This Article from Wired about a guy who just wanted his cell phone for talking on – not internet access and listening to music with, started out promising enough, but then fell down. It seems that the telco's want you… Read More »Just a Phone, Please.
Well, it’s been a while since I’ve posted, so here’s a run down of what I’ve been up too. My oldest son is on a T-Ball team and I’m an assistant coach. We’re both having a good time with it,… Read More »New Job
The Geek Garage, a local Boise, ID website devoted to Open Source Programming, Linux and Ham Radio, will be sponsoring a table at the local Boise Hamfest this month. We’ll have a modest PC running Ubuntu to show off Linux… Read More »Hamfest Preperations
Someone introduced me to Deviant Art a while back and now I have a gallery there –> http://kemcco.deviantart.com/ A few oil paintings I did a long time ago and some recent line art work of star ships that appear in… Read More »Deviant Art
I've yet to get this one into my thick skull, so here it is and now I can search for it again. tar -xjvf
10. Only seen when you update the kernel, not for your “Must Have” security updates. “You have successfully updated your computer, please reboot for the changes to take affect.” 9. The Shell. 8. Your application freezes X server, ctl-alt-f2 login… Read More »Top Ten Reasons to Use Linux
Recently a good friend of mine has been toying with Linux. He’s come at it with a largely open mind and has wrestled with getting some pretty complicated features working on his laptop. He’s a long time Windows user and… Read More »Why Use a Shell?
https://wiki.ubuntu.com/DapperFlight4 The next version of Ubuntu is shaping up nicely. I especially like the X-Chat notification windows in Gnome. I hope they use a modern and “working” version of Evolution Exchange, so I can switch to Ubuntu at work.
“Skunk Works” by Ben R. Rich & Leo Janos During the night before the Air War began in 1991, crew members found dead bats lying around the Steath Fighter’s in their hangers. The bats could not “see” the planes and… Read More »Skunk Works
“Unlocking The Sky” by Seth Shulman If you think the Wright Brothers were American heros, you’ll hate this book. If you think Microsoft is an unjust monopoly, you’ll like this book. I like this book. Glenn Hammond Curtis was the… Read More »Unlocking The Sky