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Exploring Strange New Worlds...
Submitted by bigbearomaha on Thursday 30th of August 2012 11:49:18 AM Filed under
I've seen it discussed before, but it sometimes doesn't really hit me until I see where someone who is talking around it, completely misses it.
Of course, I'm talking about the Star Trek influence. How close are we to realizing Star Trek Technology?
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Personal Computing on the fly
Submitted by bigbearomaha on Monday 20th of August 2012 12:56:28 PM Filed under
The cloud. It's the talk of the town and has been growing for awhile now.
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Linux Can Take Over If It Sticks To What It Does Best. Appliances
Submitted by bigbearomaha on Thursday 31st of May 2012 10:51:14 PM Filed under
Everyone is always so fixated on desktop Linux and why it can't get decent numbers in the desktop market.
The answer is obvious. You can't come late into the game when someone has a huge installed base and expect to win based on free over easy.
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Looking at the computer experience
Submitted by bigbearomaha on Monday 2nd of April 2012 12:53:57 AM Filed under
Just a bit of rambling about Linux, as well as reflections and meanderings about computer history in general
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A Year Into Linux Mint Debian Edition
Submitted by bigbearomaha on Sunday 25th of March 2012 07:32:25 PM Filed under
LMDE is a mixed bag. On one hand, you get a Debian install with the Mint specific user software that makes the end user a very nice experience. On the other hand, it's still being tweaked and played with. This can lead to some frustration with apps that haven't had all the kinks worked out yet.
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Tabletop RPG's in a Linux World
Submitted by bigbearomaha on Friday 30th of December 2011 09:33:07 PMEveryone knows about video games and the issues facing them in Linux. Not as many people are aware though that tabletop role Playing Games are experiencing a bit of a surge in popularity and that Linux and other open source software are able to assist in that growth.
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What Does Linux and Role Playing Games Have in Common?
Submitted by bigbearomaha on Sunday 25th of December 2011 08:30:43 PMAs a recently revived Game Master/DM going back to my RPG roots in Advanced Dungeons & Dragons, 1st Edition after about a 20 year absence, I find that computer technology has impacted Role Playing Games far beyond being able to play online.
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Big Bear's Helpful Hints-Google Docs Spreadsheets
Submitted by bigbearomaha on Thursday 8th of December 2011 06:02:26 PM Filed under
I like to jot down things that I learn how to do on the spur of the moment so that I can find it later.
I admit, in the 80's there was quite of bit of "herbal remedy" usage and my short term memory isn't what it could be. That's my story and I'm sticking to it.
I've decided that I might as well potentially help some other folks who might want to know about some of the things I discover, so I thought why not here?
For my very first post, I wanted to figure out how to sum cells across multiple pages in Google Docs spreadsheets.
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Tomboy and Dropbox, the Dynamic Duo
Submitted by bigbearomaha on Thursday 8th of December 2011 01:44:27 PM Filed under
I just saw an article headline about Tomboy and it's strengths. It made me think about all the reasons I use Tomboy and perhaps my favorite reason for using it.
I use Dropbox because I like having access to files regardless of what computer I'm using or where I'm at. It is extremely helpful to me.
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Looking for help to bring a new app to the world
Submitted by bigbearomaha on Wednesday 9th of March 2011 01:35:41 PMAloha folks,
For those programmers, packagers, etc... who might be looking to help on a new project, maybe you will find this interesting.
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Cloud computing on Linux can help small business
Submitted by bigbearomaha on Tuesday 6th of July 2010 02:53:11 AMBig companies like RedHat are getting into Software as a Service, otherwise known as "cloud computing".
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School computer introductions
Submitted by bigbearomaha on Wednesday 13th of January 2010 01:38:34 PM Filed under
After reading an article recently on a similar topic, I got to thinking about what I was introduced to relating to computers when I was in school.
I was in high school when I got my first real introduction to computers.
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Paranoia and criticism, how it was meant and how it is taken
Submitted by bigbearomaha on Thursday 12th of November 2009 04:51:57 PM Filed under
It's interesting to see how many people automatically associate criticism with "Anti-X distro".
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One Linux to rule them all
Submitted by bigbearomaha on Wednesday 8th of July 2009 03:43:14 PMThere is a whole lot of noise being made about Googles OS announcement.
Most of it being made by raving distro fanboys who believe that by pledging their allegiance to one distro will make part of the 'cool crowd'
"No thanks Google, we have Ubuntu/Debian/Gentoo/pick one"
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OpenSource Software Bounty Hunters
Submitted by bigbearomaha on Friday 22nd of May 2009 01:25:51 PMWanted!
OpenSource developers to make software people actually want and need.
Bounty offered
See Sheriff for details
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One computers' Linux experience
Submitted by bigbearomaha on Tuesday 21st of April 2009 03:35:07 AMI suppose , in answer to the question "When will Linux be ready for the user desktop?"
It was ready almost two years ago in this house. Children use it daily, as well as computer phobic wives and memory challenged mad computer geniuses. (The 'genius' part is up for speculation.)
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HackMy...phase II
Submitted by bigbearomaha on Saturday 14th of March 2009 04:32:34 PMFor those of you who don't know, Hackmy... forums started out as a "advanced" forum for users of PCLinuxOS.
HackMy has moved to a new host and has a whole new look and goal though. Hackmy is now open to users of Linux, ANY distro.
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How about "just using" instead of "migrating"?
Submitted by bigbearomaha on Friday 12th of December 2008 04:09:15 PM Filed under
Take a big, deep breath and repeat after me, "There is no perfect OS, there is no perfect OS".
OK, fine, now read this.
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The worlds best Linux Distro is now available.
Submitted by bigbearomaha on Friday 26th of September 2008 11:24:28 PM Filed under
Here it is, the earth shaking, mind breaking, hip shaking est Linux distro ever. It will do "all dat" and more.
Want to know more about it? Knock on the big green emerald doors and ask to see the wizard.
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Some Reasons NOT to use Linux. Ever. At all.
Submitted by bigbearomaha on Thursday 11th of September 2008 11:59:50 AM Filed under
Reasons to not even bother trying Linux, ever : ( cue drum roll... )
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