Monthly Archives: November 2009

The road to going Droid, part three

Posted on November 17, 2009 by Beth Lynn Eicher

I continued to use PalmOS internet-less but was quickly bored. Then I moved onto the Sharp Zaurus, a Linux based PDA. With a $100 CF 802.11b card, the Zaurus could browse the web on a color screen as long as … Continue reading →

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The road to going droid part two

Posted on November 16, 2009 by Beth Lynn Eicher

Like Bill Gates, I too coveted mobile hardware that I could connect to all of my favorite online resources. Ten years ago I was low on cash since I was a college junior who was still living with Mom. At … Continue reading →

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The road to going Droid, part one

Posted on November 16, 2009 by Beth Lynn Eicher

On June 15, 1999 Bill Gates testified before the United States Congress via the Joint Economic Committee at an event called “The High-Tech Summit.” The propose of this event was for the Congress to learn about where the future of … Continue reading →

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Need an app for that? MOTU Mackenzie Morgan has us covered

Posted on November 15, 2009 by Beth Lynn Eicher

Congratulations to Mackenzie Morgan, who is one of Ubuntu’s newest members of the “Masters of the Universe” MOTU team. For those who do not know, Mackenzie is a co-editor of this blog. Even though she has not been writing lately, … Continue reading →

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How would I cash out?

Posted on November 14, 2009 by Beth Lynn Eicher

My view point is an American professional system administrator with 13 years experience. Since my ability to comment on how embedded systems (specifically ATMs) should work has come into question, I am going to go into my professional background on … Continue reading →

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Keynote comparison: Linux or Windows

Posted on November 3, 2009 by Beth Lynn Eicher

Keynoters Shawn Powers and Steve Ballmer made the bold statements about how software relates to the economy in September 2009. They differ on which kind of software brings the most economic benefit: Linux or Windows Powers and Linux Mr. Powers … Continue reading →

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Browser and Operating System Report – October 2009

Posted on November 2, 2009 by What Will We Use Editor

The month of October was simply amazing. We had 3,170 unique ip addresses. When we compare it to our 869 visitors of September, that is over 350% growth. Admittedly, the increased traffic was due to a news-worthy incident that occurred … Continue reading →

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In Microsoft We Trust?

Posted on November 1, 2009 by Beth Lynn Eicher

On American paper money, you will find the phrase “In God We Trust.” Even though it is Constitutionally not a requirement to believe that phrase literally, it goes to show you that there are very few things that Americans hold … Continue reading →

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