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Ubuntu 9.10 was released on the 30th of October 2009 (I know it's a bit late for me to be writing this, but school and the website crash have delayed some things) and was given the name Karmic Koala. Ubuntu is a Linux operating system and is one of the most popular for people who are new to Linux due to it's user friendliness and support. I believe with each version of Ubuntu, Linux gets closer to being a viable full time replacement for Microsoft Windows. The WINE application which is downloadable to the system allows you to run Microsoft Office using a series of steps (though it's still not easy to do the steps yet) and some other Windows Applications). Using an emulator like Sun VirtualBox is even better. So lets have a quick overview of the latest version of Ubuntu at this time and look at it's major aspects and improvements from Ubuntu 9.04.

Google Chrome is Google's latest project engaging the world's interest. It started off as a very simple, lightweight and fast web browser for the Windows Operating System, currently up to version 4.0 beta which offers extensions for the first time. The browser also now has a version for the Macintosh and is built on the WebKit rendering engine. Google now has new plans for it's Chrome web browser, to turn it into an operating system to run on low powered netbooks. Some of the code has made it's way onto parts of the internet and has been compiled to work off USB sticks and virtual machines. The idea Google has for this OS is to be a way to push its online services including GMail and Google Calendar instead of running local versions of an application like Microsoft Office Outlook. I've managed to get myself a copy so I'll give you some detail here.

Liked the look of Windows 7 from the reviews? Been testing Windows 7 for the last 8 months and want to get a copy of the final version? Well if you're a student and can prove it through either an e-mail address ending in .edu or and e-mail address from an approved educational institution or have a valid student ID card then you can get Windows 7 for a very cheap student price.

Tweetdeck. Many of you may use it to update and view your Twitter feed and maybe your Facebook Status. This program is really taking off though - it's now up to v 0.30.1 and some major improvements have been made to the application! Included in the Update is support for Myspace, added support for Facebook and many many more ways to view your social networks. You can grab the update from http://www.tweetdeck.com/ (or the whole program if you want to try it) Let's have a look at more of Tweetdeck now.