Ubuntu’s New Package System, Now What?
A few weeks ago, I called for Ubuntu to have a new package system. Either I’m Miss Cleo, or someone was listening. So, what’s next?
Saving Linux on The Desktop: Update Fail
Updating Linux still is problematic. That’s a problem if “traditional” Linux is going to break out from the desktop.
With Windows 8 RTM, I’m Moving to Ubuntu
I’ve always said that if OS X implemented a walled garden, that would be my last day as a Mac user. Long ago, I kicked iOS to the curb, only keeping enough devices to do software development and consulting for the platform. Now that Windows 8 RTM has implemented a walled garden on Windows Metro […]
Why Intel & Canonical Should Make A Deal for Ubuntu MeeGo
For those of you living under a rock, I’ll prime this article with the information that you should already know. One, there’s a Linux-based platform called MeeGo. Two, it was formed by a partnership between Intel and Nokia. Three, Nokia bailed on it after Microsoft gave them a billion in cash and resources. Four, MeeGo […]
WordPress, Canonical, and html: The Saga Continues
After last time on WordPress permalinks, I’ve questioned appending the .html to the end of posts. So, I did an exhaustive research of the matter. Granted, the .html is faux in nature. These aren’t static html pages, we’re just adding it to help improve search engine ranks. The appending of html does a few things: […]