Operating Systems

• Google’s New Operating System: What is it?

  

  19 Nov 2009 by Evan Wondrasek / 2 Comments 

  You’ve probably heard about Google’s upcoming Chrome operating system, and today Google officially released the open-source Chromium OS project to the public.  Google’s new operating system won’t be available for about another year, but in the meantime you can check out their video explaining why the world needs a better, browser-focused operating system. Are you looking ...

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• How to Install Linux from a USB Flash Drive

  

  05 Oct 2009 by Dustin Patterson / 3 Comments 

  Since many ultra-portable laptops (commonly known as netbooks) do not come equipped with optical drives, users are typically forced to purchase an external optical drive to install an operating system such as Linux.  In this guide, I’ll show you how to easily install a Linux operating system with a USB flash drive and a piece of software called UNetbootin. If you want to install Windows ins...

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• How to Install Windows from a USB Flash Drive

  

  16 Sep 2009 by Evan Wondrasek / 9 Comments 

  Netbooks, which are ultra-portable laptops, have exploded in popularity due to their small size and ease of use.  Unfortunately, that tiny form factor comes with some drawbacks – most netbooks don’t come equipped with an optical drive.  This means that most users are stuck with the operating system that was installed by the manufacturer. Luckily, Windows 7, XP, Vista, Server 2003 and...

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• A Not-So-In-Depth Review of Apple’s Snow Leopard

  

  03 Sep 2009 by Brian J. Nelson  

  Apple’s brand new operating system, Mac OS X version 10.6 Snow Leopard, was released Friday, August 28, 2009. We’ll take a look at some of the new “features” of the OS, and what you can expect when upgrading. Some Mildly Important Info: If you’re looking for a really ridiculously detailed review of Snow Leopard, by all means please check out Ars Technica’s revie...

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• How To: Install Windows 7 and Keep Your Current OS (Dual Boot)

  

  19 Jun 2009 by Evan Wondrasek / 13 Comments 

  Now that you can download and install the Windows 7 Release Candidate for free, many people are anxious to give it a try but aren’t quite ready to install it as their primary operating system.  The easiest and safest way to test out the new version of Windows is to install it in a virtual machine, but that typically limits the virtual system’s resources and doesn’t always give y...

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