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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: April 22, 2011
Canonical/Ubuntu Has Lost Its Way
Wow! Reading some rationales for Canonical’s shift to Unity, I found this gem in an article in Thinq: “other [Linux] distributions are not as focused on bringing a free desktop to market” Also revealed, Ubuntu does not intend to port … Continue reading
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Greenest IT Requires Thin Clients
A survey of business IT asked for top ideas for Green IT. In spite of clients PCs using far more energy than servers, thin clients were not in the list. Here are the kinds of numbers I see: Item 100 … Continue reading
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Oracle v World Starts in October 2011
The judge is insisting he wants the trial to be before November so he doesn’t have to retrain staff on the details of the Oracle v Google suit. I am looking forward to that trial as it could put software … Continue reading
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Applications Barrier
It’s been a long time coming but Google is sufficiently sure that the applications barrier to competing technology has been weakened by Web 2.0, cloud, etc. that it has prepared to introduce Chrome OS devices from Samsung and Acer shortly. … Continue reading
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Forecast for Tablets
iSuppli is forecasting that Apple will maintain its lead in sales of tablets for a couple of years thanks to an early start and tight supplies of components. Apple has made huge purchases of parts in advance and still could … Continue reading
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Toshiba’s New Tablet
Android 3 10.1 inch Tegra 2 ARM processor from Nvidia An app to control the TV… $750… That last bit makes it not a cheap computer but an interface to your Toshiba TV might make it interesting. Not much need … Continue reading
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