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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...
- Tags: General, Development, Implementations, Infrastructure, Hardware, Distributions, Ask Bloggie, documentation
- 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 -...
- Tags: Scanners, UNIX, Operating systems, scanner, Ask Bloggie, Sun Microsystems Inc., Murph, Microsoft Windows XP
- 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...
- Tags: Ask, Dana, Ask Bloggie
- 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...
- Tags: Ask, Ask Bloggie
- 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...
- Tags: Network Access, network, FreeCell, laptop computer
- 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...
- Tags: Java
- 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....
- Tags: job
- 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...
- Tags: Linux, Apple Macintosh
- 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...
- Tags: Linux
- Blog posts 2005-12-01
- What good is a Linux study?
- It's the same as with any corporate study. It must influence the future direction of the enterprise. If it gets filed, or just gets used in marketing, it's not really worthwhile.That's my reaction to the OSDL's latest desktop Linux study, which calls e-mail "crucial" to the development of a vibrant...
- Tags: Linux
- Blog posts 2005-12-01
- Does Windows rule?
- Here's the reader request: Dear Bloggie:I rec'd this email newsletter today, and I found it very interesting, and admittedly down right controversial. As a Windows guy, even I was having some trouble believing that Windows is such the slam-dunk winner that it's purported to be over Linux. What are...
- Tags: Microsoft Windows, Linux
- Blog posts 2005-11-28
- 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...
- Tags: GPL FUD, GPL
- Blog posts 2005-11-03
- Lost in the Ethernet
- Dear Bloggie, I have both Windows XP Pro and Redhat Linux on my notebook computer. I love using the Linksys WPC54G PCMCIA card with WiFi communications. Unfortunately, this only works out of the box with the Windows operating system. A Google search showed multiple very technical solutions that...
- Tags: Linksys, Linux
- Blog posts 2005-11-01
- 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...
- Tags: Processors, Sun marketing, graphics, Sun Microsystems Inc., Sun Sparc, Sun Ray
- Discussion threads 2005-10-27
- Using perl with RH and apache
- Dear Bloggie: Problem #1: The musicians recently had a camp out for jamming, but mostly eating. Our normal approach is to take a hard copy sign up sheet to a weekly class and obtain volunteers for chili, salad, drinks, etc. It would be much easier if the...
- Tags: Perl
- Blog posts 2005-10-21
- 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...
- Tags: Microsoft Windows
- Blog posts 2005-10-20
- Bloggie asks, Linux on a Mac?
- Bloggie asks, Linux on a Mac?I would agree...I think the only reason to downgrade to Linux from OSX would be to run a MySQL server or something. Linux multithreading is better. I run YellowDog and others but find it definitely harder to find PPC to compile.Why not upgrade...
- Tags: UNIX, OPEN SOURCE, Operating systems, Desktops, MkLinux, OSX, Apple Inc., Linux, Apple Macintosh, Bloggie
- Discussion threads 2005-10-14
- Bloggie asks, Linux on a Mac?
- Dear Bloggie: My main computer runs Windows XP. I have a second computer that runs MAC OS X 10. I would like to install a version of Linux on the MAC. Is this possible? If so what is the best version of Linux to use as well as easiest...
- Tags: Apple Macintosh, Linux, Skipper Dear Skipper
- Blog posts 2005-10-14
- 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...
- Tags: PRODUCTIVITY, computer
- Discussion threads 2005-10-13
- Build or buy, Bloggie?
- Dear Bloggie, I am currently in the market for a newer computer. I am debating between either buying or building a new one. I mainly use the one I have now for email, bills, playing solitaire and my grandson's use it to play games and send messages to...
- Tags: Fry, Dear Bloggie
- Blog posts 2005-10-13
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