Archive for the ‘Technology’ Category

Fellow Ubuntu Users Resource

Monday, February 2nd, 2009

FYI Fellow Ubuntuians      The Ubuntu Pocket Guide is now availableThanks to LC for this.

Big Brother: Coming to the Noosphere?

Sunday, January 25th, 2009

https://secure.eff.org/site/Advocacy?cmd=display&page=UserAction&id=383 The folks at the Free Software Foundation are worried. "ACTA" is some little-known agreement that will regulate counterfeiting.  Does this extend to free software?  Will the software monopolists try and pull a fast one on us, and regulate open-source/free software, as many think the media monopolists will use the so-called ...

Mac vs. Linux – The First Year

Friday, January 2nd, 2009

At the beginning of 2008, I decided to try out Linux in a serious, daily-use kind of way.  As a Mac user of eight years' duration, the move was not sparked with dissatisfaction with Macs, per se, as they are clearly the best value in hardware, and OS X is ...

Firearm History Facts

Sunday, December 28th, 2008

Boy do the collectivists really dislike facts on emotional issues like self defense.This was submitted by a reader and is really worthwhile.  Send this to your favorite sheep-like person.  Then, join us!===================================================In 1929, the Soviet Union established gun control. From 1929 to 1953, about 20 million dissidents, unable to defend ...

Right on energy analysis

Thursday, July 31st, 2008

Ken Blackwell has it right on regarding sensible energy policy.Government "solutions" proposed by the Donkeycrats won't address the supply issues for energy in the U.S. It might, slightly, constrain demand but won't impact supply at all. The Demoncratic party wants to: Increase government mandated (IOW artificial) vehicle mileage ...

Agreement in Principle? The best solution is what people want

Saturday, June 14th, 2008

I agree with the comments on Well Put to a degree and if some additional context is applied. Who should be "funding" the technologies mentioned. "We" is awfully broad. We as individuals? Investing in businesses pursuing these technologies? I agree, unless they can't realize any return in ...

Using ScribeFire is convenient too

Monday, June 9th, 2008

As Nik just posted, using a blog posting tool that integrates into your browser can make contributing very easy.It has a very clean interface and replicates all of the Wordpress dashboard features that are assigned to your level of membership.All in all a very clean and easy interface to allow ...

Using Live Writer to Post

Monday, June 9th, 2008

Using Live Writer can be very convenient.  Granted, it is a Microslop product but they have done a decent job in spite of themselves.  Only a few annoyances to be tested.  Like is the default template I am typing in going to reproduce the unnecessary link I see at the ...