Operating Systems as Ice Cream
Apple: We sell one flavor of ice cream- Vanilla. It's the most amazing, beautiful, wonderful, delicious, astounding ice cream ever made. We only use the highest-quality cream hand-milked from the… Read more »
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Is it Free? Is it Open? Does it matter?
One of the fundamental concepts of Open Source is Freedom, and "free" is probably the most misunderstood term thrown around in the world of software. There are essentially three types… Read more »
Between a rock and an open place
Recently a couple of colleagues of mine engaged in a bit of a blog war about Open Source software. Miguel Guhlin is a vocal advocate of using Open Source software… Read more »
What are we doing here, anyway?
As most of you reading this know, I'm the Head Tech. Weenie (that's what it says on my business cards, anyway) for a small, rural school district in Texas. Yesterday… Read more »
A Lateral Move
Almost seven months ago I bought myself a new laptop and decided to not use the Windows Vista installation that came with it. Instead I decided I was going to… Read more »
You’re not even trying.
At my house ranch dressing is king. It seems we can't eat a meal without it. It's such a crucial item that we always have a bottle of ranch in… Read more »
What I’ve Learned
I’ve been in Austin, Texas since Wednesday attending the TEC SIG fall meeting. TEC SIG is a state-wide group of tech nerds who work in the education field and we… Read more »
Hello, I’m a Mac and I own a PC
As a technology professional, I'm often asked (sometimes goaded) to weigh in on the Mac vs PC debate. I've never owned a Mac. I've tried them, and I just don't… Read more »