Archive for May, 2007

The dangers of having a VOIP phone

I am writing this right now, even though I can’t post it because my Internet is out, to clearly illustrate one of the dangers of having your phone depend on your Internet connection. My phone isn’t technically dependent on my internet connection, however I do have the cable company’s old phone service which comes in [...]

The DELL Ubuntu Linux computers are available!

I checked Dell’s website today and there they were. The DELL Ubuntu computers. A major PC manufacturer selling notebooks without forcing their customers to pay extra for Windows, right? Right? It is really hard to say for sure. At first glance, it would appear the Linux system is cheaper. The base Linux system is cheaper [...]

WordPress

I have been doing this blog for awhile. I decided to install WordPress today. I picked up a copy of a WordPress book at the library and the tagging features interest me. Being able to assign each post to multiple categories. The thing I fear about using something like WordPress is that due to its [...]

The One Laptop per child controversy

I have heard of this one laptop per child initiative for awhile. For those who don’t know, the one laptop per child program is a non profit group with the goal of creating a laptop with a price tag of under $100 that can be provided to children in developing countries. Apparently there was a [...]

Can you make a living working from home?

I am always asking myself this question, and the answer is definitely yes. There are different ways to accomplish this. One is to work a traditional type of job where you work for a company, just out of your home. This is a very real possibility now, it is just getting everyone to understand how [...]