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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..Minnesota study supports open document formats
May 29th, 2008 Sam Glover | Posted in Uncategorized | No Comments »
New York and Minnesota just completed studies into the merits of using open formats. In the Minnesota report, the Office of Enterprise Technology came out in favor of open document ... Read more..Brits shying away from Microsoft Office
May 14th, 2008 Sam Glover | Posted in Save Money | No Comments »
According to InformationWeek, the British Educational Communications and Technology Agency is advocating for removing Microsoft Office from the classroom in favor of open-standards compliant office suites like OpenOffice.org. It is good ... 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-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..50 open source alternatives to proprietary software
February 15th, 2008 Sam Glover | Posted in Save Money | No Comments »
Hopefully by now I have convinced you of the value of open-source software. If you still are not sure what's what, Jimmy Atkinson of WHDb has a great post on ... Read more..TrueCrypt 5.0 released with major new features, Linux GUI
February 6th, 2008 Sam Glover | Posted in Go Paperless | No Comments »
My favorite encryption software, TrueCrypt, released a major update today. There are two major new features: TrueCrypt now allows encryption of the entire system partition in Windows. TrueCrypt has enabled encryption ... Read more..