NSA: Please Turn off the Lights When You Leave. Nothing to See Here.

Linux Advocate Dietrich Schmitz shows how the general public can take action to truly protect their privacy using GnuPG with Evolution email. Read the details.

Mailvelope for Chrome: PGP Encrypted Email Made Easy

Linux Advocate Dietrich Schmitz officially endorses what he deems is a truly secure, easy to use PGP email encryption program. Read the details.

Step off Microsoft's License Treadmill to FOSS Linux

Linux Advocate Dietrich Schmitz reminds CIOs that XP Desktops destined for MS end of life support can be reprovisioned with FOSS Linux to run like brand new. Read how.

Bitcoin is NOT Money -- it's a Commodity

Linux Advocate shares news that the U.S. Treasury will treat Bitcoin as a Commodity 'Investment'. Read the details.

Google Drive Gets a Failing Grade on Privacy Protection

Linux Advocate Dietrich Schmitz puts out a public service privacy warning. Google Drive gets a failing grade on protecting your privacy.

Email: A Fundamentally Broken System

Email needs an overhaul. Privacy must be integrated.

Opinion

Cookie Cutter Distros Don't Cut It

Opinion

The 'Linux Inside' Stigma - It's real and it's a problem.

U.S. Patent and Trademark Office Turn a Deaf Ear

Linux Advocate Dietrich Schmitz reminds readers of a long ago failed petition by Mathematician Prof. Donald Knuth for stopping issuance of Software Patents.

Showing posts with label Christopher Dawson. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Christopher Dawson. Show all posts

Thursday, February 7, 2013

If I Had my Druthers

Thanks to all of you!
Thanks to all of you! (Photo credit: Victor W.)

Written by Guest Author: Christopher Dawson 

I'm writing this guest post (thanks to +Dietrich Schmitz  for the invite) on an aging Lenovo ThinkPad  X100e. I'm really fond of this little computer. I called it the "holy grail of netbooks" a couple years ago when I first got my hot little hands on it. It isn't as fast as my MacBook Pro and my HP workstation runs circles around it, but it has a wonderful keyboard, is small enough to go anywhere, was cheap enough that I don't worry about it and, most importantly, runs Ubuntu.



Tuesday, February 5, 2013

Guest Writer Christopher Dawson on Deck

As part of a regular weekly series, Katherine and I will be having Guest Writer appearances on Linux Advocates.


We are pleased to announce that 'heavy hitter' +Christopher Dawson, Contributing Editor at CBS, ZDNet Education, has kindly and graciously accepted an invitation to write and will be making a 'Guest Writer' appearance this coming week.

From his ZDNet Biography:

"Christopher Dawson grew up in Seattle, back in the days of pre-antitrust Microsoft, coffee shops owned by something other than Starbucks, and really loud, inarticulate music. He escaped to the right coast in the early 90's and received a degree in Information Systems from Johns Hopkins University. While there, he began a career in health and educational information systems, with a focus on IT in public health. This focus led him to several positions at Johns Hopkins, a couple-year stint in private industry, 5 years teaching high school math and technology, 2 years as the technology director for his local school district, and 2 years as Vice President of Business Development for WIzIQ, a virtual classroom and learning network provider. Most recently, he has focused on writing, consulting, and advocacy around the smart use of technology in the classroom and education reform. A liberal dose of freelance writing about technology for SMBs helps pay the bills and support his growing hobby farm/soapbox for sustainable living and agriculture. He lives with his wife, five kids (yes, 5), 2 dogs, a flock of chickens, and a hateful cat in a small town in north-central Massachusetts."

On behalf of Katherine Noyes, myself, and staff, I would like to extend a special thank you to Christopher for donating his time to Linux Advocates.  --Dietrich




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