I’ve spent the last two days learning about VMWare ESX. I’m attending a 4 day training session where I’m learning how to virtualize servers of all flavors. I’m grateful for the opportunity to learn new skills. My Linux background has been a help.
Open Source
Thoughts on writing, publishing and word processing
I’ve been engaging in a really spirited and stimulating debate with a number of colleagues about word processing and whether Open Office or Microsoft Office or any other office suite is more or less suited to preparing today’s students for the world of work.
Virtual vista
In early June I bought a Dell Inspiron 6400 from Dell’s Outlet store. It came with Microsoft’s Vista Home Basic which I promptly deleted and reinstalled Ubuntu 7.04. I have a Vista license and the Dell recovery disk for reinstalling the OS. I have installed Automatix and as part of that install I’ve got Innotek’s … Read more
Word processors
I’ve been giving a lot of thought lately to the importance or relative unimportance of word processors. I learned how to process words with a pencil. Nowadays word processing has come to mean more than writing, but is it?
Open minds on open source
I’ve been engaging in an ongoing and rich conversation with fellow educators who value the contribution of open source. This citation came from a link on Bob Sutor’s Open blog Making “hamburger of Microsoft’s cash cow” by ZDNet‘s Christopher Dawson — Ars technica featured an article last week (Microsoft funds questionable study attacking open source … Read more
Sea change
I’ve been using Ubuntu on the desktop or laptop for a little over a year now and I have to say that it continues to get better with each release. One of the feeds that I read nearly everyday is SolidOffice.
Business for Human Beings
Ubuntu is the belief in a universal bond of sharing that connects all humanity. It’s a unique and timely concept. Ubuntu’s slogan, “Linux for human beings,” is an extension of the concept. Imagine such a radical concept as an active concern for all humanity and even the world itself. It almost sounds like a concept advanced by St. Francis of Assisi.
Ubuntu desktop video
Tonight in exploring the Ubuntu Forums I found a link to a well done video by a new user of Ubuntu. I’m linking to it because I think he’s done such a fine job of talking about the strengths of Ubuntu as an alternative to Vista or even a Macintosh.