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I'm a technical writer. Have been for more than 15 years. I have used FrameMaker since it was at version 2 and was owned by company called Frame. I have owned RoboHELP Since the early days of Blue Sky Software who used to spam my work fax with "specials". Both Blue Sky and Frame eventually [...]
While taking longer than I wanted, I finally settled on how the site will progress. I decided to move away from PostNuke/Zikula. I've had my hands in PN for many years doing everything from simple to complex sites. I liked where Zikula (the new generation of PN) was going, but it's just not there. Especially [...]
I've been wondering for a long time about the security of computer-based voting machines. Very few systems today are hacker-proof and one could argue that it's only a matter of time before they are compromised. Considering that the hacker community is a like a ginormous distributed processing system, the sheer numbers attacking any given system [...]
I've been using MusicMatch for several years now. It's always been superior at MP3 file management with super tagging and its presentation of my library of 100GB worth of music. (I did stop using it for ripping CDs last year for Exact Audio Copy for superior control over the ripping process.) However, as I ripped [...]
There's a reason I left AT&T so many years ago. I'm not claiming the other cell companies are much better when it comes to customer service, but AT&T does not have a stellar customer service record. So imagine my (lack of) surprise when AT&T can't handle all of the iPhone activations (see IPhone activation headaches [...]
The only thing I've seen hyped up more than the iPhone is sex. However, let's be honest about it: it's freakin' cool. The reviews are promising as pointed out in this review roundup. The PDA market has been so stagnant for so long. Smart phones are not smart. My Treo 700p irritates the crap out [...]
Today, over at ZDNet, Ed Bott discusses Microsoft's new strategy for Office 2007. It looks like Outlook is removed from the new Student and Home edition of Office. In an unimpressive stroke of mediocrity, Microsoft has determined there is little value to OneNote as it doesn't include OneNote in any version but the Student & [...]
While I think there is a lot of merit to this study, email alone will not make nor break the Linux desktop. The Desktop Linux Client Survey 2005, released this week by the Open Source Development Labs, found that the lack of a powerful e-mail application could hinder the adoption of Linux on the desktop. [...]
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