The ERACC Web Log » Closed Source Software http://blog.eracc.com ERA Computers & Consulting Technical News, Tutorials and Opinion Sun, 29 Apr 2012 21:55:13 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 Open Source: Why Military Forces Should Use Linux http://blog.eracc.com/2011/10/08/open-source-why-military-forces-should-use-linux/ http://blog.eracc.com/2011/10/08/open-source-why-military-forces-should-use-linux/#comments Sat, 08 Oct 2011 22:10:00 +0000 Gene http://blog.eracc.com/?p=2467 Why? Because the level of skill required to crack a Unix-like OS is much higher than that needed for a Microsoft OS. Further, properly configured Unix-like systems are much more robust than Microsoft systems. Were Military forces using properly configured and properly secured Unix or Linux systems we would not see items like these below . . . → Read More: Open Source: Why Military Forces Should Use Linux]]> http://blog.eracc.com/2011/10/08/open-source-why-military-forces-should-use-linux/feed/ 30 Open Source: Niche Markets, Linux and Microsoft http://blog.eracc.com/2011/10/03/open-source-niche-markets-linux-and-microsoft/ http://blog.eracc.com/2011/10/03/open-source-niche-markets-linux-and-microsoft/#comments Mon, 03 Oct 2011 19:16:34 +0000 Gene http://blog.eracc.com/?p=2444 If you are a Linux protagonist who has been around as long as, or longer than, I have, you have seen responses like these over and over as to why Linux distributions will never go mainstream on the PC desktop:

“Linux will always remain a niche platform because it does not have a native release . . . → Read More: Open Source: Niche Markets, Linux and Microsoft]]> http://blog.eracc.com/2011/10/03/open-source-niche-markets-linux-and-microsoft/feed/ 31 Linux Hardware Support Better Than Windows 7 http://blog.eracc.com/2011/08/24/linux-hardware-support-better-than-windows-7/ http://blog.eracc.com/2011/08/24/linux-hardware-support-better-than-windows-7/#comments Wed, 24 Aug 2011 17:43:14 +0000 Gene http://blog.eracc.com/?p=2152 Are you in the market for a new laptop, desktop or server PC with Linux installed? Please give us the opportunity to quote a preloaded Linux laptop, desktop or server system for you.

I will start this off by adding, “… with the exception of some wireless chip sets and high end graphics cards.” to . . . → Read More: Linux Hardware Support Better Than Windows 7]]> http://blog.eracc.com/2011/08/24/linux-hardware-support-better-than-windows-7/feed/ 37 Are You Smart? Then You Probably Do Not Use IE! http://blog.eracc.com/2011/08/01/are-you-smart-then-you-probably-do-not-use-ie/ http://blog.eracc.com/2011/08/01/are-you-smart-then-you-probably-do-not-use-ie/#comments Mon, 01 Aug 2011 21:56:44 +0000 Gene http://blog.eracc.com/?p=2041 Note: The article at “AptiQuant” referred to for this story is probably a hoax. See this article at BBC News. Then compare the AptiQuant “team” with the team at Central Test based in France. A look at the domain record for the AptiQuant site shows an address that does not appear to exist. In my . . . → Read More: Are You Smart? Then You Probably Do Not Use IE!]]> http://blog.eracc.com/2011/08/01/are-you-smart-then-you-probably-do-not-use-ie/feed/ 23 Linux: OpenType Font Challenge http://blog.eracc.com/2011/06/19/linux-opentype-font-challenge/ http://blog.eracc.com/2011/06/19/linux-opentype-font-challenge/#comments Mon, 20 Jun 2011 04:47:45 +0000 Gene http://blog.eracc.com/?p=1975 Edit Mon Jun 20 12:19:54 CDT 2011: This is meant to be a semi-humorous, “newbie” tutorial in response to an apparent challenge. My goal is to show how easy installing fonts could be for a non-geek newbie that is “scared” of the command-line. Based on some feedback I have seen, that was not clear originally.

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