Ubuntu Linux rocks!!!
[Gachie, Kenya] NOW THAT I’VE abandoned Windows XP — I’m not really interested in Windows 7, and I wasn’t that stupid to give Vista a chance! — my computing life is so much more serene. Why? Because...
View Article10 Important Linux Developments
[Gachie, Nairobi, Kenya] NOW THAT I’VE become a Linux whore, I thought I’d share a really important post that highlights some key Linux developments courtesy of IBM’s DeveloperWorks website. 10...
View ArticleComputerWorld: Ubuntu 9.10 Better Than Windows 7
[Gachie, Kenya] I OWE A LOT to ComputerWorld back in my high school days and in the 1990s for really keeping me up to date on all the important IT developments back then. Boy, I almost forgot about...
View ArticleFrom Ubuntu to Linux Mint
[Gachie, Kenya] WELL, IT’S OFFICIAL, I’m now a big fan of the amazing Linux distro called Linux Mint. You see, it’s based on the fabulous work that Ubuntu (which is based on Debian) has already done;...
View Article2010 is the year of Desktop Linux
[Gachie, Kenya] YOU MAY NOT know it, but when you cruise the Net to read your mail on Yahoo, GMail, Hotmail (ran on FreeBSD before Microsoft purchased it), Mail2Web, or from your ISP (via POP3/IMAP),...
View ArticleWho cares about 64-bit Office 2010?
[East Africa] I’VE SAID IT BEFORE and I’ll say it again, “who cares about 64-bit desktop app when the average system RAM is around 1 to 2Gb?” Heck, I’m more interested in server apps that are compiled...
View ArticleApple vs HTC over iPhone patents
[East Africa] I DON’T KNOW ABOUT you, but if a $200 billion company like Apple — which has about $40 BILLION stashed away in the bank — is threatening to sue you, I’d be a little skeerd. Folks, this...
View ArticleAMD chips “inside” Future MacBooks?
{Nairobi, Kenya} THIS IS AN interesting development; that is, if Apple isn’t using AMD just to keep Intel in line. Anyhow, here’s my take that I left as a comment on ZDNet: It’s accurate to say that...
View ArticleAdobe Acrobat PDF Reader is bloatware
[East Africa] FOR THE LOVE of god, what on earth is Adobe doing with its free Acrobat Reader? Honestly, I haven’t a fuc*ing clue why naive users download this piece of crap software! Seriously. First...
View ArticleChilean Miners story an inspiration for all
[East Africa] I DON’T KNOW about you, but I’m tickled pink at the positive outcome regarding those Chilean Miners. First of all, let me say this: The real heroes are those engineers and planners who...
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