Last week I introduced you to Ubuntu which is a free operating system, but I asked you to wait until today before installing and running it on your computer. Ubuntu is licensed as Open Source software, which means that it can be used, distributed, shared and edited by anyone, at no cost. Here are some…
According to the Internet, "Ubuntu" is an African word from the Bantu language "which has no direct translation into English, but is used to describe a particular African world-view in which people can only find fulfillment through interacting with other people…" Desmond Tutu has a good definition of it if you wish to take a…
Several weeks ago I did a couple of articles about tricks using Microsoft Word and your responses truly surprised me. I thought that I may hear from a couple of Office Geeks but I heard from quite a few of you. First, thanks for the emails, I always enjoy them even when you disagree…that tells…
A couple of months ago one of my wife’s students, Kameron found out that I collect playing cards. I know that is strange but hey, they are free to cheap and well, you know me. You readers may take that as a hint…I like playing cards with different flipside pictures on them. I have them…
Several weeks ago I was talking to one of my old friends, Mitch. Mitch and I first met many years ago when I was teaching a computer course he took at Massanutten Technical Center. We later became friends as a result of our mutual appreciation for cigars and computers. He was saying that he has…
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