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Murphy’s Law and Melton’s Query
Posted by Jason in Uncategorized on March 31, 2010
Murphy’s Law: Anything that can go wrong, will. Also, a column for Maximum PC. Melton’s Query: This jackass gets paid to write for a magazine, why can’t I? Right, so the Murphy’s Law headline is “Stop Supporting Open-Source Bloat“, where the author goes on to decry shady tactics of several programs, like: Revo Uninstaller Digsby [...]
On Comments
Posted by Jason in Uncategorized on March 31, 2010
I’ve been thinking about comments and conversations lately. First, I read Matt Asay’s “Should we be having this conversation on Twitter?” post, where he expresses his preference: I therefore prefer the discussion that arises out of a blog, but is conducted over Twitter. It’s hard to remember to go back to blogs I’ve written to [...]
Rhythmbox 0.12.8
Posted by Jason in Uncategorized on March 30, 2010
Huzzah! New version of Rhythmbox is released with lots of bug fixes and other goodies! Rhythmbox holds a special place in my heart: not only is it the best Linux audio player I’ve ever used (and I’ve tried every one I’ve ever ran across), but it’s one of those driving forces that keep me motivated. [...]
Free Software, Private Property
Posted by Jason in Microsoft, Propriatery Technology, Uncategorized on February 25, 2010
Michel Bauwens over at the P2P Foundation has an interesting article up entitled “Is free software private property?: In a 2003 essay, BENJAMIN HAK-FUNG CHIAO makes the startling claim that FOSS is actually Private Property, not in the legal sense, which creates a fictional Common Property, but in a economic sense, as individuals and companies [...]
Linux Support?
Posted by Jason in Uncategorized on February 24, 2010
The Problem I’ve been looking for a media streaming solution: there is a scenario where I need to stream audio/video from a Linux box to the iPhone. The server end can be nerdy, but the client end needs to be simple and for non-technical users. I had been having pretty good results with media hive, but unfortunately [...]
My Interview with Devil Mountain’s Craig Barth
Posted by Jason in Uncategorized on February 23, 2010
Although Ken Hess over at DaniWeb may think he has an exclusive interview with Devil Mountain CTO Craig Barth, I’m pleased to announce that I have an exclusive as well! “Exclusive” “Real” “Interview “ JM: Hello, Craig. Thanks for agreeing to this interview. May I have your permission to record this call? CB: Yes, of [...]
Starred Items
Posted by Jason in Uncategorized on January 25, 2010
Here’s a few shorter stories I found interesting – “Starred Items” in my RSS reader – that others might find of interest! Gnote and Fedora The Good: Gnote has a new support team in place with exciting plans. The Bad: Said support team has to bend over backward to make it clear they are not [...]
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