Linux is pretty amazing in that regard. It will boot just about anything and faster than Windows. If you own an old computer that refuses to work, get yourself a copy of a “live” Linux (google it), and revive your old computer for anything you want it to perform like holding photos, use it as
I had bad experiences with many kinds of ‘whole disk encryption’ schemes. They do not seem to survive the test of time. A simple one file encryption is far better and Veracrypt will do for most users. Encryption, like a lot of things, is more an economic problem than anything else. What is it that
Yes, like in the Shaw citation below, progress might be made by “unreasonable one” but is it the right progress to be made? I think that we should try to adapt to the world instead of trying to bend the world to our needs. Technologically, we might seem to be advancing a lot, but scientifically,
I could not agree more. It used to be decentralized and it should go back to be just that. We need to look at the Web3 protocol a little bit closer. >>> “Decentralizing the web through new technologies like blockchain and decentralized protocols can ensure that the web remains community-focused and user-oriented, just like it
Backup is an art. Third parties are bad like banks and retirement plans, in the sense that you do not have the ultimate control of your data or money. For doing backups, I think that ‘tar’ is the best, but try not to go too much fancy (like incremental backups). When you think about it,
I have high hopes about peer to peer technologies. The less we encourage centralization the better we will live. Again, it is only an illusion that control is better. I think it is always good to leave nature takes its own course and not interfere with it. >>> “Orchid takes a new approach to digital
Since I came in contact with it, in the 80s, I have always been a fan of Unix systems. Strangely, it is by learning DOS that lead me to Unix. It was a new world, for me, after being working on Digital’s RSTS/E for a few years. I soon find out that DOS was a
I remember being asked how many words per minute I could type, in a programmer/analyst job interview. I was greatly surprised by the question. Are you hiring a programmer or an office assistant? It turns out that this ‘house’ never did really needed programmers. They were hiring people to go on customers’ sites and ‘type’
I was never a fan of SAP. I think that the SAP popular wave was based on false assumptions, like “One can never go wrong by choosing IBM”, yeah right…, tell that to the Canadian Phoenix payroll system… (more on that in a future article). I was a reseller/consultant of SBT ERP systems for many
I like OpenStreetMap. I think theirs maps are prettier. The response time is quick and the details are amazing. They do not have satellite view and “Street View” but for real mapping usage they are great. They have the best rendering of rivers in my view (with the Transport Map). There is also a OpenSeaMap