Daily Archives: August 12, 2012

Precognition

Posted on August 12, 2012 by Robert Pogson

“Any technology sufficiently advanced is indistinguishable from magic” – Clarke’s Third Law One of the magical things I love about thin client/server setups is that the IT people can watch fewer systems to judge the health of the whole system, … Continue reading →

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This Fine Article From My Local Newspaper

Posted on August 12, 2012 by Robert Pogson

You know FLOSS has become mainstream when the local newspaper touts FLOSS… The Winnipeg Free Press reported a wire news service article with these snippets on OS usage in global smart phone shipments: “— Android (Google Inc.) — 104.8 million … Continue reading →

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TechJournal Assumes Facts Not In Evidence

Posted on August 12, 2012 by Robert Pogson

Salman Latif wrote, “the big problem for Acer and other vendors who get their software directly from Microsoft is that there is no other viable alternative. These vendors cannot jump the ship of Windows and move over to another OS … Continue reading →

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