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How to switch an old Windows laptop to Linux

The Verge

Photo: Linux Mint. percent of computer users still are on Windows 7 — even though Microsoft no longer supports it for free. If you have an older system but are worried that it won’t support Windows 10 — or if you simply don’t want to deal with Windows anymore — I have a suggestion: Switch to desktop Linux.

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Amazon puts Fire TV Cube to work, repurposes streaming device for desktop computing

GeekWire

Amazon WorkSpaces , the company’s virtual desktop service, just unveiled its first device for end users, a $195 product created by directly repurposing the hardware design for Amazon’s Fire TV Cube. “That is exactly what we’re going for,” he said.

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IDF 2013: Keynote, Day 2

Scott Lowe

It appears it’s running some flavor of Windows. Molina takes us through a quasi-live demo about virtual shopping software that leverages 3-D avatars and your personal measurements. The software also does a “virtual cat walk” that shows how the garments will look as you walk and move around.

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SeanDaniel.com [tech]: Give-Away Contest: Win a Copy of SBS.

Sean Daniel

Book Give-away : Win free copy of the Microsoft Windows Small Business Server 2011 Standard, Configuring (70-169) Certification Guide , just by commenting! Why I should have this book is elementary: Not because I'm planning on getting certified like most, but because I know LINUX & OS/X intimately and SBS 2011 is neither of those.

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Liveblog: DockerCon 2015 Day 1 General Session

Scott Lowe

Hykes says that micro-segmentation is built in to Docker Network, which allows people to assemble virtual networks into any topology. Hykes reinforces how much software plumbing is re-used in Docker (Linux, namespaces, cgroups, SELinux, AppArmor, layered file systems, tar, SSH, OpenSSL, etc.). It’s all built on industry standards.

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Technology Short Take #33

Scott Lowe

Tom Nolle asks the question , “Is virtualization reality even more elusive than virtual reality?” I talked before about the difference between network virtualization and SDN, so no need to mention that again. I missed this on the #vBrownBag series: designing HP Virtual Connect for vSphere 5.x.

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SeanDaniel.com [tech]: Why I plan on using the new Windows Home.

Sean Daniel

Why I plan on using the new Windows Home Server 2011. I’m sure you have heard by now, that the Release Candidate of the new Windows Home Server 2011 is available for download. open standard for compatible streaming, you can stream to your XBOX 360, Playstation 3, DLNA capable TV, iPad (with application), Windows 7 PC (or slate!)

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