Google Apps
I love blogs and bloggers. I have learned so much from reading what other people are sharing that I no longer have much time for network news or the local newspaper. Today has been no exception. Through a boolean search…
Too funny
I came across this Will Ferrell video on another blog BagNews. I hope you enjoy this. [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nxpEqln5EdQ]
Economic Justice?
Yesterday, I read in the news that Dell is laying off 8800 workers. Yesterday, I also received 17 new Dell Latitude D620 laptop computers at work. On the outside of every box was written “Product of Malaysia.” Inside the box…
Kino
Today I got a chance to tinker with Kino which is one of the open source apps that comes standard on Ubuntu 7.04. I experimented with Kino a couple years ago when I was using Fedora 3 and Fedora 4…
Fallow
For six years you shall sow your land and gather in its yield; but the seventh year you shall let it rest and lie fallow, so that the poor of your people may eat; and what they leave the wild…
Words and worlds apart
Just last night I walked past the village library and I thought to myself what an anachronism a public library has really become. I actually remember using card catalogs and microfilm.
Attitude of Gratitude
I’ve long heard it said that an attitude of gratitude is one of the secrets of a healthy, happy life. This post at Lifehack.org really sums that up and I thought it was worth sharing. In today’s hectic and competitive…
Open or closed?
A friend of mine commented on a post I had about Ubuntu and Dell and in that he said that Linux is like the wiki concept. Maybe the wiki concept is more like Linux and open source. Regardless of how…
Weeds
ShipwreckedinSouth Carolina has a great story this morning and I want to give it some more coverage. James is a regular reader of this blog and I read his posts as well. After reading this story I’m convinced more than…