Category Archives: Windows

Doing the right thing with Open Source

Posted on January 22, 2010 by Beth Lynn Eicher

Giant Eagle has been giving Apple computers to schools because it is the right thing to do.  The business of selling groceries has nothing to do with computers or educating children but they do it for the good will of … Continue reading →

Posted in Linux, Microsoft, Windows | 2 Comments

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 →

Posted in Browser, Linux, Marketing, Microsoft, Software as a Service, this blog, Windows | 7 Comments

Talking to the 800 pound Gorilla

Posted on December 7, 2009 by Beth Lynn Eicher

Gorilla Originally uploaded by just4u2009 In addition to my quest to reach out to the general public, I desire to have discussion with the 800 pound Gorilla in the room. So far I have been using the wwwuse twitter account … Continue reading →

Posted in Linux, Microsoft, Windows | 6 Comments

a brother for my mother – a sister to my neighbor

Posted on November 28, 2009 by Beth Lynn Eicher

Like I promised, I did not go out to the stores on Friday November 27 but today I felt the urge to hit the market. There are not too many choices in town for electronics since Circuit City and CompUSA … Continue reading →

Posted in Browser, Linux, Microsoft, Office Suite, Windows | 4 Comments

The begining of the end

Posted on November 24, 2009 by Beth Lynn Eicher

So what do you have to say for yourself Microsoft? As Chairman, Bill Gates stayed pretty silent on the Android issue at the November 19, 2009 stockholders meeting. Steve Ballmer, the current CEO of Microsoft, decided to discuss the issue … Continue reading →

Posted in Bill Gates, Browser, GandhiCon 3, Google, Linux, Microsoft, Office Suite, Software as a Service, this blog, Windows, Yahoo! | 4 Comments

Yahoo! Microsoft and Y!ou

Posted on November 18, 2009 by Beth Lynn Eicher

A little over 3 months ago, I blogged about how Yahoo! and how the continue to compete and do well where Microsoft falters. When other bloggers speculated that Microsoft was going to acquire Yahoo!, I assured you all that Microsoft … Continue reading →

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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 →

Posted in Apple, Bill Gates, Browser, Google, Linux, Microsoft, this blog, Windows | 1 Comment

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 →

Posted in Apple, Linux, this blog, Windows | 4 Comments

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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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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