Tag Archives: desktop

The GNU/Linux Desktop, Again

Posted on November 25, 2018 by Robert Pogson

““The current situation with dozens of distributions, each with different rules, each with different versions of different libraries, some with certain libraries missing, each with different packaging tools and packaging formats … that basically tells app developers ‘go away, focus … Continue reading →

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IBM And Red Hat

Posted on October 28, 2018 by Robert Pogson

“IBM is acquiring Red Hat, a major distributor of open-source software and technology, in a deal valued around $34 billion, the companies announced on Sunday. According to a joint statement, IBM will pay cash to buy all shares in Red Hat … Continue reading →

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The Wild Wild Web

Posted on October 6, 2018 by Robert Pogson

I came upon an interesting site with an article reasonable well-written with interesting comments. I wanted to add my own comment… I tried to log in through FaceBook but was told that the password field etc. mustn’t be blank… Why … Continue reading →

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Thin Clients Revisited

Posted on September 3, 2018 by Robert Pogson

I’ve long advocated using GNU/Linux thin clients in schools and offices. It just makes sense to save licensing costs and simplify maintenance. IGEL reports “Shipments of Linux-based endpoint devices” were 35% of units shipped in 2017. See “Linux and the … Continue reading →

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Linux Operating Systems Up In India

Posted on August 24, 2018 by Robert Pogson

I know a few things about India but I’ve never lived there: it’s a mix of ancient civilizations, it’s huge, it’s diverse, it’s densely populated in parts, and it’s hot. Today, I added another item to the list. That Other … Continue reading →

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ARMed PCs

Posted on August 17, 2018 by Robert Pogson

“With PC makers like Asus and HP beginning to design laptops and tablets around ARM chips, ARM itself has decided to emerge from the shadows and unroll its roadmap to challenge Intel through at least 2020. ARM’s now-public roadmap represents its … Continue reading →

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A Mystery In My Keyboard

Posted on August 6, 2018 by Robert Pogson

The keyboard on Beast is an ancient Fujitsu thing, built like a tank, nicely curved surface, and with reliable hysteresis and feedback. This morning I went to use it and the keyboard had lost its mind. Keys weren’t mapped. “Enter” … Continue reading →

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Dist-Upgrading Odroid-C2

Posted on June 10, 2018 by Robert Pogson

TLW’s little Odroid C2 was getting a little confused so I thought to upgrade the software. In particular FireFox was an old version and rather obnoxious at times, pausing and being unresponsive. So I checked it out and found that … Continue reading →

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We’re Nearly “There”, ARMed And Dangerous

Posted on June 1, 2018 by Robert Pogson

“The Arm Cortex-A76 CPU is the second generation premium core built on DynamIQ technology. Paired with a Cortex-A55 CPU in a scalable DynamIQ big.LITTLE configuration, the Cortex-A76 delivers laptop-class performance with mobile efficiency, bringing the mobile experience (fast responsiveness, always … Continue reading →

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On My Dance-Card…

Posted on April 24, 2018 by Robert Pogson

“SynQuacerâ„¢ E-Series is a software development environment compliant with Linaro’s 96Boards open hardware specification. This has been built jointly by Socionext Inc., Linaro and GIGABYTE. It contains one “SC2A11”. “SC2A11” is a multi-core chip with 24 cores of ARM® Cortex-A53. … Continue reading →

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Crime And Self-Inflicted Punishment

Posted on February 24, 2018 by Robert Pogson

“To create the false 2016 P&L, on or about October 21, 2016, Manafort emailed Gates a .pdf version of the real 2016 DMI P&L, which showed a loss of more than $600,000. Gates converted that .pdf into a “Word” document … Continue reading →

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HALLELUJAH! Firefox 57.0 Is Upon Us!

Posted on November 15, 2017 by Robert Pogson

See Firefox — Notes (57.0) — MozillaI’ve used FireFox for ages. It was decent but had several annoyances, like huge memory usage and camouflaged tabs. I’m not kidding. If you are on the trail of some information on the web … Continue reading →

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