Want to break free from a Microsoft world? Leigh Dyer looks at the alternatives.

Leigh Dyer arrives in OS heaven with a triple-booting Intel Mac.

Eighteen months after the release of Panther, Apple's Mac OS X 10.4, codenamed Tiger, is finally here, and it has been well worth the wait.

We test the big three OSes on level ground - Boot Camp.

More digital Swiss Army knife software, including Linux utilities and tools that are so useful you won't know how you ever did without them

Why do GNOME and KDE compete for the Linux desktop?

Like a digital Swiss Army knife, these are the Linux utilities and tools that are so useful you won't know how you ever did without them

Leigh Dyer reveals Novell's radical new X server set against Vista

He may sound innocent, but Leigh Dyer has attempted to get Linux working on an iPod, which means help desk workers everywhere view him as "difficult". He also knows his stuff. Leigh is a software developer and systems administrator with more than 10 years Linux and Windows experience. He's been using Ubuntu since before its official announcement in 2004, although he's not afraid to admit he's also quite a fan of Mac OS X.

Google Desktop may finally be on Linux, but how does it fare against the competition?

More digital Swiss Army knife software, including Linux utilities and tools that are so useful you won't know how you ever did without them

Leigh Dyer explains that Linux users can connect to Apple's new iPods, but it's getting more difficult.

Leigh Dyer has found holes in Steve Ballmer's pledge to work together with open source developers.

Is Ubuntu's latest release capable of meeting its lofty support goal?

Leigh Dyer looks at the range of Linux desktops beyond GNOME and KDE.