Social media and the use thereof

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

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?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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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