Linux on the DesktopLinux on the Desktop
I started using Linux in 1993. I initially used it only in text-mode as I didn’t have enough RAM to run XFree86 on my Linux machine. I ran text-mode Linux[...]
common mistakes in presentationscommon mistakes in presentations
I attend many presentations and have seen many that had a lower quality than they should have. Some things are difficult to change (for example I have difficulty speaking slowly).[...]
more security foolishnessmore security foolishness
Dutch police arrested 12 people for acting suspiciously on a flight to India. A passenger said “They were not paying attention to what the flight attendents were saying”, I don’t[...]
2006 Open Source Symposium2006 Open Source Symposium
Today (well yesterday as of 30 minutes ago) I spoke at the Open Source Symposium in Melbourne. This is an event sponsored by Red Hat. The first day was the[...]
fair trade is the Linux wayfair trade is the Linux way
I have recently purchased a large quantity of fair trade chocolate. Fair trade means that the people who produce the products will be paid a fair price for their products[...]
Outsourcing – Bad for Corporations but Good for the WorldOutsourcing – Bad for Corporations but Good for the World
There is ongoing discussion about whether outsourcing is good or bad. The general assumptions seem to be that it is bad for people who work in the computer industry (more[...]
terrorist “weakest link”terrorist “weakest link”
In the game show The Weakest Link competitors get voted off, usually not on whether they are weak but on whether the other contestents consider them to be a threat.[...]
car-poolingcar-pooling
I am constantly amazed at the apparent lack of interest in car-pooling when travelling between LUV meetings and the restaurant where we have dinner. After the last meeting I was[...]
run an insecure system and get rapedrun an insecure system and get raped
After a recent mailing list discussion about computer security I’m going to be quoted in someone’s .sig so I think that I need to write a blog entry. Here is[...]
laptop security on planeslaptop security on planes
There has been a lot of discussion recently about how to take laptops on planes following the supposed terror threat in the UK which has been debunked by The Register[...]