Microsoft is finally taking Linux seriously as a desktop operating system, and it has designed Windows 7 to kill it Microsoft has long been worried about Linux competition in the server market. When ...

Now, Cinnamon is the flagship desktop environment of Linux Mint, which is generally the best distro for experiencing it.

Secure Boot plays an important role in keeping your Windows system safe from rootkit attacks. While traditionally, this ...

This whole Windows 7 crushes or doesn’t kill Linux deal has really sparked a lot of comments and raging debates here and on Digg. I thought I’d recap and talk about some of the comments readers have ...

My sister just replaced a MacBook Pro 13 inch on the fritz (with mavericks) with a refurbished think pad X230. It came with Windows 7 professional. Now, I have used Linux on multiple computers of my ...

Bodhi Linux has been a long-time favorite operating system of mine. This is partially due to it having a desktop based on Enlightenment, but also because the development team has always delivered a ...

I can still remember the moment I switched from Windows to Linux. Back then, I didn't have anyone there to tell me what to expect. It would have been nice to get even a bit of advice from someone with ...

Using Windows just keeps getting worse. If it's not Microsoft pestering you to use Edge — or making it harder for you to change the default browser — then it's how the platform has almost become ...

7-Zip is a popular, powerful, and versatile file archive utility that you can use to compress or decompress files and folders. The free and open source software is something of a Swiss Army Knife ...