http://blog.linuxtoday.com/blog/ Our Hoosier Penguin uses common sense and reason to describe what moves and shapes Linux and Open Source. en-us 2010-03-10T15:56:48-05:00 http://blog.linuxtoday.com/blog/2010/03/the-us-slips-fu.html After reading Electronics Manufacturers Use US Legal System to Thwart Hardware 'Hacks' I was all set to type a fiery response, but Linux Today readers beat me to it. In a nutshell, the tech industry is accelerating its attacks... Carla Schroder: Country Geek cschroder 2010-03-10T15:56:48-05:00 http://blog.linuxtoday.com/blog/2010/03/keep-your-cloud-1.html The cloud hype is getting thicker and smellier every day. All the cloud excitement is coming from those who hope to profit from it, the vendors and breathless tech journalists who can't think of anything worthwhile to write about.... Carla Schroder: Country Geek cschroder 2010-03-02T13:37:05-05:00 http://blog.linuxtoday.com/blog/2010/02/open-source-in.html A man who claims to be the head of the Aryan Nations says he wants to move their national headquarters into my little hometown in Eastern Oregon. This is alarming news, because we don't care to have organized crime, hatred,... Carla Schroder: Country Geek cschroder 2010-02-24T12:55:29-05:00 http://blog.linuxtoday.com/blog/2010/02/were-all-makers.html I worry that modern Americans have lost both manual skills and the curiosity to explore how things work. I probably worry too much, but look how computers have progressed: from a text command prompt, to all kinds of rich... Carla Schroder: Country Geek cschroder 2010-02-18T14:51:07-05:00 http://blog.linuxtoday.com/blog/2010/02/it-salaries-pro.html This article by David Needle, Slight Increase in IT Salaries a Ray of Hope is a much-needed bit of encouragement. He writes: "Computer Economics found that IT organizations plan to increase operational budgets by a median of 1.8 percent... Carla Schroder: Country Geek cschroder 2010-02-04T18:27:08-05:00 http://blog.linuxtoday.com/blog/2010/01/fencing-and-tol.html This story about yet another attempt to raise a tollgate on the Internet deserves having some extra attention called to it. "The players from Google and Vimeo do present a pretty serious problem, though. Each of these require a... Carla Schroder: Country Geek cschroder 2010-01-26T13:42:51-05:00 http://blog.linuxtoday.com/blog/2010/01/a-no-cost-windo-1.html You just can't make this stuff up. This alleged news article at Technology Marketing Corporation (there is a clue in the site name) makes grandiose, breathless claims about Ubuntu: "Tired of Windows? Wish you could find an alternate operating system... Carla Schroder: Country Geek cschroder 2010-01-20T13:13:48-05:00 http://blog.linuxtoday.com/blog/2010/01/a-no-cost-windo.html You just can't make this stuff up. This alleged news article at Technology Marketing Corporation (there is a clue in the name) makes grandiose, breathless claims about Ubuntu: "Tired of Windows? Wish you could find an alternate operating system that... Carla Schroder: Country Geek cschroder 2010-01-20T13:00:20-05:00 http://blog.linuxtoday.com/blog/2010/01/linux-will-save.html Remember Apple's famous 1984 commercial? That is one of the most brilliant TV commercials of all time, which isn't surprising- Ridley Scott directed it, and legendary advertising agency Chiat/Day produced it. It is a superb piece of filmmaking that still... Carla Schroder: Country Geek cschroder 2010-01-12T15:24:21-05:00 http://blog.linuxtoday.com/blog/2010/01/i-just-want-som.html In the olden days of personal computing, we were on a continual hardware upgrade path seeking better performance. Now our low-end PCs would have been supercomputers ten years ago, and they're still bogging down. Is there no end in sight?... Carla Schroder: Country Geek cschroder 2010-01-06T18:22:28-05:00 http://blog.linuxtoday.com/blog/2009/12/abusing-copyrig.html Hardly a day goes by without yet another news story about creative uses of copyright, the DMCA, and generic attack lawyers to stifle free speech, criticism, and competition. It seems that money can buy all kinds of creative "justice."... Linux Today Readers Speak cschroder 2009-12-29T13:13:53-05:00 http://blog.linuxtoday.com/blog/2009/12/christmas-in-co.html Here are a few holiday-themed articles from around Internet.com and the Web. Enjoy! Akkana Peck's series on creating your own holiday cards with GIMP also teaches useful GIMP techniques for all occasions. Make Your Own Holiday Cards with GIMP... cschroder 2009-12-22T15:37:41-05:00 http://blog.linuxtoday.com/blog/2009/12/great-geek-gift.html 7 Fabulous Gifts For Your Favorite Linux/FOSS Geek: The best part about being a grownup is you can be your own favorite Linux/FOSS geek and buy yourself nice things. Here are some cool gift ideas for this holiday season.... cschroder 2009-12-08T15:23:22-05:00 http://blog.linuxtoday.com/blog/2009/12/a-real-linux-co.html Over at Linux Planet my favorite Linux newbie Emery Fletcher writes: "I'd like to put in my two cents' worth on the matter of documentation. I'm not an expert like Carla Schroder or Bruce Byfield, the two who brought... Carla Schroder: Country Geek cschroder 2009-12-01T11:57:46-05:00 http://blog.linuxtoday.com/blog/2009/11/fsf-gains-freed.html Here a couple of stories that caught my attention today: FSF works with PayPal to the benefit of the free software community "However, FSF recently discovered that PayPal had added a proprietary software license to its User Agreement. FSF... Carla Schroder: Country Geek cschroder 2009-11-24T16:08:47-05:00