Explore the top Linux alternatives that challenge the notion of Windows and macOS' superiority in design and aesthetics.

Pear OS has had a bit of history. It started out as a Debian-based Linux distribution called Pear OS. Then, out of nowhere, it was renamed Comice OS. The rename gremlins struck again, and it was back ...

Using Linux has changed the way I approach technology, making me a more informed and capable Windows user. Linux has taught ...

People don’t like change. One of the things that some people get hung up on is the look and feel of the desktop. More precisely, some Windows users who look at Ubuntu Linux get hung up on how it doesn ...

I'm not gonna lie: I don't give FreeBDS (or any of the BSDs) the attention they deserve. The reason for that is simple: I'm a Linux guy. But isn't FreeBSD Linux? It looks like Linux, it smells like ...

In the 1974 classic “Young Frankenstein,” Gene Wilder as the mad scientist inserts an “abnormal” brain into the head of his monster creation – bad things, and wackiness ensues. Later, he transplants ...

Ok, so I'm an old unix guy and I finally got a Mac (MDD G4). I'm having some issues with the interface, but I'm slugging through it and starting to like it.<BR><BR>I have my linux machine beside my ...

Back in 1991, a brilliant and determined 21-year-old computer science student at the University of Helsinki had an idea. From what I understand, Linus Torvalds was unhappy with MS-DOS, and since he ...

For as long as PC gaming has existed, it has been more or less synonymous with Windows. Due to its chokehold on the market, nearly every title eventually makes its way to Microsoft's operating system ...

Looks like Novell is getting serious about this Linux thing, doesn’t it? I ended the last issue by saying I had picked up some strong whiffs of an acquisition by Novell of a Linux vendor. Evidently, ...

I’ve complained about this before on these forums: one thing that keeps me from adopting Linux on the desktop is that under Linux, keyboards are handled more or less like under Windows. While I spent ...