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What would it take to shoot Smaller, faster Vista test cycles this monkey down and give other already improving feedback. species a fighting chance? COLUMNS Page 28 4 Barney’s Rubble: Doug Barney FEATURES Linux (and the Mac) Aren’t Even Trying 39 Reader Tips: Do Away with Spyware Many programs block spyware, but few know how 22 Beta Man: Don Jones to get rid of it. Redmond readers offer some clever Windows Goes High Performance ways to banish these nasties. 50 NEW COLUMN 45 Never Again Mr. Roboto: What’s the worst thing that’s happened to you in Don Jones your IT career? 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All rights reserved. 0306red_Rubble4.v6 2/13/06 3:14 PM Page 4 Barney’sRubble Doug Barney Linux (and the RedmondTHE INDEPENDENT VOICE OF THE MICROSOFT IT COMMUNITY MARCH 2006 ■ VOL. 12 ■ NO. 3 Mac) Aren’t Even Trying Group Publisher Henry Allain Redmond Media Group Editorial Director Doug Barney Redmond Media Group ay what you will about Larry Ellison and Scott Group Associate Publisher Matt N. Morollo Redmond Media Group McNealy, when they tried to topple the Microsoft Editor in Chief Doug Barney desktop monopoly with thin clients, they put their [email protected] S Editor Keith Ward [email protected] hearts into it. Like you, I got pretty sick of the speeches, Executive Editor, Reviews Lafe Low [email protected] grandstanding and pithy quotes, but at least they were out Editor at Large Michael Desmond [email protected] there mixing it up. News Editor Scott Bekker [email protected] Managing Editor, Wendy Gonchar It ultimately didn’t work (Citrix no response. 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