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    Our insider secrets will help you master your PC and its most important applications

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    While Dell is yet to make an announcement for Australia, the PC maker's UK office has declared: "Dell Answers Customer Calls For Linux In Europe". Unless of course you live in Spain, Sweden, Italy, Norway, Ireland, Turkey, Belgium, Austria ...

  • Is the demand for desktop Linux negligible?

    There's been much fanfare about Linux replacing Windows on desktops but we've yet to see any major adoptions take place -- this may have something to do with the fact that in Australia, none of the major PC manufacturers have offered Linux as a pre-installed option.

  • AMD preps high-performance chips for desktops

    Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) is preparing to fire a new engine for hot-rod PCs.

  • SuSE updates corporate, desktop Linux

    SuSE Linux has begun distributing a free version of its newest desktop operating system and plans to update its high-end product.

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  • What's the best hosted virtualisation suite?

    A lot of the fuss behind virtualisation is focused around the datacentre. That's all well and good, but there is a whole world of virtualisation for workstations where competition for the best suite is red-hot and constantly improving.

  • Q&A: Red Hat CEO Jim Whitehurst

    In this candid interview with ZDNet.com.au, Red Hat CEO Jim Whitehurst discusses why he thinks rival VMWare will fail, how the financial crisis will be good for open source, and why cloud computing will be the future.

  • 10 midyear resolutions for net admins

    IT pro Rick Vanover put together a list of resolutions aimed at helping net admins line up their priorities, effectively deal with the day-to-day issues, and plan and execute improvements. Here's a look at his goals, to help guide your progress during the final months of 2007.

  • EDS: Linux 'strategically important'

    The outsourcing specialist said it was "proactively engineering" Linux into its product portfolio, backtracking on previous statements that the open-source software was not suitable for large enterprises.

  • Vista looks to get tablets on write track

    Microsoft tunes Windows Vista to help tablet PCs make better sense of your scribbles and scrawls.

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Reviews (44)

  • Apple Mac Mini (Late 2009)

    If you demand a small, relatively affordable Mac, the Mac Mini is your only option. Otherwise, you can find Windows-based small form factor desktops that offer more interesting features with better value.

  • Dell Studio Hybrid

    It's hard for us to recommend the Dell Studio Hybrid desktop for any practical purpose. As a desktop for productivity, you can get more bang-for-your-buck from a typical budget-priced midtower PC.

  • Thin, but no flakes: 4 thin-clients reviewed

    Last month we looked at thin-client terminals. This month RMIT examines the back end for thin-client setups.

  • Quantex SM933

    The performance leader in this roundup,"by a narrow margin,"is the Quantex SM933z (US$2,899 direct), the flagship of the company's power-desktop series for multimedia enthusiasts, graphics professionals, and "power fiends."

  • MS keys into bluetooth trend

    Microsoft's Wireless Optical Desktop for Bluetooth brings a solid keyboard design but has flaky wireless performance.

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