Download Squad Week In Review
We're getting hammered on eggnog and Twittering our little Christmas hearts out at Download Squad headquarters this weekend. Pour yourself a Hot Toddy, put your presents under our tree, and take another look at some great stories you might have missed while you were busy hunting down the last unsold Wii in the free world this week. Flipping the Linux Switch : Desktop Environments vs. Window Managers
Our lovable Open Source Librarian Kristin Shoemaker took a deeper look at window managers in Linux this week. KDE? Gnome? What's the difference? Kristin straightens it out for the uninitiated.
The Google Docs Divide
Have you heard of Google Docs? You're in the minority. 73% of Americans have no idea there's a free and simple office suite available for all. Srsly. No fear, Our own freakin' rockstar, Dr. Sue Polinsky, sorts out the gory details of why only the few and the brave are using one of Google's best offerings.
Punk is not dead : Five Predictions for Web Video in 2008
Time Magazine says user generated content is dead. We're not so sure. We've made some pretty bold predictions for the future of web video, and we're sticking by them.
Other stories you might have missed this week:
Announcing the Winners of the Open Web Awards
Bitnami makes installing popular open source packages as easy as pie
NetBSD 4.0 released : Thanks for the Bluetooth!
Junk emails eat 512TB of space per day
Facebook allows you to group your contacts, needed features still missing
