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Switching to Linux From OSX [tutorial]
Back in 2006 I switched from Linux and Windows to Mac as my primary operating system. I paid for my white macbook with my first real paycheck. This was right after they switched to the Intel platform and it really was an amazing time to step in. At the time it was the perfect combination of a great UX, combined with the power a unix-ish system.
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Chromebooks And Other GNU/Linux Thin Clients Thrive
As I’ve pointed out repeatedly thin clients work for almost anyone not generating huge quantities of multi-media stuff locally. Schools, banks, clerks, medical staff… They all have one thing in common. Most of their data is best kept on a server somewhere so why not their applications as well? Whether the applications are web applications or something GUI that could be provided by a desktop, it can also be provided by a rather thin client device, even a Raspberry Pi, it turns out.
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Chromebooks in Healthcare: Good for Patients and for Bottom Lines
Health workers now need ubiquitous access to medical records that are increasingly kept electronically. Moreover, medical staffers are increasingly taking their work to patients in the field, a paradigm of care that requires constant access to files stored in the cloud and centralized administrative systems accessed via the Internet. That has put special emphasis on refreshing client devices to meet the demands of modern medicine and made Chromebooks a superior alternative to desktop PCs and traditional laptops for delivering secure, lightweight, cost-effective access to medical systems, records, and services.
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