News (22)

  • First Ubuntu 9.04 release candidate unveiled

    The Ubuntu project has published a 'release candidate' or final testing version for the upcoming 9.04 version of its popular Linux distribution.

  • Ubuntu 8.10 gets closer

    The Ubuntu project has made available an advance testing version of its popular Linux distribution, with the full 8.10, 'Intrepid Ibex' release scheduled to be released in October.

  • Microsoft beats Apple, Ubuntu in service reliability

    A company that measures internet service reliability has given Microsoft the top score in a test of operating system update services.

  • Ubuntu debuts Jaunty Jackalope

    The Ubuntu project has detailed plans for the April 2009 version of its Linux distribution, continuing its habit of naming its software after animals by dubbing Ubuntu 9.04 "The Jaunty Jackalope".

  • Linux fanboy hacks Beeb iPlayer again

    Just hours after the BBC said it had fixed the iPlayer streamed TV service to prevent DRM-free file downloads, a London-based programmer has bypassed the new protection.

Blogs (4)

  • Read the blog post - Chris Duckett

    Ubuntu can't cut geek support umbilical

    Ubuntu 9.10 Karmic Koala was officially released overnight and marked the eleventh release of the distribution. It's attractive, polished and measured, but fails "the grandma test".

  • Read the blog post - Renai LeMay

    Intel's 34nm SSDs: Probably just fast enough

    We take one of Intel's new 34nm SSD drives for a spin and find it a worthy hard disk replacement, delivering massive speed jumps when loading software. But watch out for a penalty when writing data.

  • Read the blog post - Renai LeMay

    Introducing the Microsoft Deployment Council

    The NAB is moving on swiftly from its XP roll-out to Windows 7, all thanks to the Microsoft Deployment Council. Who is in this council? Is there a Linux equivalent? All this and more in this week's episode of Patch Monday.

  • Read the blog post - Chris Duckett

    Non-professional Oracle wrestling

    The latest and greatest version of the Oracle database, 11g Release 2, was made available recently and as the resident technical person, it fell to me to take it for a spin. Little did I realise the hell that I had just walked into.

Features and Case Studies (11)

  • Ubuntu as slick as Win7, Mac OS X

    There's no doubt that Ubuntu is a worthy rival to Windows 7 and even hands Mac OS X a cold dish of nasty in its stellar 9.04 release. Hats off to Mark Shuttleworth and his team: you got game.

  • 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.

  • openSUSE 11.1 Beta 4: Screenshots

    This screenshot gallery takes you through the installation process and basic desktop functions of the latest beta version of openSUSE, the community version of Novell's SUSE Linux distribution.

  • What's the best virtualisation suite?

    Virtualisation is a great way to thin down your datacentres (assuming you can keep VM creep under control). But what's out there? In the first part of this virtualisation feature, ZDNet investigates ...

  • Windows 7 beta: We like it

    Windows 7 will be one of Microsoft's greatest operating systems, if it fulfils the promise shown by the unofficial beta version we have been testing for the past couple of days.

Reviews (7)

  • Ubuntu 8.04 LTS

    Hardy Heron is an incremental set of advances on earlier versions, but all the advances are in the right direction. Unfortunately, a known and unfixed bug means we can't currently recommend it for enterprise use.

  • Ubuntu 7.04

    Ubuntu is very user-friendly but not right for everyone. Oddly, both casual and advanced users will find this operating system wonderful, while day-to-day users may rail against Ubuntu's incompatibility with certain popular software applications.

  • HighPoint RocketRAID 2340

    HighPoint's RocketRAID 2340 is designed for those running a file server on the cheap. While it doesn't haul massive throughput thanks to its lack of hardware grunt, and the lack of Solaris support is lamentable, for the price it does the job admirably.

  • Fusion-io ioDrive (80GB)

    The Fusion-io ioDrive is in a performance field of its own. Home users are much better off RAIDing a few SSDs together; however, for those running servers that need extra throughput now, the Fusion-io represents an expensive, but justifiable saviour.

  • Kogan Agora Pro

    The Agora brings the concept of a low-cost netbook firmly back on the agenda, but its woeful wireless performance seriously detracts from its value proposition.

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