Linux

Ubuntu 14.04: Is Canonical taking on too much?

Some hits and some misses as Canonical tries to cover everything from the smartphone to the desktop to the cloud.

Is Linux Dead for the Desktop?

Ubuntu Touch may be our last hope for a Linux tablet

The KDE-powered Vivaldi tablet project has been killed, leaving Ubuntu Touch as our only hope for a Linux-first tablet.

The desktop-a-week review: Enlightenment (E17)

I will be using a new desktop environment for a week at a time, and reviewing them afterward. Up this week: Enlightenment (E17 to be specific).

Smooth like btrfs: Inside Facebook’s Linux-powered infrastructure

Btrfs creator showcases Facebook’s open-source storage.

OpenStack chair: Linux at the cutting edge of the cloud

Alan Clark offers tips on cloud migration, talks up the open-source model.

The future of networking is a NOS on your choice of bare metal, says Cumulus Networks

Review: Microsoft Office Online vs. Apple iWork for iCloud vs. Google Drive

Docker 101: What it is and why it’s important

Apple’s iBeacon gets fun