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Sydney Morning Herald
Tuesday June 16, 2009
Squeeze some new life out of old notebooks by installing a Linux operating system. Due to the open-source nature of Linux, there are different (free) distributions floating around for almost any use. A few good places to start are: Puppy Linux, which includes applications for common computer tasks; Damn Small Linux, which is so small that it can run on less than 50MB of space; or even gOS, a pure web-app distribution that assists in a natural leap to cloud computing.Angus WilliamsThanks Angus and enjoy your prize, a Red Faction: Guerilla pack that includes the game, guide book, Walker statue and T-shirt, worth about $175. Next week we have a Lego Technics bundle to give away. Send your thoughts in fewer than 100 words to iconletters@gmail.com.
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