Category Archives: Software as a Service

Government Saves Lives with Free Software

Posted on August 23, 2010 by Beth Lynn Eicher

Graduated from college at the University of Pittsburgh with a Bachelors of Science in Information Science ten years ago. It would not have been possible without my mother, Susan Rose. Mom is a Registered Nurse for the Veterans Administration who … Continue reading →

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Taking a Pause For Ohio LinuxFest

Posted on August 17, 2010 by Beth Lynn Eicher

I have been posting very little recently as I have been busy working with the Ohio LinuxFest. We have an awesome schedule line-up with Free talks: Jon Maddog Hall to deliver the kick-off keynote Friday September 10, Stormy Peters to … Continue reading →

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What will I buy?

Posted on July 1, 2010 by Beth Lynn Eicher

Regardless of what Darryl the Microsoft fanbody VMS developer from Australia does, I bought stocks celebrate the wonderful success of What Will We Use. What Did I Buy 20 shares of ARMH- the low-power microprocessor behind Apple iPhone 4 and … Continue reading →

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A year from today Microsoft will lack a majority market share.

Posted on June 30, 2010 by Beth Lynn Eicher

One year ago at the South East LinuxFest, I, Beth Lynn Eicher indulged in a friendly bet with my friend Nick. “Ubuntu’s Bug One will be resolved in 24 months,” I said. “I’ll bet you $20 that bug one is … Continue reading →

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Microsoft lacks edge

Posted on May 20, 2010 by Beth Lynn Eicher

Yesterday Microsoft decided to sue Salesforce, a web based customer relations management (CRM) system. Microsoft’s beef? They do not like how Salesforce displays menus in browsers. Now, I prefer SugarCRM, an open source product similar to Salesforce. Microsoft also has … Continue reading →

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One neighborhood changing the world part two

Posted on January 30, 2010 by Beth Lynn Eicher

I have never met Mr. Starks, better known as Helios. Nor visited his educational charity, the HeliOS Project in Austin Texas. Yet, I was glad to be able to help. My job as a Linux system administrator, a debt-free life … Continue reading →

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Forecasts for 2010, 2011, and beyond

Posted on January 4, 2010 by Beth Lynn Eicher

This website and associated services has cost me over $350 for the full 2 years of service. I admit that it is a little silly over a $20 bet. When some people make predictions, they say something without ever expecting … Continue reading →

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Killer Applications that make 800 pound gorillas tremble

Posted on December 12, 2009 by Beth Lynn Eicher

We have only 575 days until Microsoft’s market share crumbles. Some may call me crazy since even more favorable market share counters like w3counter list Linux market share hovering close to 2% and MacOSX close to 7.5%. Why do I maintain … Continue reading →

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Let’s Tweet

Posted on December 4, 2009 by Beth Lynn Eicher

What will we use now has a twitter account: wwwuse The amount of links that people have sent me over private email and facebook have been overwhelming. If you have breaking news to bring to our attention, please leave it … Continue reading →

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hold on 40 minutes while I bing that

Posted on December 3, 2009 by Beth Lynn Eicher

On 21:35 eastern standard time, I attempted to execute a search with bing, but I could not. Why? The host www.bing.com could not resolve. For every minute after that until 22:15 I saw the same error as seen in this … Continue reading →

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