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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. It won’t cost you a penny. Try Mint out.

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Best Laptops Under $200 in 2016-2017

Galido

While you might not be able to play graphic intensive games or do video editing, they are more than enough for basic daily functions, like browsing the Internet or using office programs. Here are some of our favorite full Windows 10 machines (compatible with Linux) for 2016-2017. HP Stream 11 (2016). Asus E402SA. There are no 3.0

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Manny Vellon, 1960-2020: Towering figure in Seattle tech was an engineer at heart

GeekWire

His technology career spanned four decades, from early Microsoft programming languages to modern Internet of Things devices. Rob Shurtleff , who helped to recruit Vellon to HP, remembered him in a note to their former colleagues as “the very tall Cuban American wizard developer we hired out of college back in the HP150 days.”

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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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IDF 2013: Keynote, Day 2

Scott Lowe

He walks through an example of taking a picture of “the most frequently found animal on the Internet—the cat.” ” Eul walks through the basic components of the mobile platform, which includes not only hardware but also mobile software. It appears it’s running some flavor of Windows.

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IDF 2013 Keynote, Day 1

Scott Lowe

So, in the transition from servers to desktops to notebooks to tablets to phones and next to the “Internet of Things,” the volume of computing increases. Krzanich talks about how this migration to the “Internet of Things” drives Intel away from CPU-centric architectures into integrated (i.e.,

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CES Day 1: TCL takes its shot and Intel hunkers down

The Verge

HP announces Snapdragon-powered Elite Folio convertible. I just wish I could trust that Windows on Arm will be good enough this year to recommend to most people. HP is claiming up to 24.5 Now, Linksys is adding support to leverage other internet-connected smart home products — like speakers, smart switches, and thermostats.

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