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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: August 29, 2011
M$ v World – In The Cloud
Perhaps I am missing something but it looks increasingly that M$ cannot have a monopoly on the cloud. Look who is providing cloud services independently of M$: Dell on VMWare and perhaps OpenStack Rackspace on OpenStack Amazon on Linux Google … Continue reading
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Really Small Cheap Computer Rocks
There’s a demo of a Raspberry Pi here: The device comes in two models. $25 gets you a small cheap computer without networking and $35 gets you a small cheap computer with networking. Once networked the uses are only limited … Continue reading
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DOS
Had another DOS attack today. I did some more research and found others had seen the same kind of attack. It turns out that WordPress puts some link tags in the headers of every page that some browsers are hauling … Continue reading
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Wintel Tries to Restore Former Glory – Ultrabooks
Wintel is trying desperately to upsell itself by promoting “ultrabooks”, powerful portable notebooks with fine form factors. While there is a niche market here, Apple has already filled it. People who want to pay a high price for the feeling … Continue reading
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