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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 4, 2012
M$ and One of its Partners are at War
This is great fun for me. One of the last barriers to the desktop space for GNU/Linux is the retail shelf space GNU/Linux gets. Now, M$ is actually suing one of its partners, Comet, a retailer of electronics. I don’t … Continue reading
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OMG! Tablets Are Here
Earlier predictions were that tablet PCs would ship 45, then 55, then 60 million in 2011. Display Search claims that 73 million was the bottom line in 2011. That’s huge, nearly 1/4 of all notebooks+netbooks+tablets. That means a lot of … Continue reading
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Boneheaded Stunts
Don Reisinger has a list of M$’s mistakes in 2011: Where were the tablets? Let Google cement its lead online Failing to acquire a handset maker Let Android get away An odd Nokia partnership Failing to wrap up the living … Continue reading
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Crazy Weather
I am an old man and have lived many winters in Canada. This is the mildest winter of my life probably. Is it global warming? Is it Nature playing tricks on us? Are we due for a shock? I was … Continue reading
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