Soon, you'll be able to run not just Chrome OS, Android, and Linux on your Chromebook but Windows applications as well. Here's how and what that will mean for your company's PCs and laptops. I’ve been ...

I was struck by Alex’s article on software development using virtual machines. His tl;dr conclusion was that “using a VM to develop software has a lot of advantages, but it is not quite ready for ...

Can anyone recommend good overview books for operating systems? I am especially interested in historical developments leading to the current and future state of the subject.<BR><BR>Thanks in advance.

Using Ubuntu Linux to import and edit photos from a digital camera. By J. D. Biersdorfer Companies are starting to see the advantages of being able to do large amounts of computing with technology ...

In 1995, another PC operating system launched its first version around the same time as Windows 95 was released. It was called BeOS, and it tried to become an alternative to Windows and Mac. Last week ...

Google Inc. is hoping to gain greater control over how personal computers work with its plans to develop a free operating system that will attack Microsoft Corp.'s golden goose — its long-dominant ...

Steve Ballmer recently stated that Windows 7 is the best version of Windows ever. Now that Windows 7 is officially out, the public at large can join that debate and determine if Windows 7 is the best ...

With the new version of its Pocket PC operating system for handhelds, Microsoft is all business. As reported earlier, Microsoft will unveil Pocket PC 2002 on Thursday and demonstrate a number of new ...

Teaching little kids to use computers is a great idea, but the thought of exposing innocent minds to the drek that flies across the Internet is enough to make a sane parent think about relocating to ...

Those purchasing new computers are faced with an age-old matchup: Mac vs. PC. Which operating system is better, and what do each of these terms mean? A Mac describes computers using Apple’s Mac OS ...

Here's a book review about Chet Haase's "Android: The Team that Built the Android Operating System" book. Guido Coppa from Unsplash For those curious about the history of how Android started, Chet ...

Q: For more than six years now, I’ve been running an HP Pavillion using two 500 GB SSD drives. I do a monthly image backup to an external solid-state drive. Everything’s been working fine, but I want ...