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HowtoForge: "This is a tutorial for people originally using the Windows Operating System who want to try out Linux Mint 11."

The Internet Explorer 10 Platform Preview highlights Microsoft's ongoing practice of tying its Web browsers to its Windows operating system lifecycles, and to particular versions of Windows.

Some IT organizations may have talked about getting rid of the Microsoft Windows operating system, but substituting browser-based apps isn't an option quite yet, Gartner research shows.

Wine-Reviews: "It's Mac in the back; Windows in the front. Gadfly software company, CodeWeavers, Inc., today releases CrossOver Impersonator Edition.

This latest edition greatly increases the ease of running Windows software on Macs and Linux PCs without the need for a Windows operating system license."

The Hindu Sci-Tech / Gadgets: "A cheap laptop with a reasonable level of hardware, but no Windows operating system: bargain hunters can often find offers of this type on the internet.

They are definitely worth checking out."

AZ Central: "In a little-known approach to saving money, the Dysart Unified School District has switched about 3,000 of its computers from the Microsoft Windows operating system to Linux."

A critical Windows DLL vulnerability that makes several widely used programs targets for remote hijacks surfaced in the news this week.

Among the affected applications are Firefox, Adobe Photoshop and uTorrent. Since the news broke dozens of exploits have already surfaced.

Luckily uTorrent was one of the first to fix the vulnerability and now all users are encouraged to update their client.

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