Starting a website is to realize in different ways. However, using standard plug and play websites sometimes asking large amounts to pay if you want to start a web shop. A subscription yearly is needed many times, including a sub domain, and this can be a big disadvantage. This is for small entrepreneur high costs.
A cheaper solution is WordPress. This is a free open source platform that can create with relatively little cost a professional looking website or web shop. The only little disadvantage is that you should build the website by yourself. Read more »
Google Chrome is still getting more market share and they deserve that, but there are advantages and disadvantage. The Privacy Policy is a problem for many internet users, also a discussion is the unique Google ID that they send together with every Chrome user. But there are also alternatives for Chrome with almost the same advantages, such as the speed, without using the disadvantages. 
Windows 8 Consumer Preview is available for download, it is only a temporary test version of Windows 8. Maybe you’re interested to try to Windows 8 and don’t want to uninstall your recent Windows or Linux operating system. It is possible to run the Windows 8 Preview version on a virtual computer. With the test version you have the chance to get bugs or crashes and beside this the Windows 8 version is only for temporary use, after a while it’s no longer usable. So if you prefer to keep your existing Windows or Linux operating system you can try to use a virtual computer. 
If youre thinking there are only a few linux distributions available, then you’re wrong. There are many different distributions available, but there are some difference between them. All of them are using the same kernel which is the link between your computer hardware and software, but not every Linux uses the most recent kernel. 
Microsoft made themself stronger and stronger and almost everybody is using Windows as operating system on the computer. For every computer you need a license to use Windows and all the extra software you have to pay for. Good thing there are another options to use your computer without paying for software. Linux is an Open Source software which is developed by volunteers and made for everybody. 