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What about Gnome apps then?

What about Gnome apps then?

A couple of weeks ago, we talked about KDE apps. I went through the default stack of programs available in the desktop environment,…

KDE apps – Any good?

KDE apps – Any good?

What is the one big advantage that Linux distributions have over Windows? If you ask me, that would be the fact that distributions…

Plasma 5.14 – Phasers on stun

Plasma 5.14 – Phasers on stun

Linux is much like the stock market. Moments of happiness broken by crises. Or is the other way around? Never mind. Today shall…

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Opinion: Game Nearly Over

6th March 2016 by Paul Brown 8 comments

So here’s the news: Microsoft is forcing game developers and game developing companies through the hoop of their app store, encroaching on their…

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ReactOS: Building a Free-Licensed Windows

3rd March 2016 by Bruce Byfield 1 comment

From dual-booting to WINE, free software has always struggled to provide a solution for running Windows applications. However, few of these efforts have…

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From Windows to Linux, Part 4: Devices & Drivers

20th September 2014 by dedoimedo 5 comments

Our tutorials on Windows to Linux migrations are slowly getting progressively more complex. We started with the office applications, a well familiar field,…

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Top ten alternative software

27th August 2014 by dedoimedo 9 comments

Let’s have a short break from the more tutorialesque side of articles on Windows to Linux migration. Only not quite. We will remain…

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From Windows to Linux, Part 2: Multimedia applications

21st July 2014 by dedoimedo No comments.

Welcome to the second article in the series, one which teaches the wonders of migration from Windows to Linux in small, easily digestible…

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From Windows to Linux, Part 1: Office applications

14th July 2014 by dedoimedo 8 comments

After reading my Ultimate guide to Linux for Windows users, a handful of people emailed me their suggestions on how the guide can…

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Windows user, wanna try Linux? Checklist.

23rd April 2014 by dedoimedo 25 comments

Are you a Windows user who has heard of Linux and is considering trying this new operating system? Very good. You have made…

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LibreOffice vs. Microsoft Office, Part Deux

14th March 2014 by dedoimedo 19 comments

I would like to apologize in advance. This article is going to feature screenshots taken on a Windows 7 machine only, which might…

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Netflix and Linux

11th March 2013 by Luis Augusto Fretes 6 comments

There’s a simple workaround to use Netflix in Linux, it isn’t perfect or very stable, and according to some it doesn’t always work,…

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Linux and the Chromebook Pixel

4th March 2013 by Luis Augusto Fretes 4 comments

Google recently released its first Google laptop. It took the world by surprise, while there was a leak a few days before the…

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Linux and the Go-To-Market strategy

31st January 2013 by Luis Augusto Fretes 4 comments

Linux has yet to achieve a significant piece of the PC market, unlike what it has done in the mobile space. So the…

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The State of gaming

The State of gaming

27th November 2012 by Luis Augusto Fretes No comments.

If you’ve been using Linux long enough there’s a phrase you’ve certainly read or heard in some forums, or discussions, or comments: I…

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