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- Would open source make elections fair?
- Im voting tomorrow, and hope you will too. I will line up and use a Diebold voting machine, like everyone else in Georgia, and hope that the vote count is accurate. But thats all it will be, a hope. As last weeks HBO special revealed the machines and more important...
- Blog posts 2006-11-06
- Ask Bloggie: Does This Scan?
- Ask Bloggie: Does This Scan?ScanitMake sure to choose the scanner AFTER checking out what is supported on UNIX. Impulse buying of "neato" looking scanners at Best Buy will probably end in heartache.VMWare client is not too expensive ($100), and it runs on top of (32bit) Linux. For graphical games -...
- Discussion threads 2005-08-19
- 'Ask Bloggie' lives!
- Two weeks ago Dana Blankenhorn and I ran a post asking people to contribute questions to an "Ask Bloggie" column on the Ann Landers model. Take-up on our offer has been slow, but we did get a couple of good questions - and Dana has posted our first real...
- Blog posts 2005-08-19
- 'Ask Bloggie' lives!
- Two weeks ago Dana Blankenhorn and I ran a post asking people to contribute questions to an "Ask Bloggie" column on the Ann Landers model. Take-up on our offer has been slow, but we did get a couple of good questions. We'd like to make this a regular weekly feature...
- Blog posts 2005-08-18
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- Scary bloggie
- Scary bloggieAlas!Minesweeper, FreeCell, etc are not installed on my work laptop (Win 2k), and I have to visible options for installing them.How will I ever live?What is the meaning of FreeCell?My first reaction on hearing that one was, my gosh, is he using Gnome? Of course from the games...
- Discussion threads 2006-10-13
- Scary bloggie: Paul Murphy doing Windows?
- Mr. Editor person asked that the regular zdnet bloggers honor Halloween by discussing something scary... so, since Im always happy to oblige - and, besides it is Friday the 13th today - Im setting aside the regularly scheduled program to bring you some scary realities. And, FYI, the regularly scheduled...
- Blog posts 2006-10-13
- Ageism, IT, and Jobs
- Here's the askbloggie request: Dear bloggie: I am in a rut and was hoping you could help me. I know you are busy and I will understand if you choose not to reply. I just hope this email gets to you and you do actually read it....
- Blog posts 2006-04-06
- Are Mac users too complacent about security?
- The BBC News says Mac users are "too smug". Commentator Bill Thompson says:Mac users demonstrate an indefensible smugness when it comes to the dangers of having their systems compromised by malicious software and opened up to exploitation by others Don't shoot me, I'm just the messenger here. ;-)Thompson also says:After...
- Blog posts 2006-01-16
- Can you make Linux easy?
- Frank in Charlotte the Golden City asks, I've always wanted to learn about and try Linux but 'Net search results are a chow mein of technical chatter. Is there a site that talks about Linux for the novice? And how do I get a copy of Linux? Dear...
- Blog posts 2005-12-01
- The latest GPL FUD is Version 3.0
- In my role as Ask Bloggie I got an e-mail recently illustrating the latest in open source FUDware. (FUD, for the uninitiated, stands for Fear, Uncertainty, Doubt. It's the equivalent of throwing mud in the face of a market opponent.) Anyway, on to the FUD:Couple questions:Is it possible to change...
- Blog posts 2005-11-03
- The cheapest Ray of Sunshine
- The cheapest Ray of SunshineHave one at homeNeeded a SPARC server to run the SunRay SRSS software on. Got a 4 processor server with 2 SunPCI II cards. Graphics is SLOOOOOOOWWWWWWW-OW! SO much for my whole-house, distributed video idea . . .OxymoronIntellegent Salesman.If they knew that much they would be...
- Discussion threads 2005-10-27
- Why Windows Explorer pauses and how to fix it
- Hello everyone, I'm George Ou and I normally write for my security corner. I've just come on board here at Ask Bloggie to field questions on PC and Wireless Networking questions. This is my first reply.Murph recently received this help letter on sluggish Windows Explorer performance. Our...
- Blog posts 2005-10-20
- Build or buy, Bloggie?
- Build or buy, Bloggie?Two hundred bucksThat's the difference between building and buying - and that margin has held for many years. Building IS cheaper comparing apples to apples, but not by much. That $700 Dell computer could be built for about $500. So you must ask yourself whether its worth...
- Discussion threads 2005-10-13
- Apple, insecurity, and x86
- I got an Ask Bloggie question some time ago that seemed inappropriate for that forum. Here it is: Apple has stated that they are going to be using an Intel chip for their computers in the near future. You mentioned Linux on Intel (X86 architecture) would have the same...
- Blog posts 2005-09-29
- So what's a smart display?
- Basically it's a graphics terminal whose entire operations are controlled from the server. Bootp, now DHCP, was originally developed to allow diskless devices to boot an OS from a network server. Thus Sun's ELC diskless workstation, circa 1988, ran a full SunOS implementation locally, but loaded it from a central...
- Blog posts 2005-09-23
- A question of demand
- A question of demandWhat's driving that?You answered your own question: marketing. First off, marketing means a lot more than selling and advertising. Microsoft has it right because the marketing machine is involved at ALL stages of the product lifecycle, from conception to end-of-life. Marketing holds the...
- Discussion threads 2005-09-14
- Ask Bloggie: Does This Scan?
- Note: Bloggie will be getting its own spot some time soon, meanwhile I'm posting this answer, but the better parts were written by fellow bloggie Dana Blankenhorn. ... Bloggy was minding his own business when a couple of questions came in from "Scanned in Washington." ...
- Blog posts 2005-08-19
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