Matt Hartley

Everywhere we turn these days, we see evidence of open source developers trading their time and hard work for little more than the hope of benefiting the

Not too long back, I shared my thoughts with you on how there seems to be a real disconnect with US schools and desktop Linux. Differences of opinion were

Virtualization was once thought to be something of a fad when it first began appearing on desktop PCs not all that long ago. And while no one ever said it

Remember back in 2008 when a teacher named "Karen" made a remark about using Linux holding her students back? The idea apparently being that students

What's your favorite open source alternative to iTunes? Leave a comment at the bottom of this page. While it's true that Apple iTunes has some compelling

Taking baby steps to become more familiar with a new operating system can be as simple as revamping the OS already in use on your computer. It begins with

There is a common belief that if someone switches to a desktop Linux distribution such as Ubuntu, then security concerns generally take care of

I do not believe anyone needs to be reminded that this holiday season is going to be substantially tighter economically than anything celebrated in the

With all of the talk these days about the desktop Linux taking on Windows in the enterprise sector, have you ever considered that with some simple

Linux has been a part of my life for a number of years now. In one period I leaned heavily on live CDs loaded with Knoppix for my notebook use, along with

Nearly everyday we hear about how the modern Linux distributions are not only ready for the home user, they can even meet the growing demands of many

Switching to Linux. We are either talking about it or simply telling people to do it. Yet despite this all this "action," it seems that we have somehow