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How to switch an old Windows laptop to Linux

The Verge

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. No harm, no foul. Try Mint out.

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Cloud Storage 2.0 Set To Dominate Market

Cloud Musings

The enterprise data storage marketplace is poised to become a battlefield. No longer the quiet backwater of cloud computing services, the focus of this global transition is now going from compute to storage. An overview of recent storage market history is needed to understand why this transition is important. is already with us.

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

GeekWire

” It’s called the Amazon WorkSpaces Thin Client, using the industry lingo for a basic type of hardware that relies on cloud-based storage and processing rather than a beefy CPU and hard drive on a traditional computer. Customers can choose to pay either fixed monthly subscription fees or usage-based costs based on hourly metering.

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What’s the best student laptop? We asked students

The Verge

Kristin Wallace purchased a budget HP laptop for her daughter, Bella, but didn’t realize how quickly the nine-year-old would fill up 32GB of storage. “It I need a computer with more storage space,” said Bella, who uses the laptop to Zoom with friends and take virtual guitar lessons and math enrichment classes.

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SeanDaniel.com [tech]: How To Install Windows Home Server 2011.

Sean Daniel

How To Install Windows Home Server 2011 on your MediaSmart or DataVault Hardware. Well, I’m positive this is something that HP will not support, so don’t even think of calling them if you go down this road, but I figured it’d be fun if you wanted to continue to use the same hardware. You’re almost there.

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SeanDaniel.com [tech]: Why I'm Super Happy with Windows 8

Sean Daniel

Why I’m Super Happy with Windows 8. But with Windows 8 , I held off installing it as my production machine until 2 months after RTM. But with Windows 8 , I held off installing it as my production machine until 2 months after RTM. I loved Windows 7 so much. Friday, October 12, 2012. Yes and no.

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Technology Short Take #33

Scott Lowe

Correction from the last Technology Short Take —I incorrectly stated that the HP Moonshot offerings were ARM-based, and therefore wouldn’t support vSphere. I missed this on the #vBrownBag series: designing HP Virtual Connect for vSphere 5.x. Operating Systems/Applications. Servers/Hardware. I was wrong.

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