I pulled a book off the shelf that I have not read in 29 years yesterday. There it was, in good condition, no DRM, no revocation by “Big Corp.,” and no outdated proprietary formats that killed it. Just open and read. And 29 years from now, I’ll still have my book and I’ll reread it [...]
Yes, I went there, and by ‘Linux’ I mean generic software that runs on the platform. This week is the annual Adult Entertainment Expo in Las Vegas, and there’s at least a billion users out there who think the computer is at best a porn delivery device. Linux doesn’t need more codecs; those can be [...]
Virtually every PC magazine is a 160-page advertisement for Microsoft products. Why, when so many exciting things are going on elsewhere?
At most they will toss in one miserly, usually amateurish Linux article (Ubuntu). A good portion of each magazine is still devoted to troubleshooting Windows.
Incredible.
Similar colors, next to one another, same words (twice it reads ‘download now’ on the ad). What’s not confusing about making FileForum some cash by tricking you into clicking. Heckuva job there, FF!
Let me explain. I’m finally learning that it’s not features that sell software, it’s the benefits the user gets from using the software. Self-evident, right? You’d think so, but software companies are not getting it.
For example, Gmail doesn’t have many features compared to a desktop email program, but its spam detection is pretty fantastic, making [...]
I give away my old computers to lower middle class and poorer kids around town and in my neighborhood. But never with proprietary software installed, only Linux and open source software. The reasons are obvious:
the kid can’t afford to buy software, and I’m not going to pirate it for him;
Linux is more stable and secure [...]