Troubled Ramblings of a Jaded 20-SomethingA few days ago, eWeek reported
The slow adoption of Vista is giving IBM and Linux distributors an opportunity to convince enterprises that there are good desktop software alternatives to Windows. IBM, Canonical, Novell and Red Hat will work with hardware makers to market custom-designed PCs preloaded with Linux and Lotus word processing and collaboration software.
I know I haven’t posted in a while, but I hope that “that time” has come to an end. I’ve been bound and determined to rekindle my dedication, but have been lacking that troubled feeling that was oh so necessary. Until now…
The story begins last night as my wife and I were walking through a well-known big-box electronics retailer. I spotted a good deal (rare at this sort of brick and mortar store since the introduction of online retailers, except during the now 6-month-long holiday season) on a rather large external hard drive. (more…)
If you ever read trade magazines, you’ve probably seen the phrase “…areas in which Linux needs to grow to…” washing down articles that would otherwise promote some open source software. One such article made me bite my lip at work the other day, and I couldn’t wait to get back here and voice my opinion… no… fact.
Fact: Desktop Linux is better at package management. (more…)
Dear Mr. Ballmer,
Last week at one of your events “across the pond” you, yet again, went on to attack Linux. Well, customers of Red Hat more specifically, and I guess I’m not a Red Hat customer. I wasn’t even there. Hell, I jump to the defense, anyway. I saw the video. Perhaps I’ll become a Red Hat user. Perhaps Fedora, they are sponsored by Red Hat. Does that put me in the crosshairs? (more…)
Did you inadvertently plan a trip around, to, or through Springfield Missouri? Do you live within an hour and want something to do on a lonely Saturday night? Are you an old school gamer geek in need of a Mecca? Then have I found the place for you! The 1984 Arcade is your one-stop (and one price) shop for all things 1984 Arcade. (more…)
Gamepark Holdings is releasing an update to their totally sweet Linux-based device, the GP2X, this month. Designed primarily for the homebrew community using emulation and mobile media, it was on my wishlist around its initial release, but I never actually got one because I own a modded PSP. This new model, the GP2X F200, doesn’t change much on the inside, but they did decide to add a touch screen, making for a wealth of DS-style possibilities. (more…)
If you’re considering trying out GNU/Linux for the first time (or even changing to another), choosing a distribution can be a daunting task. With literally hundreds of distros out there, actually narrowing down to the one to try can be an extremely confusing process, especially to those that are new to linux. This is just another short list to help new users examine a few of the differences between a few of the major, more mainstream distributions (and possibly make it more confusing). (more…)
Network Neutrality has, for some time now, been a bit of a hot topic in internet ramblings. The critics of net neutrality would have you believe there’s no need for regulation because there “is no problem.” Proponents warn of tiered internet services and provider control of content over consumers. Will there be a problem? Is there one already? (more…)
Those of you who’ve been here before may have noticed that I tend to write and report a bit about SCO (NASDAQ: SCOX), but I can’t seem to help myself. Ever since they changed their business strategy from continuing development on valid market products to suing (and threatening to sue) every company using open source software under the Sun, I’ve been waiting for (and wanting) their demise. A report at Computer World came out today about an interview with SCO’s President and CEO, Darl McBride, and his thoughts on why the possibility of SCO’s death is greatly exaggerated. This is why it’s not. (more…)
