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Written by Roger Davies
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If you know what a Hardy Heron is you are probably a Linux Nerd - like me. For the rest of you, the latest release of Ubuntu Linux in Apr 2008 (ie version 8.04) is named Hardy Heron. This is the version I am currently happily testing on several home computers in and about my home. It has an amazing amount of free open source software for web browsing and document processing and on and on. But, the real reason I am writing this is to pat myself on my back for getting the Ubuntu CE Parental Controls installed on this new version. You know .. a program to block all that bad stuff on the internet from my innocent family's eyes. |
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Written by Roger Davies
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Have you heard of  Vistaprint? It is a cool online printing company that provides an easy way to design and order business cards at great prices (even free or almost). It is so easy! You just enter your information on the form and click on the desired format and it displays it online for you. Once you are happy with a design, you can order and pay for it online and have it shipped. I have found them to be excellent.
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Written by Roger Davies
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Update: Jun 2008 Magrath, AB My refund check arrived today - by snail mail (and it ONLY took 8 months and 20 days, two complaints to the Better Business Bureau, and one to the CRTC). Now if they would send me my apology letter. p.s. My mothers' Telus internet connection went out last Sunday (25 May) and so she called to get repairs. They confirmed that the service was not working (yeah, I told them that) and that the next repair appointment would be Jun 6, almost 2 weeks later. Since not only does she go without internet but also her Vonage phone, it was MOST inconvenient to be without service. A half dozen calls later they decided to send someone out on the 29th, who actually did fix the problem - a loss of signal from outside her home. So, why do they have such dismal service response times? I am sure there are many very good Telus employees, but there used to be more. They used to be out the next day to fix these kind of problems, not the next month. Smarten up Mr Telus! Hire back those 'unnecessary' service techs and stop routing my inquiries to India, and can that stupid computer voice recognition system. I want to talk to a real person who knows where Magrath is located on the planet and next day repairs. Then, in about 8 years and 20 months I MAY consider referring business to you.
 My Story: I canceled my home Telus land line phone number (758-3827) this weekend (mid Sep 2007) after they failed to provide repairs to my line. It had been out of service for days and they thought someone could wander out to look at it sometime next week. Excuse me! I have used my other Vonage line (388-4332) in conjunction to the land line for over two years now and have had little problem, so I decided to finally make the switch. It was just the last straw. Telus was less than helpful. They said could provide a call forwarding option for the same price as the land line ($30/mo) but why bother? Background:
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Written by Roger Davies
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 I have been running Linux on many of my work machines lately. One gotcha had been that some applications only worked on Windows and hence I had to dual boot - bouncing back and forth from Windows to Linux as the job at hand required. For example, to update my family history files I use the free PAF (Personal Ancestral File) windows program.
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Written by Roger Davies
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I recently came upon a link that pointed me toward some Marketing Videos created for Novell SUSE Linux. I was drawn to the spoofs of the 'popular' PC vs Mac (you have to scroll down a page). Their versions feature PC vs Mac vs Linux. Although not quite as slick as the original Apple ads, I found them entertaining. |
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