This is something I do not know a lot about, and hope to get a better grasp. However, from what I am reading online, I am not excited by the moves Microsoft seems to be making agains OASIS and the Open Document Format (ODF). Here’s what I see:
Microsoft just made a major move [...]
One of the neatest things with Linux (Unix too) is the screen command. But before I explain what it is, let me first explain why I like it.
Many of you know that I spend a great deal of my time in IRC (of course, I am in forums and on IM just as much, but [...]
I just put up an IRC server, using IRCd-Hybrid, mainly to see if I could do it. It works great. You may laugh at this, but remember Hercules, my retired laptop? Well, seeing as though I haven’t been able to get a cluster up and running quite yet, I thought I would [...]
Ok, here’s the thing. I am not bashing the Computer Science Department at WSU. In fact, I think what the current Department Chair is doing now is wonderful. He has completely turned the entire department around. However, he still has a great deal of work to do, before the department is [...]
So after my last post about Ubuntu and Debian, it got me thinking. Should there be a Linux just for enthusiasts? It seems that every Linux distro is catering to the newbie, even Ubuntu. But can you blame them? The idea is to draw people from Windows and show them that [...]
Call me stupid for not knowing this, but Ubuntu charges for support. And here, I thought Ubuntu followed every aspect of the Debian infrastructure and philosophies. I was way wrong.
Looking at the Debian GNU/Linux distro, I am having a hard time seeing why I should stay with Ubuntu and not make the move to Debian. [...]
FYI for those of you in the Weber or Davis area- the OALUG mailing list is now being hosted on Google Groups. The reason for this, is because no matter how hard I try, I cannot send out an email using my server as the email server. The reason? The majority of email vendors block [...]
I only have a few minutes to post before I have to run into work, so I’ll keep this short and to the point. I am beginning to grow tired of the Computer Science program at Weber State University. If you are a professor or faculty member of the department reading this post, [...]
I have the opportunity to work with a great guy. He is very open minded, and a strong open source and free software advocate. In fact, politically, his views are right inline with the Dali Lhama. If there would be one word I would use to describe him, it would be “expression”. As such, I [...]
Okay. If you can’t tell by the title, this is going to be a lengthy post, but it should. I mean, the software that is hitting the desktop arena will have the same effect on computer users as the mouse did when it first debuted.
This is big!
XGL is the latest and greatest bleeding [...]
I am in the blogging mood today. Mainly, because I had the day off to reflect on a lot. Nothing really important. Mainly, just how I am going to clean the garage before my adoption case worker gets here to inspect our house. Needless to say, the garage is clean, and [...]
I’m a web guy. Have been since I was first introduced into the wonderful world of HTML and CSS. I employ several sites on my server- some personal, others professional. I am also the web master behind the CS Department at WSU. I hope to go into web design professionally “when [...]
ZDNet has run an article about Ubuntu claiming yet another award to it’s already long list. You can find the full article here.
In a nutshell, LinuxQuestions.org ran a poll for users to submit what distro they think should claim the top spot. Ubuntu took the lead with 19.5% of votes, narrowly beating [...]
Finally, after nearly 4 years of heavy use, my HP Pavilion ze4420US laptop is beginning to bite the dust. It is showing it’s age, wear and tear, but yet, still will not let me down until it does at last give up the ghost.
For the last 4 years, he (no, the only female in [...]
My wife and I were in Barnes and Noble last night. Of course, the first place I go is the magazine rack to pick up the latest Linux Format issue, then over to the prgramming section to get a new computer book. I was completely torn between a number of different computer books, [...]
