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Last Updated: Mar 12, 2007 
Feel like you're ready to make the migration from Windows to Linux but you're not sure how to begin? Get started with this collection of tips, expert advice and more.
>> Ask our open source strategies and issues expert, Maria Winslow, a migration question.
>> Ask Bernard Golden for advice on implementing and using open source software and apps.
Linux desktop adoption barriers: Open source apps development and integration

(22 May 2006)

Find out why one desktop advocate thinks that most sys admins and developers couldn't care less about the upcoming Vista release and how the Linux desktop remains ahead of the game.

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NEWS:
>> Preaching the virtues of Linux (SearchOpenSource.com) 03 May 2006
>> OS middleware, Linux desktop high on HP's agenda (SearchOpenSource.com) 23 May 2006
>> PostgreSQL vs. SQL Server: PostgreSQL is right for the Microsoft stack (SearchOpenSource.com) 15 May 2006
>> CEO counts 50 top business apps for open source, part 1 (SearchOpenSource.com) 03 May 2006
>> CEO counts 50 top business apps for open source, part 2 (SearchOpenSource.com) 03 May 2006
>> SugarCRM CEO Roberts: On Microsoft and open source CRM (SearchOpenSource.com) 23 May 2006
>> Breaking down barriers to Linux desktop adoption (SearchOpenSource.com) 27 Feb 2006
ADVICE:
>> Managing multiple desktops in KDE
TIP :Ever felt like you had a million applications open at once and no way to easily juggle them? Virtual desktops are the answer!
>> Deploying Linux: Should you pre-compile binaries or roll your own?
TIP :The completion of precompiled packages and maximizing machine performance are two powerful incentives for Windows admins to ...
>> Quick guide: Knoppix, other tools that ease Windows-to-Linux PC moves
TIP :Get insights on software and resources for assessing the fitness of a specific hardware configuration before you commit to ...
>> IT Managers: PGP is easy
TIP :Save yourself a security headache and adopt the easy to use, comprehensive e-mail encryption tool known as PGP. Learn just ...
>> Updating SuSE Linux clients from a local update server
TIP :Find out how to gain greater IT security and manageability by connecting your SuSE clients to an enterprise SuSE YaST local ...
>> Fight spear phishing
TIP :Phishing targeted at your company can be harder to detect and much more hazardous to the company's bottom line. Take these ...
>> Linux business desktops: Open the pod bay doors, HAL
TIP :Find out how HAL opens the pod bay doors for those who want better hardware device integration for Linux business desktops ...
>> Fortifying Linux against common malware
TIP :Find out how to fight malware by teaming a new capability in the Linux kernel with processor-based tools.
>> Easing the migration from Windows to Linux
ASK THE EXPERTS :If I pitched the idea of Linux desktops for my department, which has 48 users, to my company of 260 users, I'd have to have ...
>> The cost of changing desktops
ASK THE EXPERTS :For a small company, would the financial benefits incurred through changing from propriertary to open source desktops warrant ...
>> Starting the transition from Windows to Linux
ASK THE EXPERTS :I intend to dabble into Linux for the first time; I am also an intermediate level Windows administrator who has reasonable ...
>> Smart formatting for better compatibility between OpenOffice.org and Microsoft Office
TIP :An office suite expert describes how to format documents in OpenOffice and Microsoft office using program features that will ...
>> Paving the way for OpenOffice
ASK THE EXPERTS :How difficult is it still for an enterprise to switch out Microsoft Office for OpenOffice? How will OpenOffice hold up over ...
>> SuSE Linux vs. Red Hat Linux
ASK THE EXPERTS :With regards to enterprise readiness and scalability, what are the differences between Novell's and Red Hat's offerings? ...
>> Switching the enterprise to OSS: Directory services (part one)
TIP :This two-part article by writer Frank van Wensveen describes how to migrate directory services to open source. Part one ...
>> Switching the enterprise to OSS: Directory services (part two)
TIP :This two-part article by writer Frank van Wensveen describes how to migrate directory services to open source. Part two ...
LEARNING TOOLS:
>> Linux, Windows migration and interoperability

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