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Speed of GNU/Linux Web Browsers

Posted on March 5, 2017 by Robert Pogson

“Chrome emerged on top of this benchmark with 31,737. Chromium, to no surprise, took second with a score of 31,453. Opera came in third with 30,979. Fourth place went to Vivaldi at 30,772. It was followed by Firefox at 30628, … Continue reading →

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mea culpa

Posted on December 13, 2016 by Robert Pogson

For months Gmail has been complaining that it no longer supports my version of FireFox. I was running the latest version… It never occurred to me to check my User-Agent string… Sigh. Today I did a port scan and in … Continue reading →

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Yes, The World Can And Does Make Its Own Software

Posted on July 12, 2016 by Robert Pogson

“Google hopes to reach 2000 universities and train 4000 faculty in its bid to train some 250,000 developers each year.” See Google aims to train two million Indian Android devs by 2018Anyone still believing that the M$s and Oracles and Adobes … Continue reading →

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Liberating Crippled Chromebooks

Posted on June 15, 2016 by Robert Pogson

“Chromebooks are everywhere. Google’s little Linux based PCs have been booming since their introduction several years ago in everything from homes to businesses, and even educational settings. Many users, especially Linux users, can’t get past the fact that the devices … Continue reading →

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Chrome OS Still Growing In USA

Posted on May 10, 2016 by Robert Pogson

According to StatCounter, usage of Chrome OS in USA continues to grow, especially on weekdays when school is in. I expect schools would get better performance with Debian GNU/Linux but Debian has fewer salesmen and folks continue to spread/believe that … Continue reading →

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M$: If You Can’t Beat ’em, Join ’em…

Posted on April 19, 2016 by Robert Pogson

“Windows Phone is still dying. Android is the most popular mobile operating system by a wide margin. Microsoft has bought a company that can help its developers easily write apps for Android. And, last but not least, it has partnered … Continue reading →

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WD, What?

Posted on February 23, 2016 by Robert Pogson

“There was no mention of Linux which is a shame since you would think that they are leveraging the community’s efforts in their products. But it was easy enough to connect my Lubuntu laptop as a Network File System (NFS) … Continue reading →

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Another USAian School District Goes To ChromeBooks

Posted on February 21, 2016 by Robert Pogson

“According to research the administrators distributed, the U.S. Department of Education found students that had access to a computer anywhere, anytime “became more creative, more collaborative and better writers,” while University of Kentucky researchers wrote “improvements in writing, literacy, science, … Continue reading →

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Russia Going To GNU/Linux Late Rather Than Never

Posted on February 12, 2016 by Robert Pogson

“Google, Apple Inc. and Microsoft Corp., collectively worth more than Russia’s gross domestic product, have all entered German Klimenko’s crosshairs since he was named Putin’s first Internet adviser six weeks ago. In a 90-minute interview peppered with expletives, Klimenko said forcing … Continue reading →

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Linux On Web Clients In 2015

Posted on December 31, 2015 by Robert Pogson

I’m cheating a bit. 2015 isn’t quite done yet, but the web stats are piling up.  See StatCounterGNU/Linux is apparently right back where it started despite a terrible slowdown in shipments of That Other OS on Wintel boxes and huge … Continue reading →

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Competition Returns For Desktop OS And Business – Chromebook v Wintel

Posted on August 16, 2015 by Robert Pogson

“Google saw Chrome rise to take the number one spot in market share”, from January through mid-July, Stephen Baker, NPD’s vice president of industry analysis, says.” See Why would Dell sell a business Chromebook that competes with Office and Windows 10?Chuckle… … Continue reading →

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Vive La France Libre! GNU/Linux Rolls Onwards And Upwards

Posted on April 3, 2015 by Robert Pogson

France has been a leading adopter of FLOSS for years. France was the home of Mandrake GNU/Linux. The French government has used FLOSS itself and distributed FLOSS to students. They’ve even promoted FLOSS in the colonies. All that was just … Continue reading →

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