Google is winning because it works.  People like things that “just work”. 
Let’s look at home computers.  They have become more complicated and error prone.  This has to do with Viruses, half-baked software, Microsoft engineering, and too many options on hardware.  Users get frustrated when their IT friend says, “Just buy a new PC from Best Buy”.  [...]

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KDE 4.2?  Does it matter to you?
I recently tried KUbuntu live CD (8.10).  After being a KDE fan for a long time I figured it would be great to try the 4.1 version and see how it worked.  
Unfortunately, I found some of the basic things I wanted to do very confusing.  Not impossible, but [...]

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LotusSphere 2009 is going on this week in Orlando. I was unable to attend, but I am very excited to see some sneak-peek announcements this morning about the only Lotus product I care about, Lotus Connections.
Picking a base product for any service offering is a lot like jumping on a train. At the end [...]

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