Many parents in recent years have chosen to homeschool their children. The reasons for this vary, but most include some measure of the understanding that to . . . → Read More: Open Source: Homeschool Computing]]> http://blog.eracc.com/2012/04/29/open-source-homeschool-computing/feed/ 5 http://blog.eracc.com/2011/11/23/open-source-when-updates-are-not-the-problem/ http://blog.eracc.com/2011/11/23/open-source-when-updates-are-not-the-problem/#comments Wed, 23 Nov 2011 17:50:41 +0000 Gene http://blog.eracc.com/?p=2504 I recently had a fun experience. My Mageia 1 Linux system seemed to be experiencing hard lockups requiring a push of the reset button to “resolve”. By “hard”, I mean no keyboard input, no program updates showing in X and sometimes no ping response from another PC on the LAN. I had run some updates, . . . → Read More: Open Source: When Updates are NOT the Problem]]> http://blog.eracc.com/2011/11/23/open-source-when-updates-are-not-the-problem/feed/ 2 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 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 http://blog.eracc.com/2011/06/14/the-century-of-the-linux-desktop/ http://blog.eracc.com/2011/06/14/the-century-of-the-linux-desktop/#comments Tue, 14 Jun 2011 20:10:55 +0000 Gene http://blog.eracc.com/?p=1902 Here we go again. Some fellow has gotten all whiny about being such a big Linux fan, "… hardcore Linux user …", but he just had to go back to Microsoft to get things done. Why? Because he is tired of having to tinker with Fedora Linux to make things work, or fail to work, . . . → Read More: The Century of the Linux Desktop]]> http://blog.eracc.com/2011/06/14/the-century-of-the-linux-desktop/feed/ 33