If you’re still using Windows 7 and not paying for extended support (likely the vast majority of home users), you’re entering very risky waters. Microsoft won’t be sending along any more updates or ...

The transition from Windows to Linux can be pretty intimidating. That's why some Linux distros aim to offer a Windows-like ...

I'm on a mission to see if Ubuntu Oneiric Ocelot with Unity can really replace my Windows 7 work PC I am on a two-week mission to see if I can quit using Windows 7 in favor of Ubuntu 11.10, code-named ...

With Windows 8 pushing a “touch-first” desktop interface—Microsoft’s words, not ours—and with Valve’s Steam on Linux beginning to bring much-needed games and popular attention to the oft-overlooked ...

Ubuntu 14.04 includes support for high-res displays, and is a viable alternative to XP or Windows 7, Canonical says.

Ubuntu Kylin is an open-source Linux distribution based on Ubuntu since 2013, mainly developed by a Chinese team alongside dozens of Linux developers all over the world. It contains the basic features ...

Now that Windows 7 and Snow Leopard are both out and Ubuntu 9.10 is all but out, it’s time to revisit which one is the easiest to upgrade. With the arrival of Windows 7, a lot of people are at least ...