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Fahrenheit 9/11 Review
Douglas Chick As I left the theater after
Michael Moore’s documentary,
Fahrenheit 9/11, I turned to my wife and said, “Wow, Bush took a public
spanking on that one.” And she quickly replied, “Yeah, that’s going to
leave a mark.” And of course my daughter added, “I’d say raised
welts.” (We are all comedians in my family)
Overcoming the Linux DVD Hurdle William Nett For many Linux Newbies... one big hurdle is playing DVDs. If you e-mail
the developers, no doubt, you get flamed for being ignorant... so here is a simple solution, or "how-to" on playing
DVDs with Linux..
Linux Herd Migration
Douglas Chick
At work I received a phone call from Microsoft asking if they could ask me a few questions. I roll my eyes, as my caller
ID has failed me again, said sure and left the call on speakerphone. The lady on the other end told me that my answers will be strictly confidential and they will be used only for Microsoft's use.
From the Linux Pulpit William Nett Both Microsoft and my former boss
call Linux advocates 'religious nuts'. Although I dislike this classification, and strongly akin this to the lamentations of IBM in the 80s... ok, lets examine this accusation!
True, you'll be hard pressed to get a Linux person to operate much less administer a Windows box, but most of the Linux advocates I know, have at one time or are currently supporting Microsoft Windows users. A slight conflict on interest maybe... but yes, most have hidden
agendas and that is to show the user their problems, show the solutions and let the user decide.
Fear Dot Inc.
Protecting Against Viruses, Hackers, and Spam a Gold Mine Douglas Chick There's gold in them there black hills…that is if you sell virus, hacker and spam protection. Since the tech crash that began in 2000, computer security has been the only tech industry that has been on the rise. Whether it's in cyberspace or in real life, fear is the best motivator to spend money.
Linux Moles Douglas Chick
A friend of mine at Microsoft told me that the largest problem they have with the proliferation of Linux on the corporate desktop is from "Linux Moles". Even though I had never heard this term used before, I knew what he meant. I then laughed and asked him to explain...
As I left the theater after
Michael Moore’s documentary,
Fahrenheit 9/11, I turned to my wife and said, “Wow, Bush took a public
spanking on that one.” And she quickly replied, “Yeah, that’s going to
leave a mark.” And of course my daughter added, “I’d say raised
welts.” (We are all comedians in my family)
For many Linux Newbies... one big hurdle is playing DVDs. If you e-mail
the developers, no doubt, you get flamed for being ignorant... so here is a simple solution, or "how-to" on playing
DVDs with Linux..
At work I received a phone call from Microsoft asking if they could ask me a few questions. I roll my eyes, as my caller
ID has failed me again, said sure and left the call on speakerphone. The lady on the other end told me that my answers will be strictly confidential and they will be used only for Microsoft's use. 
Both Microsoft and my former boss
call Linux advocates 'religious nuts'. Although I dislike this classification, and strongly akin this to the lamentations of IBM in the 80s... ok, lets examine this accusation!
True, you'll be hard pressed to get a Linux person to operate much less administer a Windows box, but most of the Linux advocates I know, have at one time or are currently supporting Microsoft Windows users. A slight conflict on interest maybe... but yes, most have hidden
agendas and that is to show the user their problems, show the solutions and let the user decide.
There's gold in them there black hills…that is if you sell virus, hacker and spam protection. Since the tech crash that began in 2000, computer security has been the only tech industry that has been on the rise. Whether it's in cyberspace or in real life, fear is the best motivator to spend money. 
A friend of mine at Microsoft told me that the largest problem they have with the proliferation of Linux on the corporate desktop is from "Linux Moles". Even though I had never heard this term used before, I knew what he meant. I then laughed and asked him to explain...
