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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: July 31, 2012
GNU/Linux Poised To Dominate San Francisco DMA: Net Applications
According to Net Applications, GNU/Linux is rapidly gaining share in the “designated market area” of San Francisco: Week of Share GNU/Linux July 8 29% July 15 31% July 22 33% Combined with that other OS being down to 42% the … Continue reading
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Databases Expensive? Oracle offers route from SQL Server to MySQL
“The latest version of MySQL Workbench has a new migration wizard designed to provide an easy way to migrate databases from third party products to MySQL. This first version of the wizard lets you migrate from Microsoft SQL Server and … Continue reading
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The Cost of Lock-in Prevents Big Business Adopting “7”
He who lives by the sword dies by it… M$ locked big business into using IE6 long ago and now finds the lock-in is so powerful it prevents big business from using “7”… Chuckle. “web browser specialist Browsium, which said … Continue reading
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