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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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Tag Archives: desktop
Crime And Self-Inflicted Punishment
“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
Posted in technology
Tagged desktop, FLOSS, GNU/Linux, migration, security, that other OS, Trumpism, uptake
56 Comments
HALLELUJAH! Firefox 57.0 Is Upon Us!
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
GNU/Linux Is Still Cooking
“SAMSUNG HAS TAKEN A SHOT at Microsoft with the announcement that owners of its Galaxy smartphones will soon be able to run a full-fledged Linux operating system. At the launch of the Galaxy S8 earlier this year, Samsung first introduced DeX, … Continue reading
Posted in technology
Tagged adoption, desktop, GNU/Linux, Linux, market share, migration, Samsung, small cheap computers, smart phone, uptake
15 Comments
Another Million Learn About GNU/Linux
“Linux is a free open-source operating system, which means the code is available for anyone to explore. Technically speaking, the term “Linux” refers to just the kernel, or the core, of the code. However, people often use the name to … Continue reading
Posted in Linux in Education, Teaching, technology
Tagged Debian, desktop, FLOSS, GNU/Linux, Linux, market share, migration, small cheap computers, Ubuntu, uptake
17 Comments
Rome Moves On
“In 2018, Rome will run a pilot to test the use of workstations running Linux. Some of the IT support staff already have much experience with Linux servers and workstations, which should help resolve possible issues with network drives, shared … Continue reading
Posted in politics, technology
Tagged adoption, desktop, FLOSS, GNU/Linux, government, LibreOffice, Linux, market share, migration, politics, security, server, small cheap computers, uptake
64 Comments
ASUS Provides Competition In ARM SBCs
“From a performance perspective, the ASUS Tinker Board is a capable ARM SBC for its price tag of only $60 USD. The performance is very good against the inexpensive (sub-$100) boards while obviously if needing greater performance there is more … Continue reading
Posted in technology
Tagged ARM, Debian, desktop, GNU/Linux, migration, small cheap computers, uptake
13 Comments
Thin Edge Of The Wedge
“According to French press reports, by switching from a proprietary tool to Zimbra, the city avoids having to pay EUR 700,000 for renewal of proprietary licence fees. The city has earmarked EUR 200,000 to cover the exit costs and to … Continue reading
Posted in Linux in Education, technology
Tagged adoption, Debian, desktop, education, FLOSS, GNU/Linux, government, market share, migration, uptake
11 Comments
Spaghetti Code Strikes Again
“During research into the Windows kernel, we came across an interesting issue with PsSetLoadImageNotifyRoutine which as its name implies, notifies of module loading. The thing is, after registering a notification routine for loaded PE images with the kernel the callback may … Continue reading
Posted in technology
Tagged Debian, desktop, FLOSS, GNU/Linux, market share, security, server, that other OS, uptake
41 Comments
Putting German Politicians On The Record
“CDU/CSU (conservatives) and FDP (liberals) marked their position as “neutral” and answered in a very similar fashion. Unfortunately, these parties avoid making a clear stance and ultimately confirm the status quo. On one hand, they do consider the use of … Continue reading
Posted in politics, technology
Tagged adoption, desktop, FLOSS, government, politics, security, server, uptake
32 Comments
Maybe Intel Isn’t As Bad As I Thought
“Intel CEO Brian Krzanich has become the third top business leader to step down from President Trump’s manufacturing council on Monday. He follows the chiefs of Merck (MRK) and Under Armour (UA), who announced their decisions earlier Monday amid the fallout … Continue reading
Posted in politics, technology
Tagged desktop, Intel, market share, politics, security, server, Trumpism, uptake
24 Comments
Supply And Demand In The Electronic Era
It’s interesting how the wave of adoption of one technology affects another. The old Wintel monopoly acted as if it was an island and a single monopoly controlled the world. Things are more complicated today. The main sign of life … Continue reading
Posted in technology
Tagged desktop, market share, migration, renewable energy, small cheap computers, Solo EV, that other OS, uptake
7 Comments
Evolution Of My Plan To ARM IT
The on-off-on status of the LeMaker Cello makes my original plan to replace my current energy-guzzler with that motherboard difficult to say the least. There isn’t a single ARMed motherboard on the market that matches my needs. In addition, I’ve … Continue reading
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Tagged ARM, desktop, market share, migration, server, small cheap computers, uptake
37 Comments