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Ubuntu Unity: Nice Idea but…

Posted on June 1, 2011 By Michael Kavka No Comments on Ubuntu Unity: Nice Idea but…

I’ve been a fan of Ubuntu for a number of years. Over the last month I’ve been playing with version 11.04 which has unity. So here is my take on it. Being one of those who is a tech person, and always wants to find a way to hook new users onto Linux, I was…

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Computers, Linux, Reviews

Windows 7 is a crossgrade?

Posted on January 26, 2010 By Michael Kavka No Comments on Windows 7 is a crossgrade?

A person I know recently wrote a nice little blog piece about how Windows 7 is a Crossgrade. They made some really nice points, but missed the mark on a bunch of others. First off, the statement that you do not “own” your copy of Windows is correct, this statement is also true of OSX….

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Is the OS becoming irrelevant?

Posted on July 6, 2009 By Michael Kavka No Comments on Is the OS becoming irrelevant?

Windows 7 is coming later this year. Ubuntu is on 9.04 with the next version due out later this year. Mac has Snow Leopard coming out later this year. Then there is Red Hat, SUSE, and many other Linux flavors around. Has the day of the OS come to an end? The obvious answer is…

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