Daily Archives: April 6, 2013

M$ Loses Another Family

Posted on April 6, 2013 by Robert Pogson

I love it when ordinary people give GNU/Linux a try and find it actually works despite all the FUD spread far and wide… Alan Shimel was trying to repair his Wintel machine by dual-booting with Ubuntu GNU/Linux and clobbered his … Continue reading →

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What’s GNU/Linux Worth To You?

Posted on April 6, 2013 by Robert Pogson

I was browsing the website of one of my favourite suppliers when I came accross an ad for VMware Desktop. Even though it was an old version they asked $177 for it. I poked around VMware’s site and found that … Continue reading →

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ARM On The Cutting Edge Of Technology

Posted on April 6, 2013 by Robert Pogson

“CAMBRIDGE, United Kingdom, and SAN JOSE, Calif., April 4, 2013   Fulfilling the promise of performance and power scaling at 16 nanometer, ARM (LSE: ARM; Nasdaq: ARMH) and Cadence (NASDAQ: CDNS) today announced details behind their collaboration  to implement the … Continue reading →

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A Loaf Of Bread. Skip The Wine.

Posted on April 6, 2013 by Robert Pogson

One of the really great things in life is a good loaf of fresh bread. Here’s today’s product, sourdough bread, cooling a bit before I slice it and apply butter (if I can find where the little woman hid it…) … Continue reading →

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A Man And A Rifle

Posted on April 6, 2013 by Robert Pogson

Since I was little, I’ve always enjoyed a good rifle. I suppose it’s for the same reason boys throw stones. A good rifle throws a tiny stone with great range and accuracy. Some men spend great time, money, energy and … Continue reading →

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