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Wednesday, March 04, 2015

Ultimate guide to Linux desktops

  Review: LibreOffice 4.4 raises the bar | 'Everyone's going container crazy'

 
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Ultimate guide to Linux desktop environments
Last year, Network World's resident Linux enthusiast Bryan Lunduke set out on a mission to immerse himself into a variety of Linux desktops, using each exclusively for both work and personal computing for at least one week and documenting his experiences on his Linux Tycoon blog.To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here(Insider Story) Read More

 


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Review: LibreOffice 4.4 raises the bar
The developers behind LibreOffice, the free and open source productivity suite forked from OpenOffice, have sweated and bled to advance the toolkit over the past couple of years. The effort has paid off: It's a no-brainer to recommend LibreOffice over OpenOffice, thanks to Libre's consistent release schedule and the increasingly polished quality of the product.Now for the bigger question: Can you recommend LibreOffice in the same breath as Microsoft Office? The short answer: Maybe. Read More
 


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'Everyone's going container crazy'
It's a busy time for container technology in the cloud computing market: IBM this week at its InterConnect conference in Las Vegas announced broad support for containers in its hybrid cloud computing software, while Google partnered with OpenStack distributor Mirantis to enable container technology capabilities in the open source cloud platform.Forrester storage analyst Henry Balatzar reported from IBM InterConnect that: Everyone is going container crazy. Read More
 


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Mobile Workspaces Deliver the Optimum User Experience
Learn how mobile workspaces powered by Citrix Workspace Suite put a wrapper around multiple, diverse products, bringing them into a common fold, sharing their benefits, and appealing to organizations with high demands for mobility. Mobile Workspaces Deliver the Optimum User Experience

 

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6 blunders to avoid when dealing with end users
Most IT pros will do whatever it takes to ensure they perform well on the job, they'll update certifications, take online courses at home, come in early, leave late. So after all that effort, it would be a shame if their careers were stifled because of something as pedestrian as poor interactions with end users.To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here(Insider Story) Read More
 

 

 

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