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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: March 19, 2013
SCOTUS Punches Big Hole In Wintel
“The Supreme Court, in a 6-3 opinion issued Tuesday, struck down a U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit ruling that could have outlawed the resale of large numbers of products made outside the U.S., including books, CDs, DVDs … Continue reading
OEMs Flee to No OS. Even M$ Flees “8”
“Due to Windows 8 havomg failed to boost consumer demand as expected and notebook prices are seeing difficulties to drop further, some first-tier notebook vendors have decided to increase their supplies for models without an OS to push their shipment … Continue reading
RAWDOG To The Rescue
Faced with the eventual loss of Google Reader, I searched for readers. A reader sent me a list of readers. One was rawdog, which I had used before but forgotten. Rawdog to the rescue. Starting with the XML file Google … Continue reading
You Can Now Avoid M$’s Tax At Best Buy
For years all you could buy at Best Buy was Wintel for personal computing. Now, there’s Android/Linux and Chrome OS, both Linux operating systems and owing nothing to M$. “The company is now doubling the number of stores selling the … Continue reading
UK Department Saves Big Using FLOSS
“Developing the new intranet cost £15k. The monthly hosting, support and iterative development cost is in the hundreds of pounds per month, less than a tenth of the monthly hosting cost of the intranet it replaces.” see Intranets: DCMS doing … Continue reading
Swiss Parliament Asleep
Despite the obvious advantage of a government being able to serve all its citizens regardless of operating system or browser in use, the Swiss parliament narrowly rejected a motion to require open standards in IT facing the public. “The motion … Continue reading