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Web2Go Mini Series: operating systems explained (Linux)



Web2Go ventures into Linux land.

As far as operating systems go, Windows dominates the market, at least according to the statistics.  In December 2009 Market Share reported that 92.21 percent of users had a Windows operating system while 5.11 percent of users preferred Mac OS X.  Only 1.02 percent of users were working with the third most popular operating system, Linux.

Linux was originally developed by Finnish university student Linus Torvalds as a hobby.  He started work on the new operating system kernel in 1991 which was eventually released as Linux 1.0 under GNU General Public License in 1994.

Web2Go Mini Series: operating systems explained (Mac)



Get the heads up on Mac’s sleek and stealthy operating system, Snow Leopard. 

Happy New Year everyone.

A few weeks ago, amidst the pre-Christmas frenzy, Apple sent me a rather tantalizing offer.  Uni students would receive an iPod Touch if they bought a qualifying Apple Mac computer.  

Web2Go Mini Series: operating systems explained (Windows)



 

Web2Go is back with a new computer and a new determination to help you navigate your way through the labyrinth of the Web.  Our ‘mini series’ about operating systems starts with an ‘essentials’ guide to Microsoft’s latest operating system, Windows 7.

Your computer needs two kinds of software to run.  Application software and operating system software.  

Web2Go Budget Busters: DIY Computer Tune-up



A guide to tuning up your computer which will save you having to pay the computer repair-person.

This will very likely be one of the last Web2Go posts I type on this computer. Why?

 

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Jenny Kapp

Welcome to Web2Go. I'm Jenny Kapp - writer, educator and information technology junkie. I'm here to open the door to all the exciting destinations on the web for people with a disability and their families. More about me ...

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