March 12, 2010

Social media and the use thereof

Social media and the use thereof

January 20, 2010 by LD Jackson · 12 Comments 

Oh, the wonders of technology. A few years ago, the term “Social Media” wasn’t even invented. Now, it is a household term, used by anyone who has been online for any period of time. I know for a fact that it attracts a lot of new Internet users, as they discover social media websites are [...]

Microsoft and Yahoo to take on Google

Microsoft and Yahoo to take on Google

July 29, 2009 by LD Jackson · 8 Comments 

At the risk of sounding like someone who really despises most things Microsoft, here we go again. The Associated Press is reporting that Microsoft and Yahoo are close to a deal that would partner the two giants in an effort to overtake Google in the online search engine market. As it stands right now, Google [...]

Do you use a cell phone?

Do you use a cell phone?

July 8, 2009 by LD Jackson · 3 Comments 

Here’s one for you. Anyone out there who doesn’t have a cell phone, raise your hand. Okay, I realize I can’t see you doing that, so you may have to leave a comment. Feel free to do that and I will consider that a hand raised. The point is, this world we live in is [...]

KMyMoney–A personal finance manger for Linux

KMyMoney–A personal finance manger for Linux

May 10, 2009 by LD Jackson · 14 Comments 

As I mentioned in an earlier article about Moneydance, I am an admitted software junkie. I like software programs that work as designed and do the job I want. Personal finance managers have always been a favorite of mine, especially if they work correctly. In the comments following the Moneydance article, I promised to write [...]

Moneydance–A cross-platform personal finance manager

Moneydance–A cross-platform personal finance manager

April 5, 2009 by LD Jackson · 13 Comments 

I have to admit, I am a software junkie. I like good software that works as it should and does it’s job with a minimum of effort on my part. When I first started using a computer at home, one of the first things I started looking for was a software program that would manage [...]

First encounters of the SimplyMepis kind

March 10, 2009 by LD Jackson · 15 Comments 

It’s funny that my first encounter with SimplyMepis came as sort of an accident. I have been reading Preacherpen’s articles about Mepis, which is Debian based, for quite some time and had actually downloaded the new SimplyMepis 8 and burned my own CD. I hadn’t gotten around to trying it out until recently when I [...]

KDE 4.2 on it’s way to sidux

February 17, 2009 by LD Jackson · 5 Comments 

For quite some time, I have been watching the progress of KDE 4.2 and wondering when it would be time for me to try it out. Since I use sidux, I wasn’t sure when KDE 4.2 would be going live. sidux is based off Debian Linux and it has been frozen while they were preparing [...]

My first year with Linux

January 18, 2009 by LD Jackson · 18 Comments 

As of December 25, 2008 it has been a year since I first installed a Linux distro on my home computer. With the help of my brother, I installed Debian based sidux and I have to say, I have been very pleased with the results. You can read about my first impressions of sidux here [...]

My Firefox 3 experience

October 25, 2008 by LD Jackson · 8 Comments 

A few months ago, I wrote an article entitled Opera 9.5–My browser of choice. In that article, I made known my preference for Opera as my web browser, but I tried to make it clear I was not trying to bash Firefox, just as I am not trying to bash Opera now. The two are [...]

Opera 9.5–My browser of choice

June 19, 2008 by LD Jackson · 17 Comments 

This article may border on fanboyism, but let it be no secret, I am a huge fan of Opera, the great little web browser by Opera Software. I realize it is not perfect, it certainly has it’s own set of bugs. However, contrary to the many postings on the Opera Forums, it is not [...]

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