My move from a Windows XP to a Mandrake 8.2 desktop<BR><BR>defined variables:<BR>XP: MS Windows XP<BR>uyen: my girlfriend<BR><BR>I've never really used Linux before. I understand a couple very ...

As you know, desktop security has become a constant battle. There are no clear victories, only the ongoing triumph of a smoothly-operating computer. The Internet today is awash with viruses, trojans, ...

okay I run a linux 2.4.20 firewall/router on the front end of my home network. I use windows XP's remote desktop extensively to access my XP workstation from outside my network. Right now, I have the ...

With Microsoft on the cusp of its next OS leap forward, the 13-year-old XP still is more popular than Windows 8 and 8.1 ...

From Windows Messenger and Outlook Express to MSN, Windows XP used to support a long list of interesting applications. While all these apps were great in their own way, I spent most of my time on my ...

Microsoft Corp. will embed its Messenger software in the Windows XP desktop, making the instant messaging (IM) tool now available through MSN readily available on a user’s desktop, the software giant ...

Once desktop virtualization scenarios take hold, the choices for desktop operating system will be opened up a bit more, experts say. For example, in a VDI scenario, the actual client computer can use ...