Intel won’t use Vista—so neither should you

June 26th, 2008 Sam Glover | Posted in Uncategorized | No Comments »

This summary pretty much says it all: "When a company as tech savvy as Intel, with full source code access and having written several large chunks of the OS, says get ... Read more..

Why you should try free software

June 6th, 2008 Sam Glover | Posted in Save Money | No Comments »

"Free" has two meanings: (1) gratis, and (2) libertas. When I say free software, I mean libertas, although much free software is gratis, as well. Choice There are two parts to choice: ... Read more..

One year with Linux in a Windows world

June 4th, 2008 Sam Glover | Posted in Save Money | No Comments »

Mike Kavis switched to Linux to prove that people can be productive at work without using Microsoft products. One year later, he has proved the point. I have been Microsoft free* ... Read more..

Android is looking good

May 29th, 2008 Sam Glover | Posted in Uncategorized | No Comments »

Linux is pretty. Read more..

Another one bites the dust

April 29th, 2008 Sam Glover | Posted in Uncategorized | No Comments »

My beloved ThinkPad died of USB-controller-induced vomiting last Thursday. One minute it was suspended, the next I tried to plug in a USB mouse and it went out like a ... Read more..

Ubuntu 8.04 “Hardy Heron” now available!

April 24th, 2008 Sam Glover | Posted in Save Money | 1 Comment »

Version 8.04 of my favorite Linux operating system, Ubuntu, is a big deal. It is a collection of small changes that add up to a big improvement. It is also ... Read more..

Linux beats Windows and Mac OSX in hacking context

March 29th, 2008 Sam Glover | Posted in Save Money | No Comments »

From PC World: Vista, MacBook Out--Only Linux Left in Hacking Contest . . . The MacBook Air went first; a tiny Fujitsu laptop running Vista was hacked on the last day of ... Read more..

Back to Windows for a while

March 26th, 2008 Sam Glover | Posted in Save Money | 4 Comments »

After just over two weeks using only Ubuntu Linux for all my day-to-day computing needs, I am back to Windows. I don't know what happened for sure, only that ATI ... Read more..

Linux-only experiment, day 2

March 8th, 2008 Sam Glover | Posted in Save Money | No Comments »

AMD/ATI just released an updated driver, v8.3. And they put out a Linux version, which enabled me (finally!) to use my dual-monitor setup in Ubuntu Linux. And so, today I ... Read more..

Microsoft announces “new interoperability;” EU calls bullshit

February 22nd, 2008 Sam Glover | Posted in Uncategorized | No Comments »

Today Microsoft announced a "new interoperability." Microsoft promised, among other things, to open up cooperation with open source software, including distributing its APIs for its software and allowing open-source project ... Read more..

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