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Funny Microsoft warning

Posted by Peng on 8 March 2008

I found this image while Stumbling around late last night and I just have to share it with you all.

Microsoft backward masking warning

Thanks to C-D-Rom for finding the original image and tagging it for Stumblers. And yes, that is the Ubuntu logo on Tux’s stomach.

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Cnet writer goes Ubuntu

Posted by Nanci Barthelmess on 2 January 2008

This is the year I kiss Windows good-bye. Well, maybe not entirely, but the writing is on the wall for Microsoft’s flagship operating system, and all other desktop bloatware: The future of PC software is open source.

That’s how Cnet’s Dennis O’Reilly opens his series on changing his Windows computer from Windows to a Windows/Ubuntu dual boot system. Read the rest of this entry »

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Flash 9 is out

Posted by Peng on 5 December 2007

Yesterday Adobe released Flash Player 9 for Linux, Windows and Mac computers. I do know it now supports HD video, but I’m hoping it will fix some transparency issues in the Linux version. Read the rest of this entry »

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Thinking about going from Windows to Ubuntu? You definitely need to read this

Posted by Nanci Barthelmess on 19 September 2007

Last year I got fed up with the constant security risks from Windows XP, and there was no way I’d be able to run their “more secure” Vista on my older computer. What was I to do? I went with Ubuntu Linux, but is that the right choice for you? Read the rest of this entry »

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