Monthly Archives: December 2005

Which Linux?

Posted on December 30, 2005 by Michael Hampton

If you’re considering making the switch to Linux, you almost certainly will have discovered that there are hundreds of Linux distributions, all of which are different from each other in subtle ways.

So how do you figure out which one to use? Continue reading →

Posted in CentOS, Debian, Distributions, Fedora Core, Gentoo, Knoppix, Linux, Red Hat, Ubuntu | 9 Comments

Yet another reason Internet Explorer sucks

Posted on December 27, 2005 by Michael Hampton

A study of 2004 browser security data shows that Internet Explorer is the least secure of the three major browser platforms: IE, Mozilla and Opera. Continue reading →

Posted in Firefox, Software | 2 Comments

Life with Linux

Posted on December 26, 2005 by Michael Hampton

I first tried out Linux in 1993, long before most people had ever heard of it — or indeed, before most people had Internet connections. I went to Linux full-time in 1995, and have used it almost exclusively as my … Continue reading →

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