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My observations and opinions about IT are based on 40 years of use in science and technology and lately, in education. I like IT that is fast, cost-effective and reliable. My first use of GNU/Linux in 2001 was so remarkably better than what I had been using, I feel it is important work to share GNU/Linux with the world. Now that I'm retired I still use GNU/Linux on every computer in my home except the smartphones which run Android/Linux.Lately, I've been giving lots of thought to the world I inherited and which I will leave to my descendants. I'm planting grass, trees, flowers and vegetables in my large lot and I've ordered a Solo EV. I plan to charge my Solo by means of a tracking solar array. Life is good if you have a purpose. I do.
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Daily Archives: January 17, 2011
Dell Becomes Less Schizophrenic
Dell’s website, at least, reflects schizophrenia. As you navigate around the site you find you can’t get there from here because you are, in Dell’s opinion, the wrong kind of person. It’s maddening to me that I have to be … Continue reading
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Lean or Thin?
All over the web I read that such and such project failed or was resented and sabotaged by ungrateful employees. This seems to be a widespread and dangerous reality/fear. In IT, the big picture is that total productivity or cost/benefit … Continue reading
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Thin Client Usage in Largo, FL
Dave Richards has a blog revealing some of the developments there. Recent items: RDP is more widely used. They still have to use IE for some governmental web sites… It is simpler to have both GNU/Linux and that other OS … Continue reading
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War of a Different Kind
NYT reports that Stuxnet may have been a product of schemers in Israel and USA, an act of cyber warfare. The characteristics of the attack fits and it would make a good movie, but this if true would be an … Continue reading
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Refurbishment
What to do with the estimated 50% of PCs out there still running that long obsolete OS, XP? Many are useless for “7” because of low memory. Refurbishment could be a growth industry in 2011 because either adding memory to … Continue reading
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HP: software, storage, and networking
HP has been in the news in 2010 for what it did not do with the arrival of Apotheker. His arrival was clouded by the suit from Oracle. He took a long tour of the world taking time to form … Continue reading
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Tablets in 2011
Digitimes reports Compal expects: “Demand for tablet PCs will grow quarterly at the expense of conventional notebooks through 2011, Chen said, adding global tablet PC sales in 2011 will reach 60 million units, 70-75% of which will be iPads. Of … Continue reading
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