Dysart Unified School District saves more than $100,000 by switching computer operating systems

Dysart Unified School District saves more than $100,000 by switching computer operating systems

"It could lead to an "open-source revolution," said David Ligon, director of grants and technology for the Higley Unified School District. "In the current fiscally conservative climate, most schools cannot justify the significant expense it would take to upgrade to Windows 7."

What I find interesting is that they're still using Microsoft Office, and haven't move those machines over to Open Office, or Libre Office. From an IT standpoint, If I were doing things, I'd move the Window's machines to use as much Open Source as possible. I can understand why it would be a larger task to upgrade an OS on a network, but to add Open Office or Libre Office to the software used, the children could have the same version of the software at home to use, at no charge. Or move things to Google Docs or something of a "Cloud" nature.

Just my my thoughts... Yours?

Owner's Share -Trader’s Diary

Another Long Awaited book by Nathan Lowell. Check out his site, Trader’s Diary.

He's a Linux Geek, and an Accomplished Writer. He's cranked out some good quality work in Podiobooks.com Record time. No Pun intended. The characters in his book are hands down fun to get to know. Making anything that I've listened to of his something that I relish, and wait for the next podcast, or book, depending on where I'm at in the listening que. You'll get hooked. Yes you will. No Weird Space Creatures, no Big Space battles, but yet, it'll capture your imagination, and you'll fall in love with the crew, and yearn for a great cup of coffee.

Check his stuff out, and see if you don't agree.

We will we will TUX you

I think that it's pretty obvious, that this needs to be sung to

We Will Rock you, and We Are the Champions... 

Billy got a toy make a big tech noise

Typing on the screen gonna make a big O.S. some day

You got no security in place

You big disgrace

Virus' popping up all over the place

We will we will TUX you

We will we will TUX you

Stevie was a young man hard man

Typing on your screen and cheating fools who'll pay

You've got no drive space 

You big disgrace

Wavin your apples all over the place

We will we will TUX you

We will we will TUX you

Buddy screwing us was always your plan

Dealing with locked up blue screens all day

You got no disk space

You big disgrace

Somebody better format you out of this place

We will we will TUX you

We will we will TUX you

----

I searched for truth -

and found it on line -

I found open source

And didn't pay a dime -

Found Slax and Mandrake

I've found Ubuntu

I've had my share of malware on disk space -

And Linux has come through 

We are the penguins - my friends

And we'll keep on fighting - till the end -

We are the penguins -

We are the penguins

No time for losers

'Cause we are the penguins - of the world -

Too soon to take a bow

The future calls -

There's work to do and hardware to be discovered and everything that goes with that. 

-

Linux given to all -

The internet never closes

source for all to peruse -

consider it our challenge before the whole human race -

And we ain't gonna lose -

We are the penguins - my friends

And we'll keep on fighting - till the end -

We are the penguins -

We are the penguins

No time for losers

'Cause we are the penguins - of the world -

Image: http://www.layoutsparks.com/1/223875/evil-penguin-gun-border.html

Going for some foo foo coffee this am

I don't normally like "Foo Foo" coffee, but Aldi's had this stuff for sale, and 'Gingerbread' sounded kinda warm and cuddly, like a well filled out sweater. I've got a pot brewing while I post this from the phone. I feel so geeky and nerdy. Hehhe. @thenose100

Blender Foundations: The Essential Guide to Learning Blender 2.6 By Roland Hess

Hey everyone, this is just going to be a really quick pimping of a friends product. His book.  I met Roland at OLF 2008, and he's a really great guy and he and I enjoyed picking on other people at our table. - That's the key to being a great guy in my book. Speaking of Books, he spoke about his then published book,  a guide on how to use Blender, and NOW he's got a new book out now, and I'd like to recommend it to any of my friends, and myself.

Amazon.com: Blender Foundations: The Essential Guide to Learning Blender 2.6 (9780240814308): Roland Hess: Books

You can also check out Pimping The Penguin's Amazon Store for other Blender books, too.. :)

Oh yea. One last thing.
Do You use blender?
Do you plan on it?

And if it was as easy to do as writing a bog post, would you???

Sintel, the Durian Open Movie Project

Sintel, the Durian Open Movie Project

An Open Source Movie, made with Open Source Software... I'm watching the video on how they made it right now..

Ubuntu 10.10 RC, LibreOffice, Sintel Movie! Meego on Nexus One!

Sweet... Check out This Week In Linux.
 http://www.thisweekinlinux.com/