When Linux Does Good for End Users
Some of you know that I’m a fan of Linux. Ok, so that is an understatement. Would you like to convert? I’ll help you! Linux lets me do what I want while still providing nearly complete control over the hardware, for free. I like it and I’m shocked when other computer users don’t like it too. In fact, I think that almost every Grandmother should be running Linux these days.
Here’s a story, Linux Experiment Gone Horribly … Perfect, about a tech trying to solve problems with a client’s laptop. After exhausting all other solutions to a virus infected, spyware running, root kit loving Vista install, he got to the point of needing to reinstall Vista, but no reinstall disks were available. The client didn’t have them or any backup. The answer? Ubuntu Desktop 10.04 (Lucid Lynx).
In short, unsophisticated computer users will probably do better with a properly configured Linux system. I’d try Ubuntu, Mint or PCLinux on end users for the best outcomes. All are based on Debian, very stable and work on almost any hardware.
Would you like to try Linux? I’ll help you!
Top 9 _Ooops_ Moments
Below are a few incidents that I’m personally aware of which impacted a few different projects. Some are from my personal desktop to production dispatching systems with 20K+ users to some that impacted a space shuttle launch data.
People like Top 10 Lists, but I could think of only 9 near disasters. Perhaps something interesting will happen this week? ;)
Ooops – beep, beep, beep ….
The Best Linux Commercial that You've Never Seen
The Best Linux Commercial that you’ve never seen.
Parts of it are clearly written by the marketing team, since it isn’t really 100% true and the performance displayed seems to be sped up 20%, but still it is a nice, slick looking commercial.
I wish they’d said – 30,000+ applications, instead of thousands of applications and pointing out that updates to all of them are handled centrally OR automatically, if you prefer. Synaptic for 10.04 shows over 30,000 packages now. Still, it is a very good view of what Linux and Ubuntu can accomplish today.
Dell needs to get some balls in their dealings with Microsoft.
Centralized vs Federated Computer Services
I came across a short article on the Free Software Foundation building a federated social network solution and figured a few of my readers would be interested.
Help - Dealing with Abusive Aggregators
How do you deal with abusive web aggregators?
You know, those automatic programs that search out and grab web content so that others can see it? Usually, this is a good thing for a web site, since it makes your content visible to others that wouldn’t normally see it. That is, until it becomes abusive.
