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A review that goes through the steps taken by a high power user to set up and use Ubuntu on a productive business desktop. As always this will be relevant to many organisations thinking of moving to Ubuntu on the desktop.

This is not a typical review, because you’ve read enough of those. Instead, lets pretend I’m a typical worker, who just happens to have a soft spot for Open Source software. I want to use Linux, but I have a job to do. The price of Freedom should not be my salary. I don’t have time to fiddle, all I care is whether or not it can do what I want, right now.

Ubuntu on the business desktop

An excellent paper on the Security of the VOIP and messaging program Skype. Read the paper for full details, but if you are looking to save some costs on your phone bills and you have at least a dsl connection i would consider implementing some skype usage for your international calls.

Voice Over Internet Protocol and Skype Security

Arguments and marketing aside this is an interesting and thorough look
at the Windows vs Linux Security debate.

http://www.theregister.co.uk/security/security_report_windows_vs_linux/

Linux 1 – Windows 0