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penguin Tux, the Linux Mascot (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

Think Windows is still the most popular operating system today? Think again. Android with over 1 billion installed systems now commands an impressive 42% of all end user systems. With the somewhat quirky Windows 8 release, the rift is only going to grow…

 

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]]> http://os.com/topics/opensource/linux-is-here-to-stay/feed/ 0 Six Things Your Friends and Family Should Have Gotten You at Target http://os.com/topics/gadgets/six-things-your-friends-and-family-should-have-gotten-you-at-target/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=six-things-your-friends-and-family-should-have-gotten-you-at-target http://os.com/topics/gadgets/six-things-your-friends-and-family-should-have-gotten-you-at-target/#comments Wed, 26 Dec 2012 16:00:00 +0000 staff http://os.com/?p=4454 Finding the perfect Christmas gifts for your friends and family is a real challenge. And as you struggle to find things they might like, don’t forget they’re trying to do the same for you. So when you open that bright pink sweater, or the coffee maker they already got you last year, just smile politely…

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]]> http://os.com/topics/gadgets/six-things-your-friends-and-family-should-have-gotten-you-at-target/feed/ 0 10 Sad People Who Already Broke Their Shiny New iPhones http://os.com/topics/gadgets/10-sad-people-who-already-broke-their-shiny-new-iphones/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=10-sad-people-who-already-broke-their-shiny-new-iphones http://os.com/topics/gadgets/10-sad-people-who-already-broke-their-shiny-new-iphones/#comments Wed, 26 Dec 2012 13:30:00 +0000 staff http://os.com/?p=4462 Santa Claus

Santa Claus (Photo credit: Christopher S. Penn)

Santa brought lots of good boys and girls across the world new iPhones yesterday. Hurray, Christmas! Unfortunately, with new iPhones come the perils of iPhone ownership, which is to say, that many of these beautiful new handsets are already broken. Here are some poor saps who already busted their new toys….

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]]> http://os.com/topics/gadgets/10-sad-people-who-already-broke-their-shiny-new-iphones/feed/ 0 5 Awesome Christmas Trees That Require No Tree http://os.com/topics/gadgets/5-awesome-christmas-trees-that-require-no-tree/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=5-awesome-christmas-trees-that-require-no-tree http://os.com/topics/gadgets/5-awesome-christmas-trees-that-require-no-tree/#comments Wed, 26 Dec 2012 23:00:00 +0000 admin http://os.com/?p=4463 >]]> As much as I like my Christmas Tree, I hate that it’s dead and it has to be thrown away. I wish I knew about alternatives like the invisible tree above. Next year there will be no dead trees in this house for sure. More »

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]]> http://os.com/topics/gadgets/5-awesome-christmas-trees-that-require-no-tree/feed/ 0 In Space, Nobody Can Hear You Scream Because It’s F*cking Noisy http://os.com/topics/gadgets/in-space-nobody-can-hear-you-scream-because-its-fcking-noisy/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=in-space-nobody-can-hear-you-scream-because-its-fcking-noisy http://os.com/topics/gadgets/in-space-nobody-can-hear-you-scream-because-its-fcking-noisy/#comments Wed, 26 Dec 2012 12:55:00 +0000 staff http://os.com/?p=4464 This is how it sounds inside the International Space Station as recorded by Commander Chris Hadfield inside the United States module of the ISS. [Soundcloud via Twitter]…

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]]> http://os.com/topics/gadgets/in-space-nobody-can-hear-you-scream-because-its-fcking-noisy/feed/ 0 Linux Is Coming to Windows 8 PCs…Slowly http://os.com/topics/opensource/linux-is-coming-to-windows-8-pcs-slowly/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=linux-is-coming-to-windows-8-pcs-slowly http://os.com/topics/opensource/linux-is-coming-to-windows-8-pcs-slowly/#comments Wed, 26 Dec 2012 12:36:00 +0000 staff http://os.com/?p=4285 Many Linux users who tracked each step in the endless saga surrounding the Windows 8 UEFI Secure Boot scheme were highly disappointed a few weeks ago to hear that a promised workaround from The Linux Foundation is delayed. Last year, in the post "Will Windows 8 Lock Linux Out of PCs?," I discussed a Microsoft methodology for ultra-fast booting of

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]]> http://os.com/topics/social/randi-zuckerberg-is-just-as-confused-by-facebook-privacy-as-you-are/feed/ 0 Star Wars Death Star Planetarium http://os.com/topics/gadgets/star-wars-death-star-planetarium/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=star-wars-death-star-planetarium http://os.com/topics/gadgets/star-wars-death-star-planetarium/#comments Wed, 26 Dec 2012 07:30:00 +0000 staff http://os.com/?p=4477 I know that when it comes to the world of science fiction, things work differently where the laws of physics are concerned. Still, something as large as the Death Star in the Star Wars trilogy (the original one before Jar Jar Binks was introduced to the dismay of the universe) would not have passed the safety design school and laws….

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]]> http://os.com/topics/gadgets/star-wars-death-star-planetarium/feed/ 0 The Medication Safe http://os.com/topics/gadgets/the-medication-safe/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-medication-safe http://os.com/topics/gadgets/the-medication-safe/#comments Wed, 26 Dec 2012 07:00:00 +0000 staff http://os.com/?p=4478 English: AZT (zidovudine), the first medicatio...

English: AZT (zidovudine), the first medication shown to be effective against HIV. From the National Institutes of Health website (http://www.history.nih.gov/NIHInOwnWords/docs/page_05c.html). (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

It goes without saying that any responsible adult would want to do his or her part to ensure that all medication is kept safe and away, out of reach of little children who are far more intelligent and inquisitive than you give them credit for. Of course, keeping your medication with the rest of your valuables in a safe does…

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