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Linux to dominate Australia through T-Box and Android
commentary In just a few years, almost every Australian will be using the open source Linux OS in their everyday personal or professional lives.
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Office 2010 hits RTM, ready for launch next month
Microsoft signs off the code for its next-gen Office suite, which will introduce online Web Apps in an effort to catch up to Google and co.
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No joke: get Nero 9 for free!
Nero's long-lived disc-burning/content-creating/platter-spinning DVD tool has been stripped back, with the latest Lite version available for free.
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Office 2010 gets free ad-supported ‘Starter Edition’
The new Office 2010 Starter Edition will be free forever, pledges Microsoft, as long as you can put up with advertisements running in cut-down versions of Word and Excel.
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5 reasons the Google Chrome OS is a f*#$ing bad idea
It's a Google OS! It's open source! It's not Windows! It's vaporware.
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VLC's finally out of testing stage
The open-source media player that holds a master key has just turned v1 after 8 years.
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An easy and free way to run Windows 7 on Linux
Older virtualization software made it possible to test-run Linux in Windows, but now, it's also possible to do it the other way around.
Win 7/Vista: Tweet in style on your desktop
Twitter is a great application but a rubbish site, and most Twitter apps look like spreadsheets. That is until Blu came along.
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Give XP a fast and free Windows 7 make-over
The Windows 7 Transformation Pack gives XP a top-to-tail interfacelift with a fresh yet familiar result...
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BIOS flashing comes to Linux at last
No more dirty DOS bootdisks need touch your pristine Linux box, now that a new Linux app FlashROM is on the verge of release.
Linux Kernel 2.6.29 -- more than just a point release
Record breaking Linux 2.6.29 was developed by the most number of contributors.
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French police switch from Windows to Linux
The French national police force has slashed its IT costs by 70 per cent by cutting Microsoft out of the equation.
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Microsoft Live Mesh comes to the Mac
Live Mesh, Microsoft's file sync technology has come to the Mac, but you'll need to be running the latest version of 10.5, and be comfortable using a Windows UI to use it.
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QUICK! Get CrossOver for Mac and Linux free
Ever wanted to try CrossOver, software that lets you run Windows apps on your Mac or Linux box without running Windows? Well, if you're quick, you can download it for free.
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VisualHub gets reborn as FilmRedux, goes open source
VisualHub, a leading video encoding tool for Mac OS X might live again thanks to the open source community.
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