This is the first ever Computer Geekly Weekly IT news roundup video where TechFluff's Hermione Way picks the best articles from the past week and with a tongue-in-cheek twist.
In 1992 IBM tried to defeat Windows with OS/2 2.0, using the slogan "a better Windows than Windows". It was, arguably, but it still failed. Google is not making that mistake with Chrome OS, unveiled last week as an open source project. Release is planned for sometime in 2010.
Data Loss is in the news; Keep your emails private.
Emails regularly contain valuable business information, intellectual property, pricing information and customer details. Encryption can help ensure this data remains private.
After years of planning, Microsoft chief software architect Ray Ozzie has delivered the foundation for Microsoft's future - a technology that allows Windows applications to run either in the cloud or in-house.
So why should you consider Linux? Although there are many factors to consider when deciding on which operating system (OS) to deploy, two prominent considerations are TCO- Total Cost of Ownership, and Reliability/Security.