Too Much Time on their Hands
… or something. Scientists are thinking about galactic communications using Cepheid variable stars.
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Keeping it Legal on your Computers
If you’re not subscribed to various useful blogs on TechRepublic, you should be. I get a great deal of information from that source. For those who may not be subscribed, or who haven’t seen it yet, let me recommend Video: Three ways you might be breaking the law with your computer (there’s also a text…
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Comparing Linux and Windows at TechRepublic
I think this is a fairly good list. This might help folks deciding whether they can afford to use a Linux station at the office.
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Flashing Your BIOS Safely
I’m saving these ten mistakes to pass on to anyone who wants to do this.
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Upgrading Audacity to 1.3.5
I have encountered serious difficulties with sound and sound editing on my Ubuntu (Hardy Heron) machine. I’ve blogged about it before, and how I kept using Audacity on my Gutsy machine and even did some editing under Windows to produce my podcast. I’ve had moments with the Hardy machine, but it was hard to extend…
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Linux Networking Tips
. . . from the TechRepublic 10 Things Blog. Several of these are pretty important!
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Plugins for Firefox
Firefox is my preferred browser, both under Windows and on Linux (Ubuntu), so I was interested in this list from the TechRepublic 10 Things Blog. To be honest, I’ve only tried a couple of these, but I thing that several will be particularly useful, especially #2 NoScript, #4 BBCode (I use online forums quite a…
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OpenOffice.org Templates
More help from the folks at the OpenOffice blog, this time on templates. Good article.
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Getting People to Use OpenOffice
I’m not very good at this myself, even though I’m personally committed. Here are some ideas that might help.
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IT Ethics from TechRepublic
I thought this video from Jason Hiner of video from TechRepublic would apply only to large offices, but I found that all of the considerations have come up in one form or another in my small office work. Worth watching.