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When it comes to technology, there's always something new on the horizon. Every year a new model comes out with a few more bells and a louder whistle that makes last year's model look a little less shiny and a little more pudgy. With new products come new commercials and sneak peeks that elicit...

I live in Portland, Oregon, where open source is not just the favored software methodology but a way of life. Yet despite my buddies sporting their Linux user group laptop stickers, I was desperately afraid. It sounded hard. It sounded geeky.Then I needed a new laptop. I was going freelance and...