Mike MacCana ponders the wine industry, rants online, and discovers a neat tip for intra-server messaging...

Four years ago, I saw a picture of a very beautiful desktop interface, called 'Enlightenment', running on an Operating System called 'Linux'. I didn't know much about either, but I downloaded and installed Linux anyway in order to run that fine looking user interface. Thanks to that early interest, I now enjoy a wonderful job designing and maintaining networks in which Linux often fills an important role. There's no better way to learn something new than for it to be enjoyable. With this in mind, I'd like to present Mike's Hopefully nifty guide to having fun with Linux.

One of the longest running battles in the computer industry has been between open systems and closed proprietary ones. The term closed refers to systems where the standards are set by the manufacturer

IT execs looking to open source options, says Novell.

Run Windows apps on Linux by running Windows itself. Leigh Dyer shows you how.

Leigh Dyer infuses a cheap standalone router with the power of Linux.

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Are you a Linux user longing for iTunes? A bit of time and a little custom software can bring music to your ears.

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An informed account of what Linux is, why its free, what Red Hat is, the differences between it and Windows and so on.

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Vendor's IdeaStorm suggestion box shows strong anti-Microsoft feeling.

Novell deal for ThinkPad notebook.

These days, when I need to send someone a document, I use email. Just save it as a Word.

An often irreverent look at some of the past week's other news.

Seven companies team up to create next-generation mobile OS.

More tools and good support options are just some of the highlights of this server package.

Easy to set up and administer; has all the advantages which Linux offers.