Ubuntu 8.04 LTS review
Review Hardy Heron is an incremental set of advances on earlier versions, but all the advances are in the right direction. Unfortunately, a known and unfixed bug means we can't currently recommend it for enterprise use.
7.6 Editors' Rating
Photos: Inside the Hardy Heron
Photos Ubuntu 8.04 LTS, otherwise known as Hardy Heron, is released today. Check out some of its new features here, and stand by for our full review.
Photos: Inside Windows XP SP3
Photos Windows XP SP3 provides support for WPA2 and the Peer Name Resolution Protocol used in Windows Vista, among other things. See how our install of the RTM code went.
Photos: Windows Mobile 6.1
Photos Windows Mobile 6.1 has some useful new features, but is essentially a stop-gap while we wait for version 7.
Windows Mobile 6.1
Video Microsoft Windows Mobile 6.1 is a small upgrade to the mobile operating system that brings easier setup and improvements to Interenet Explorer
Run Windows on a Mac
Video Use Boot Camp, included in Mac OS X Leopard, to install Windows
Run Ubuntu Linux on a USB drive
Video Find out how to run Ubuntu from a USB thumbdrive and, for kicks, do it in Windows
Microsoft's Hyper-V: why all the fuss?
Tech Guide Microsoft's Hyper-V is the missing piece from the launch of Windows Server 2008. We examine its background, and predict how the hypervisor market is likely to develop.
Windows Server 2008 review
Review Windows Server 2008 is easier to install and manage than previous versions, and has many new and improved features that should encourage organisations to upgrade.
7.5 Editors' Rating
Deploying Windows Vista: Hands On review
Review This training course provides an engaging in-depth insight into the advantages, and pitfalls, of deploying Microsoft's latest operating system.
8.0 Editors' Rating
Windows Vista SP1 review
Review It's always good to install the latest code for any operating system, but installing Windows Vista SP1 will require some users to spend a few hours without any visible or tangible improvements to their systems.
7.0 Editors' Rating
7.0 Members' Rating
Inside Apple's Time Machine, Part II
Photos We discover how easy it is to recover files from a Time Machine snapshot.
Inside Apple's Time Machine, part I
Photos We take a step-by-step look at configuring and using Apple's Time Machine system backup software.
Ubuntu 7.10 review
Review Although it's not a massive jump from the previous version, Ubuntu 7.10 is slightly more usable if you're more accustomed to Windows, and is now better at co-existing with Windows on the same machine.
7.5 Editors' Rating
Inside Mac OS X Leopard
Photos Leopard has a slicker, more reflective look than previous versions of OS X. Check out our screenshot gallery for the details.






















