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Is Linux Ready for You?

by Tavis CoburnTavis CoburnDept.: Geek GuideTech: LinuxCost: Free-$316Beta | | | | | FinalIt's cheap, it's stable as a rock, and versions of it run your TiVo and much of the Web. What the heck is it?...

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The Fastest Boot in the West

xPUD Menu ScreenDave ProchnowThe countdown is on, my friends. The countdown to the fastest booting OS, that is.Forget those operating system sloths, Mac OS X and Windows (any flavor). The gauntlet was...

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The Smallest OS in the West

Tiny Core Memory UsageDave ProchnowAre you torn between two lovers, thinking back lovingly to those simple days of disk-based operating systems that could fit on a 1.44MB disk but remaining steadfastly...

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Could Robots Unite Under One Operating System?

Robots UniteWarner Bros.Patch my operating system to 3.0 now, human! Today's robots represent islands unto themselves that don't share either software or hardware with each other. But researchers have...

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Windows Phone Series 7 Takes Aim at iPhone, Android

Gadget lovers are nothing if not fickle, always ditching their older tech for pretty young things. And recently, all the attention on the iPhone and Google's Android OS has made Microsoft seem a bit...

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Google Cloud Print Will Allow Printing From Any Device to Any Printer, Anywhere

Google Cloud PrintGoogleMy printer drivers live in the cloudComputer users who hate installing a new driver for each printer they use might want to keep an eye on the Google Cloud Print project. The...

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Computers With Google's OS Do All You Need With Little More Than The Web

Samsung and Acer ChromebooksJeff Harris/ArtmixYou might have heard of Google's Chrome OS, and how it's essentially a computer with a web browser...and nothing else. How can a web browser replace all...

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The New Windows Allows Consumers to Replace Their PCs With Tablets

The Tablet TakeoverBrian KlutchSeventy-three million tablets were sold last year, and analysts predict tablet sales to surpass those of traditional PCs by 2016. Yet despite such swift adoption, tablets...

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Why Is Amazon Going To Stop Selling Chromecast and Apple TV?

Jeff BezosWikimedia CommonsAmazon is pulling Apple TVs and Google Chromecasts from its digital marketplace, effectively waging a war with Apple and Google when it comes to devices that can play...

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Is Linux Ready for You?

DIY Geeks have loved it for years, but is the open-source OS alternative finally easy enough for the rest of us? Dept.: Geek GuideTech: LinuxCost: Free-$316Beta | | | | | Final… Dept.: Geek Guide Tech:...

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The Fastest Boot in the West

DIY A Linux OS build that'll boot your system's pants off The countdown is on, my friends. The countdown to the fastest booting OS, that is. Forget those operating system sloths, Mac OS X and Windows...

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The Smallest OS in the West

DIY An operating system so small, if you drop it on the carpet you might lose it Are you torn between two lovers, thinking back lovingly to those simple days of disk-based operating systems that could...

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Could Robots Unite Under One Operating System?

Technology A common robot operating system could lead to a robotics revolution -- scientifically speaking, of course Today's robots represent islands unto themselves that don't share either software or...

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Windows Phone Series 7 Takes Aim at iPhone, Android

Gadgets iPhone, meet mPhone Gadget lovers are nothing if not fickle, always ditching their older tech for pretty young things. And recently, all the attention on the iPhone and Google's Android OS...

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Google Cloud Print Will Allow Printing From Any Device to Any Printer, Anywhere

Gadgets Google also wants device makers to start churning out cloud-aware printers Computer users who hate installing a new driver for each printer they use might want to keep an eye on the Google...

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Computers With Google's OS Do All You Need With Little More Than The Web

Gadgets You might have heard of Google's Chrome OS, and how it's essentially a computer with a web browser...and nothing else. How can a web browser replace all the other elements of… You might have...

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The New Windows Allows Consumers to Replace Their PCs With Tablets

Gadgets Seventy-three million tablets were sold last year, and analysts predict tablet sales to surpass those of traditional PCs by 2016. Yet despite such swift adoption, tablets… Seventy-three...

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Why Is Amazon Going To Stop Selling Chromecast and Apple TV?

Technology Android, used in Amazon's own Fire TV devices, bites Google back Amazon is pulling Apple TVs and Google Chromecasts from its digital marketplace, effectively waging a war with Apple and...

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