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A farewell to floppies
Tomorrow, the last computer in the house with a floppy drive goes to Free Geek for recycling. An era in computing is officially over for me. Actually, the era was over several years ago. Even four...
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Fear and loathing at the command line
Long ago, I lost any queasiness about the command line. I’m not one of those who think it’s the only way to interact with their computers, but it’s a rare day that I don’t use it three or four times on...
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Promoting your free software project
Today, I received the following e-mail. At the sender’s request, I have removed any personal details: I was wondering if you had any advice for me about how to perform some marketing/pr for my Linux...
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The learned helplessness of techno-peasants
Like many people who spend their working hours with computers, I’m often asked by friends and neighbors for help. I’m an ex-teacher, and I volunteer at the free clinics held weekly by Free Geek...
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Mainstream writers and the social Internet
I’m almost getting afraid to look at a newspaper or any other traditional print media. Every time I do, some writer or other seems to be belittling an Internet phenomena such as blogging, Facebook, or...
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First podcast
Today, I had the new experience of helping out with a podcast. Like most people, I hate hearing my voice (it always sounds clumsy and over-precise), and any wishful belief in my own eloquence wilts...
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Speaking at Open Web Vancouver
Once you’ve been an instructor, the habit of teaching is hard to break. That fact, as much as anything, explains why I am not only attending the Open Web Vancouver conference this year, but giving a...
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Dot-com deja-vu
It is impossible to experience deja-vu for the first time. I reckon the first time you experience deja-vu must be the second. – Les Barker These days, I can’t go to a networking event without meeting...
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Technological nostalgia and I
The other day, I read that Kodak would no longer be producing analog film. The newspaper did its best to make the new an end of an era story, with people lamenting the end of a tradition. But I admit...
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