Many computer users will buy a PC and run whatever systemoriginally installed on it. This may be because they aren’t tech savvy to install another operating system or they just don’t feel like trying new things.

Ubuntu 9.04 may be something that you want to consider installing. Even if you’ve never installed another operating system before Ubuntu may change your views. The operating system has all of the elements a top operating system needs. It moves fast and smoothly, you don’t have to worry about things jerking while you try to move them, and above all else you can expect to find things in the user interface where they should logically be.

Some users of Ubuntu have noticed the speed difference over operating systems such as Windows Vista. Some of the most noticeable differences take place when you run multiple programs and test the operating system’s multitasking capabilities. Ubuntu also has fixed problems with installing drivers.

Microsoft has produced its greatest operating system yet with Windows 7. However, the Leopard operating system has erratic behavior that has lowered its ranking as an operating system. The bottom line is that Ubuntu has risen to a level where it can compete with Mac and Windows.

It’s amazing to see such a beautiful operating system emerge so unexpectedly. While there are other operating systems that are free and open source such as Linux, Ubuntu combines the best of both worlds.

If computer users have never tried another operating system before, then you may want to try Ubuntu before you run out and purchase the latest release of Windows or Mac’s OS. It’s free to try and who knows you may like it better than other operating systems.
You may be surprised to find that Ubuntu is truly a diamond in the rough.

Source: CNET

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OpenOffice one of the largest open source application and leading contender of the Microsoft Office will release its 3.0 version this Monday. The event coincides with the eighth year anniversary of the software.

Charles Schulz of the OpenOffice.org hopes the release day will mark the actual availability of the software as well.

OpenOffice 3.0 was released as a beta in May. It sports new features like a new Start Center, icons, and zoom control in the status bar. The version 3.0 can also open docx file, the default format use in MS Office 2007.

The event will be joined by OpenOffice supporters and makers. This will include a presentation by Jean-Paul Huchon, president of Region Ile de France, Louis Suarez-Potts, president of the OpenOffice.org Community Council. Charles-H. Schulz, leader of the native-language confederation at OpenOffice.org is also set to speak on the engagement. The event will be sponsored by Region Ile de France, Silicon Sentier, and OpenOffice themselves.

Earlier, OpenOffice 2.0 and 2.4 versions suffered a flaw affecting the software’s custom memory allocation routine. The bug was exposed by iDefense’s VCP (vulnerability contributor program) where enthusiasts and bug finders get paid to expose software vulnerabilities and bugs.

Source: PCMag

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Google Chrome is fast becoming like Firefox and Greasemonkey with its future support for Add-ons and Plug-ins.

According to Aaron Boodman, Greasemonkey founder and a member of the Google Chrome team said that Chrome will use both add-ons that extend browser features and use scripts.

Google Chrome is the latest browser to hit the web, and within a few weeks from its release it already reached almost 2 million downloads. Many users believe that Chrome will soon be a serious competitor of Mozilla Firefox and Microsoft Internet Explorer as it offers different features such as browser tab isolation.

Suggestions and ideas as to how Google Chrome add-ons should include are already pouring in. Experts of other browser groups are interested in the development of the open source browser made by the big G. Among most notable feature of Chrome are its tabs.

Brendan Eich, Mozilla CTO is studying the Chrome’s stability using tabs and he is very positive on the developments on the latest browser. “There are good process-isolation tricks that Chrome does that we’re looking into, so we’re simply going to look at better isolation techniques for security and integrity,” he said.

Source: InformationWeek

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