March 16, 2010

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 [...]

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 [...]

First impressions of Sidux, the Debian based Linux distro

February 21, 2008 by LD Jackson · 37 Comments 

Several years ago, when I acquired my first computer and began to learn more and more about them, I did not dream that I would be using one as much as I do today.  Even though I have worked in the automotive service industry for over ten years, (the first part of it was actually [...]