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Thu, 25/09/08 – 22:27 | No Comment

This afternoon I volunteered at the local field office in South St. Louis for Barack Obama. When I got there there was a flurry of activity, and I could tell people were there because they wanted to be. As we waited for others to show up to get started, I saw a pile [...]

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Buying a Linux laptop in 2007
Wednesday, 10 Oct, 2007 – 13:14 | 8 Comments
Buying a Linux laptop in 2007

It’s time for a new laptop, as I’ve detailed, I’ve ripped apart, inserted coins and duct-taped  the old iBook back together again enough times, and it’s no longer viable. It’ll work fine on a flat surface, but if you try to use it as a laptop the minor flexing must loosen the video chip, because you quickly [...]

Software support must evolve with Open Source
Monday, 24 Sep, 2007 – 13:34 | One Comment
Software support must evolve with Open Source

As a IT contractor I’m enjoying giving my opinion when asked, and sometimes even when I’m not asked; I have the confidence to be open and honest with everyone and want them to know that. Because of this I’ve been getting to do things I otherwise would not have since they would not have known [...]

80G Black iPod classic FTW!
Thursday, 6 Sep, 2007 – 8:49 | 2 Comments
80G Black iPod classic FTW!

UPDATE: Hold the phone here, before going too gaga over the new iPods, it’s been revealed that they’ve been ‘re-engineered’ to lock out folks trying to sync their iPods using 3rd party apps, or (gasp) Linux! That’s right, they want you to use ONLY Windows or OSX and iTunes…this is ridiculous. See my [...]

Dell’s Linux support numbers
Friday, 31 Aug, 2007 – 9:05 | No Comment
Dell’s Linux support numbers

I’ve read a few posts online that review Dell’s Linux support, and most complain that they have to call the ‘regular’ number first, only to get the “What version of Windows are you running?” support. After redirected to the correct number for Linux support, they get excellent support. So, to try and help [...]

Confessions of SpammerX
Thursday, 19 Jul, 2007 – 11:32 | No Comment
Confessions of SpammerX

A former spammer comes forth to tell his story, an amazing look at how easy something like this is to get away with.  “Ed,” a retired spammer, built a considerable fortune sending e-mails that promoted pills, porn and casinos. At the peak of his power, Ed says he pulled in US$10,000 to $15,000 a week, [...]

AT&T DSL plan for $10/month
Tuesday, 19 Jun, 2007 – 14:09 | No Comment
AT&T DSL plan for $10/month

I’m in no way endorsing AT&T, but I’m encouraged when I see a more ‘tiered’ approach from ISPs, and DSL for $10/month is a great choice for consumers. It seems that this tiered or ‘naked DSL’ is only being offered up by AT&T as part of the “…concessions made by AT&T to the Federal [...]

Windows XP to be phased out by year’s end despite customer demand
Friday, 13 Apr, 2007 – 14:48 | No Comment
Windows XP to be phased out by year’s end despite customer demand

Microsoft is set to phase out Windows XP by the end of this year, even though the majority of businesses have no reason or desire to update to Vista, since most of those updates would require new hardware. It’s just another example of Microsoft not listening to their customers, just to their shareholders. [...]

NO CARRIER (Speakeasy bought by Best Buy!)
Tuesday, 27 Mar, 2007 – 9:02 | 3 Comments
NO CARRIER (Speakeasy bought by Best Buy!)

I’ve long sang the praises of Speakeasy (Why I Love Speakeasy), and loved that I actually had a choice when it came to selecting DSL, which I needed because I’m pretty picky about such things. I need static IPs and I need support to help me diagnose line issues, NOT OS issues. From [...]

More inroads for Linux
Friday, 9 Mar, 2007 – 12:28 | No Comment
More inroads for Linux

While it seems every year someone proclaims *this* will be the year of Linux on the desktop, there are always a steady stream of those who ‘get it’ and are reaping the benifits of freeing themselves from the upgrade and licencing cycle, making it feel as if a tipping point is indeed at hand. [...]

Web 2.0 … The Machine is Us/ing Us
Friday, 16 Feb, 2007 – 8:53 | No Comment
Web 2.0 … The Machine is Us/ing Us

A nice overview of what the Web 2.0 term means/could mean/will mean. My take? A moving target with no center, dot.com_v2 - but with ideas that can/could/will actually make money.