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by Timothy R. Butler It always seems like one needs Internet access when it is least available. That's why many of us have bought iPhones and Blackberries in recent times. But, that still doesn't solve the problem if one has a couple of computers and needs them to be connected - right here and right now, wherever the here may be. Or, for that matter, not just computers, but an iPod touch, a Nintendo DS or any other sort of Wi-Fi enabled device. If only every place was a Wi-Fi hotspot! With the MiFi, "here" finally is a hotspot. Read more...

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Linux Migration for the Home PC User, Part 5

By Ed Hurst | Jul 2, 2009 at 22:49:53

Be careful using the Linux command line — it can be very addictive. You don’t have to be a Linux hobby fanatic to enjoy the power of what’s often called “pure computing.”

The View from Mudsock Heights: Throats Burned Dry and Souls that Cry for Water — Cool, Clear, Water

By Dennis E. Powell | Jun 29, 2009 at 22:2:39

I’m pretty sure that grass isn’t supposed to be brown. But it’s been so long since it was any other color, I’m not quite sure.

Take Three: Observations on iPhone Launches

By Timothy R. Butler | Jun 19, 2009 at 15:58:12

I just received my iPhone 3G S, and I could not be more excited. How strange buying a new cell phone has become in the last two years.

Book Review: The Lamb’s Supper

By Jason Kettinger | Jun 19, 2009 at 15:36:20

The best thing that anyone could say about Dr. Scott Hahn’s book, “The Lamb’s Supper: The Mass As Heaven On Earth” is that he writes about worshipping, meeting, celebrating, and proclaiming—even eating—a God who is really there. I would say just that.

The Disaster of the Rolling Release

By Ed Hurst

I've always enjoyed exploring. Every time I've moved from one residence to another, I've always wandered around my new neighborhood, simply to see what was there. It's the same with computer technology. I love poking around operating systems. Lately, one aspect of this has gotten tiring in every Open Source operating system: the rolling release. The phrase refers to the sometimes feverish effort to add new features, long before the old ones even work properly.

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