GNOME, the desktop that comes basic with my Ubuntu Linux operating system (and other versions of Linux) has its own guiding organization, which promotes GNOME at events all over the world. I think a lot of church people could appreciate the level of committment. I certainly appreciate the product.
To make exhibiting easier, they have a […]
Hubby and I sept a couple of pleasant hours at the Takoma Park Folk Festival today. Inside-the-Beltway types know Takoma Park, Maryland — just over the D.C. line — is a wealthy suburb that takes crunchy-granola liberalism to the nth degree. (Someone explained it this way: it was founded by Seventh-Day Adventists and their vegetarianism […]
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Software Freedom Day (SFD) is a worldwide celebration of Free and Open Source Software (FOSS). Our goal in this celebration is to educate the worldwide public about of the benefits of using high quality FOSS in education, in government, at home, and […]
Here’s an idea: send me your tired, old (but bootable) laptop — the one that makes you ask, “Why would anyone want that?” — and I will give it some kind of new life with Linux. I’ll document the transformation and find a charitable home for it, perhaps a church or other ministry.
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Since I made a big deal about getting a used laptop a couple of weeks ago, I wanted to share what I got for my $350. I’m quite happy with it.
Dell Latitude D600 with bag, original software (who needs it?), USB mouse, charger cable and (here’s the really random bit) a plug-in floppy drive. There’s […]
Well, best for me, but I know some of you will like them too.
Michelle Murrain, writing from her Zen and the art of Nonprofit Technology blog, points out how the United States Social Forum is running on free and open source software. Fabu. Drupal and Linux (Ubuntu and Debian) love [...]
Later. Someone who outgeeked emailed me to check — in so many words — if I had all the Microsoft codecs (coders/decoder) installed. I thought I had, but hadn’t. Bad Linux user. Automatix to the rescue. The Windows feed works clear as can be. (Will have to work on getting an open-source feed codec one […]
After much brow-knitting and consternation, I bought a laptop. I’m ready to blog from GA 2008.
I decided to go with a used, but not obsolete machine: a Dell Latitude D600. $350 with mouse and case, which is in line with what comparable machines were selling on eBay. Thank you, Craigslist.
Used, rather than a new, more […]
Yesterday, the New York Times ran a story called “Putting Energy Hogs in the Home on a Strict Low-Power Diet” (Larry Magid) which laid out some of the benefits of controlling electrical appliances which, though switched off, stilldraw power (and sometimes a great deal of power). When I try to be more green or sustainable or […]
They’re here, as of May 24.
I’m seriously thinking about getting one.
Read more at a Washington Post blog by Rob Pegoraro.
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