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Xandros Desktop 4 Professional review

Xandros 4 Professional tries to set itself apart from the majority of popular Linux distributions in two ways. First, by making the installation and administration procedure as simple as - or simpler than - the best free distributions. Second, by integrating commercial software offerings into its package management system.
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Apple Mac OS X 10.5.5 review

Apple Mac OS X 10.5.5 brought a slew of updates - 136MB worth in the Software Update version on our Mac - most of which were described in Apple's nicely detailed release notes.
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Darwine 1.0 review

Darwine 1.0 lets you legally run Windows applications on the Mac OS X - without having to shell out for a Windows operating system.
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VMware Fusion 2.0 Beta 2 review

VMware has opened the doors to the second beta release of VMware Fusion 2.0, VMware's Mac desktop virtualisation package.
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Windows Search 4.0 review

Windows Search 4.0 is finally here, and it's ready to enter the workplace as a well-mannered IT citizen.
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Hands On: Mac OS X 10.5.4 update

This latest update is much smaller than 10.5.3. There are a slew of extension updates, though it’s tough to figure out exactly what changes those may entail.
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Fedora 9.0 Linux distribution review

Fedora 9.0 is a solid Linux distribution that will probably serve you well for desktop usage - but it's tricky to install and not ideal for non-technical users.
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Ubuntu 8.04 'Hardy Heron' review

The beta of the next version of the Ubuntu Linux operating system has arrived, although judging by its stability and polish you'd be hard pressed to tell it's a testing release.
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Windows XP SP3 review

Windows XP Service Pack 3 (SP3), just out from Microsoft as Release Candidate 2 (RC2), may not necessarily be worth the download now, but when it's finally released, it'll be worth the effort.
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Windows Vista SP1 review

The final version of Vista SP1 focuses on under-the-hood improvements to reliability, security, and performance, with very few changes made to the interface or Vista's features.
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