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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: May 6, 2011
Escaping the Monopoly, One Application at a Time
Much of the lock-in to Wintel is in the form of applications that are only available on that platform: depend on the app – depend on the platform. There is a news item about a medium-sized business finding that Wintel … Continue reading
Posted in technology
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ARM and Apples
My prediction that ARM will invade the PC space more generally seems to be coming true even at Apple who only a few years ago migrated from PPC to x86. When ARM goes to 64bit, Apple is expected to move … Continue reading
Posted in technology
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Really Small Cheap Computers in Education
A reader brought this to my attention. An organization has developed a prototype of a small cheap computer on a USB stick that could bring back the enthusiasm of young people for IT that they had in the 1980s with … Continue reading
Posted in Linux in Education, technology
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