Last week I wrote about the poor performance of Windows Vista under the VMware Workstation and Microsoft Virtual PC environments. I noted that Vista was slower than it should be under virtualization, ...

Last month, Canonical launched Ubuntu 8.10 with significant new features and performance upgrades over previous versions. But what is becoming increasingly clear is that the free, downloadable ...

As the five versions of Microsoft Windows’ new Vista operating system sit on store shelves, current Windows users are taking their time deciding if they will upgrade from Windows XP or buy new ...

I mentioned last week that I was planning to attend the Linspire-sponsored Linux Desktop Summit where the discussion would include reasons the folks who build PCs don’t want to do Linux. Indeed, some ...

I have found most of the "Get a Mac" ads on television irritating and misleading, but two of the most recent ones were spot on: the one where the PC, played by the author and comedian John Hodgman, ...

I run Windows Vista on my Lenovo ThinkPad T60. My laptop has 2 GB RAM and the ATI X1400 video card. I can't wipe Vista off the laptop as I need certain Windows administrative tools that are exclusive ...

I am not going on a "I hate Windows Vista" tear, but I have been using it since the beginning on my Lenovo ThinkPad T60 (Core 2 Duo, 2GB RAM, ATI X1600). I am tired of running out of memory and I have ...