Thursday, February 12th, 2009
Fighter jet grounded due to Windows virus
French fighter planes were unable to take off after military computers which were running Windows were infected by a computer virus. France is a big user of Linux. The French police and the French Parliament is already using it, so now the military should also switch.
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Tuesday, February 10th, 2009
Ubuntu vs Vista vs Windows 7
This is an interesting article comparing various features of Ubuntu with Vista and Windows 7. It covers the following: How long does each operating system take to install? How much disk space was used in the standard install? How long does boot up and shutdown take? How long does it take to copy files from […]
1 Comment » - Posted in Linux by Prakash
Monday, September 17th, 2007
Windows is spyware
One more reason to use Linux, if you aren’t already. From a CNet article. “Microsoft has begun patching files on Windows XP and Vista without users’ knowledge, even when the users have turned off auto-updates.” Wow. Updating Windows without your being aware of it? And after telling it not to? That’s what spyware does. It’s […]
2 Comments » - Posted in General,Linux by Prakash
Wednesday, July 25th, 2007
Windows collects your data
Microsoft Windows Vista is collecting all kinds of data from your computer and sending it to back Microsoft. Is anyone concern about their privacy? Read this article.
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Tuesday, October 24th, 2006
Hard Drive Data Recovery Guide
Virus playing havoc with your computer? Still using Windows? (Linux Users seldom have these problem). Toasted your hard drive? This article may help. Hard Drive Data Recovery Guide Also see Ultimate Boot CD
