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 LinkedIn. Show all posts
Showing posts with label LinkedIn. Show all posts

Wednesday, April 3, 2013

Jason Kennedy Joins Linux Advocates Contributors

by Dietrich Schmitz

On behalf of +Katherine Noyes and myself I am pleased to announce a new contributing writer, +Jason Kennedy, has joined Linux Advocates.

From his LinkedIn biography:

Jason Kennedy is an experienced systems administrator focused on Linux and Internet technology.
His specialties include Virtualization via VMware & Citrix; Linux & Windows administration, wireless and networking, internet technology, and Voice over IP (VoIP).

Jason will be a regular contributor and will set his own schedule coming and going as his time permits.


Welcome Jason!

-- Dietrich






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Wednesday, March 13, 2013

Guest Writer Dr. Roy Schestowitz on Deck


By +Dietrich Schmitz

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


We are pleased to announce that Dr. Roy Schestowitz,  TechRights.org founder, has kindly and graciously accepted an invitation to write and will be making a 'Guest Writer' appearance.

Dr. Roy Schestowitz
From his LinkedIn background summary:

"I am a Software Engineer, interdisciplinary researcher, and an advocate of fair competition. I hold a doctoral degree in Medical Biophysics. In the hours of daytime I work for a company where I look after free/libre software and I also perform novel research for one of the world's top computer science departments."

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

--Dietrich


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