Having recently completed the second issue of Hackett and Bankwell, I have been taking inventory of my accomplishments and lessons learned. Two years ago, I was working two jobs, writing Web software ...

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I tested Omega Linux to see if it can revitalize an old PC, and it made Ubuntu distributions look bad ...

newsmaker Canonical CEO Mark Shuttleworth is ready for Ubuntu to make the leap from the desktop to the server room. Stephen Shankland worked at CNET from 1998 to 2024 and wrote about processors, ...