I’m testing Zenwalk Linux at the moment. It’s a fast minimalist distribution that provides one application for each task. It uses the XFCE window manager and includes my favorite programs like Firefox, Thunderbird, the Gimp and OpenOffice. I’m unfamiliar with the Slackware package management, but it seems simple enough, although there aren’t many in the [...]
Windows password and Mandriva
Young Michael forgot his Windows password. The kids have passwords because they are paranoid their siblings might read their personal files. The older ones are just nine and 11, yet they have computer passwords. I didn’t touch a computer until I was 22. Anyway, what to do about Michael’s PC? There are a few tricks [...]
The Office glossary
I came across this web site for the BBC Office Glossary. It includes some gems like: Salmon Day: The experience of spending an entire day swimming upstream only to get screwed and die in the end. Blamestorming: Sitting around in a group, discussing why a deadline was missed or a project failed, and who was [...]
Praise for the taxman
It’s not often the Tax Office receives any praise, so I’d like to make this offering: I have a company called Alpine News, which I established four years ago after struggling with tax liabilities under a sole-trader structure. Alpine News took over my public relations business, Gorey Media. I also published a newspaper under the [...]
Breakthrough for open source
Beta News reports that the State of Massachusetts plans to eliminate Microsoft Office as an option for creating new documents. If the policy is implemented all documents will have to be saved in open source XML or Adobe’s universally recognised PDF. This is a potential blow for Microsoft and the company has understandably protested vigorously. [...]
