I’ve said it many times before: I’m an pragmatic idealist.

My first choice is to use whatever I believe in, but when push comes to shove, I will use whatever I have to use in order to get things done.

That’s why, a couple of years ago, when I couldn’t [more...]

There’s an old saying that says, “If you want something done, ask a busy person to do it.”

Another old saying states, “If you want something done right, do it yourself.”

But now, scientists have come up with a surprising new saying: [more...]

She was all over the news the other day.

Claiming that she had asked him to give her three of them.

But she had fallen asleep and he had given her [more...]

Regular readers of this Journal know that I’ve been using Linux full-time instead of Windows since July of 2006.

But my most long-term and dedicated readers also know that I’ve been using the free and open source Firefox web browser instead of Microsoft’s Internet Explorer ever since [more...]

After using Windows for about a decade, I got sick and tired of having to try to patch its countless security vulnerabilities; its overall instability and unreliability; and the way that Microsoft steps all over the rights of Windows users, so I went looking for something to take its place.

It took me awhile, but I eventually discovered [more...]