Linux desktop news

Microsoft Brings IM to Linux Desktop - Microsoft will its license instant messaging and digital media technology to desktop Linux distributor Linspire. After Microsoft code is added to Linspire’s operating system, users will be able to chat with Windows Live Messenger buddies and use other  Windows features.

Parallels has released the latest version of their Parallels Desktop software for Mac computers.  This software uses Intel Virtualisation technology.

Parallels allows users to run Windows, Linux or other OS along with Mac OS X  on a single computer.  It is priced at $79.99 .

Reltronics has released a new range of desktop computers  with AMD -64 dual core or Intel 32 bit dual core processors. These computers have a preinstalled openSUSE Linux 10.2  operating system.

These computers are configured for different applications - basic surfing, office, multimedia and ultimate.  It also has an office suite, web browser,  email application, graphic design,  file servers, accounting and scientific applications. 

The Computer Forums are the online community on the World Wide Web. The web site is 1 year old and is powered by vBulletin. There are more than 9,000 members and 14,000 posts in this site. This site seems to work well in my Mozilla Firefox as well as Internet Explorer. There are no pop-ups and minimum advertisements.

The site is relatively fast, maybe because of the fact that it is powered by Linux servers. Users can also donate by clicking on the donate link. Donations are accepted to pay for their ever increasing bandwidth, hosting, domain registrations, maintanance and software licensing.

Overall the template designs are very sleek and simple and I think that works for this site. It is really simple and you are not supposed to be a computer geek to understand this site. 
 
The colours scheme chosen for this site is white background with blue buttons and links. 
 
The site gives an authentic look. 
 
Registration is free and users are encouraged to post their files and software’s. There is a feedback options as well which allows the members to interact with the administrator and give their suggestions on the site. The site is updated regularly and there are no server problems. The number of active online users is displayed in the ending of the webpage. 
 
There are a number of sub forums like hardware, software, off topic discussion and web masters home. The forums are kept alive by the members by posting new threads. And this way The Computer Forums has been successful in building a community where the members can interact and share their queries. 
 
Are you confused which console to buy? PSP or PS3? Which is the best game for PS2? Topics related to Sony consoles like PS2,PS3 and PSP are posted in the Sony consoles forum. Compare the prices or just review the games. Get strategies and hints for all the games in these forums. This forum is for the diehard gamer and one of the more popular forums in this community. 
 
Have you been infected by a virus or Trojan lately? Well you are at the right place. Post all your virus related queries in Anti-virus & Spyware. Get all the virus definitions and tips to quarantine the spywares. Also get links for the latest versions of Anti-virus software’s like Avast, SpyBot and AVG Antivirus. No bugs anymore. Keep your computer virus-free by being active in these forums. 
 
For all you music freaks out there. The sound, speakers and mp3 players forum is just the forum you were looking for. Topics include Apple iPod Nano or Apple iPod shuffle, which sound card works for your pc, problems installing a sound card or playing a song.

This forum also has all the drivers required for sound based applications. It also provides software’s which play all types of sound extensions. It also provides help with ITunes and iPod FAQ. With a very easy and clean navigating interface, no spam’s and pop ups and with an authentic look, The Computer Forums is probably one of the best tech-forums on the net.

Resellers in South India interested in selling Linux PCs . Microsoft has been raiding GID (genuine Intel dealers) for selling pirated versions of its software, so many resellers are planning to promote Linux, which supports most software except the accounting package Tally. The margins for assembled PCs are very low.