Category Archives: Computing

Burning CDs

Posted on August 13, 2011 by Liberty

Like most people I have a CD/DVD burner on my computer.  I also have a stack of CDRs. I don’t believe many of use  CDs much anymore. We buy our computers with most of the software need already installed, and … Continue reading →

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Google Plus; Pulling Out The Floodgates

Posted on August 6, 2011 by Liberty

Google Plus isn’t such an exlcusive club any more.  They have given users 150 Invites to hand over, and a link so people can click on it and get taken directly to the G+ signup pages.  If you would like … Continue reading →

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Cyber War: Social Sites

Posted on July 5, 2011 by Liberty

There is a lot at stake with Google’s beta release of Google +. The reports and reviews so far are glowing and the select few that have access all seem excited about the new product.  For the first time Facebook … Continue reading →

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A 15 Pound Breakthrough in Computers

Posted on May 7, 2011 by Liberty

 That £15 as in English money or $25 American.   The computer looks to be around one ounce. Developed by David Braben for the nonprofit Raspberry Pi Foundation The Computer is about the size of a thumbdrive and is intended to … Continue reading →

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Storms in the Clouds.

Posted on May 1, 2011 by Liberty

The Cloud is a concept of moving data and computing off our local machines, and onto servers, usually somewhere on the internet.  The cloud concept is one of the major factors of the success of smartphones and touchpad devices. The … Continue reading →

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Remembering the Osborne

Posted on April 9, 2011 by Liberty

This is the 3oth anniversary of the Osborne 1 the first portable computer. The Z80 machine had 64k of memory and 2 floppys, a 5 inch amber display. and came with CPM and a decent office suite. At a Price  of about … Continue reading →

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Apple Censorship

Posted on March 22, 2011 by Liberty

When is burning books or  censorship a good idea? When the ideas being promoted contradict you you own. Apple is under pressure to delist an an app that promises to cure homosexuality. The free app is provided by Exodus International, … Continue reading →

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Daylight Savings

Posted on March 13, 2011 by Liberty

It is all based on a lie.  The government figures it can give people more daylight by time shifting our clocks.   This all sounds good, but we all know that in any given day there is 24 hours. and … Continue reading →

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Browser Wars

Posted on February 2, 2011 by Liberty

In the browser wars for market share . Microsoft Internet Explorer still commands the lead but market share is fading, While the new kid on the block Google’s “Chrome” breaks the 10% barrier and Opera barely exist anymore.   Chrome … Continue reading →

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The Borg Wiki

Posted on January 29, 2011 by Liberty

I have been playing with a new installation on my in home server, and installed a full blown wiki.  Its pretty good software, but I’m not sure just how I want to use it.  Its just internal now, but it … Continue reading →

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