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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Technology
Bobbie Johnson, technology correspondent

This week's Online supplement

It's a special open-source friendly edition of Online this week to mark the launch of Firefox 1.0...

Glyn Moody takes a look at whether the free browser can challenge Microsoft, and then shows wavering Windows users an easy way to use Linux. Jack Schofield, meanwhile, says open source must produce a viable software stack to really move on to the next level.

Elsewhere, Ashley Norris talks about the best digital video recorders, Games watch Halo 2 and Football Manager 2005, Victor Keegan wonders about 3G phones and Jack Schofield examines the pros and cons of Google Desktop Search

There's more: Ken Young observers the uptake of RFID in libraries and Michael Cross discusses Microsoft's latest deal with the NHS.

All this and more in this week's Online...

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