your Linux platform. It can be used to host other Linux operating systems and Windows.

An interesting article that shows a what if scenario 12 years from now, concerning Linux and the rest of the world.

A great editorial article discussing the eruption of Linux-related FUD brought on by huge corporations that fear the little penguin that could.

The folks at LinuxHow2.com are pushing the envelope. Here's an interesting article on how Linux and Jesus are both socialist, and thus very good for the world.