Presto is a fast boot Linux operating system from Xandros. It provides one of the easiest ways to dual boot Windows with Linux. Presto is intended to be a complement to Microsoft Windows rather than a replacement. What makes Presto a bit of an oddball in the Linux world is than it can only be …
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The web is rife with articles and blog posts citing statistics of Windows vs. Linux on netbooks. Nearly all of these articles mention the stats of the pre-installed OS from online and brick and mortar stores. A quick search of NewEgg.com yielded one netbook with Linux pre-installed and 63 running Windows XP. There were also …
Continue reading What OS Do You Run On Your Netbook?With the arrival of the Mozilla Firefox 3.5 Beta I figured it was a good time to run some benchmarks on the major web browsers available for Windows. I chose to run the Acid3 Test and Google’s V8 Benchmark. The Acid3 Test checks to see if a browser properly renders a page according to web …
Continue reading Windows Web Browser ShootoutUnless you live under a rock, or you just plain don’t watch television you’ve seen one of Microsoft’s “I’m a PC” ads. These ads focus on the idea that PC’s are generally a better value than Mac’s on the basis of comparable hardware specs. I agree with this generalization.
Continue reading Who Needs Windows?Yesterday on PCMag.com, Lance Ulanoff had a post stating that Windows 7 Starter Won’t Open any Doors for Android or Linux. I have to agree with Mr. Ulanoff, but not for the same reason. Windows 7 Starter Edition won’t open any doors because Windows Vista already opened the door.
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