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"NASA really has decided to drop Windows from the laptops on the International Space Station (ISS) in favor of Linux and the first humanoid robot in space, R2, really is powered by Linux."

"On this page, you will find the best 100 Linux applications for all your needs. We've taken the effort to categorize the apps and picked only those we believe to be the best ones and which will most likely be useful to you."

"Kno has started shipping its single-screen and dual-screen 14.1-inch touchscreen Linux-based tablets. Unlike other mass market tablets they will mostly be sold as text book e-readers that are targeted at the educational market with web browsing and note taking support." "

Interesting tablet computer although probably too pricy and heavy.

"Create your own apps and utilities using LiveCode Community Edition. This full featured programming environment allows you to create open source apps for all major platforms including Windows, Mac, Linux, iOS, Android and Server. Download it completely free and start making your ideas come to life. "

It is late but am I excited, you bet I am! I have managed to get the Windows powered assessment and reporting software Accelerus that our school uses running on my OSX laptop. Check out the screenshot below. Was a bit tricky but Google was my friend as I tried out a couple of different ideas. The best guide I found was perhaps this one. It does require a knowledge of partitions and terminal commands but it worked a treat fo me. Along the way, I learned heaps and enjoyed the tinkering. I might have some fun and try to get Ubuntu Linux running again on this computer.

"Free Password Manager. Works in your browser and with our free desktop application HyperSafe. Works on Windows/Mac/Linux any modern browser Fast and easy to use. Secure SSL connections, all data encrypted. No advertising, no spam. Convenient, on the web or your desktop. Store Passwords & memos too... Never forget a password again!"

"LibreOffice is the free power-packed Open Source personal productivity suite for Windows, Macintosh and Linux, that gives you six feature-rich applications for all your document production and data processing needs: Writer, Calc, Impress, Draw, Math and Base."

"Google is famously secretive about its data centers, so a new video on its enterprise blog that gives a glimpse into the inner workings of its facilities is a rare treat. The video emphasizes security and environmental best practices."

Nice glimpse into a data centre.

Indeed, with 325 active committers over the last 12 months, LibreOffice is now the third-largest free software project listed on Ohloh focused on the development of a desktop application, Behrens said, following only Firefox and Chrome.

Ubuntu's Unity GUI isn't my speed. But that doesn't matter for the majority of end-users.