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How to switch an old Windows laptop to Linux

The Verge

Photo: Linux Mint. 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. Desktop Linux can run on your Windows 7 (and older) laptops and desktops. Teams now runs on Linux. Which Linux?

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

GeekWire

Amazon WorkSpaces, which originally launched 10 years ago, is a service that allows for the provisioning of virtual, cloud-based desktops, including Microsoft Windows, Amazon Linux, or Ubuntu Linux environments. Customers can choose to pay either fixed monthly subscription fees or usage-based costs based on hourly metering.

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Federal Big Data Community Convenes 6 Feb at Apache Hadoop Forum

CTOvision

Sudhanshu Arora – Software Engineer, Cloudera. The Evolution of Machine Learning from Science to Software. Tom has a distinguished 30-year career in the enterprise software market. Prior to Cloudera, his most recent role was as vice president and general manager of enterprise security at HP. Track One : 1:00 PM.

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Attend the 6 Feb @Cloudera Federal Forum: For the Analyst, Data Scientist, #BigData Technologist in DC

CTOvision

Sudhanshu Arora – Software Engineer, Cloudera. 2:00 PM The Evolution of Machine Learning from Science to Software. Tom has a distinguished 30-year career in the enterprise software market. Prior to Cloudera, his most recent role was as vice president and general manager of enterprise security at HP. 1:45 PM Break.

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Kano’s second-generation buildable Windows 10 PC has a faster processor and USB-C

The Verge

The company’s original buildable computers were based on Raspberry Pi modules and feature more actual assembly but could only run Kano’s custom software on top of Linux. There’s also a new optional subscription layer, Kano Club , which costs $4.99 per month or $39.99 per year.

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Liveblog: DockerCon 2015 Day 1 General Session

Scott Lowe

Hykes believes that programming (software) is the biggest innovation multiplier in the world, and launches into a discussion of how making the Internet “programmable” would be the ultimate achievement. Alvin Richards, a software engineer at Docker, now takes the stage to continue the demo. The live demo doesn’t quite work as expected.)

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IDF 2014 Day 1 Recap

Scott Lowe

I was able to hit two technical sessions yesterday and liveblogged both of them: Virtualizing the Network to Enable a Software-Defined Infrastructure. This would improve container security and move Linux containers closer to the Bromium “microvisor” architecture. Technical Sessions. Both were good sessions.

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