Q: I just “upgraded” my Hewlett-Packard desktop computer from Windows Vista to Windows 7. I spent all day yesterday redoing my files and programs. Maybe time will tell, but I don’t see anything fancy ...

If you don't know what the Linux desktop operating system is, or if you're new to it, Jack Wallen's quick explainer will get you up to speed. Linux. What is it? At one point in time it was a niche ...

Today’s operating systems are conceptually upside-down. They developed the hard way, gradually struggling upwards from the machinery (processors, memory, disks and displays) toward the user. In the ...