Monthly Archives: May 2008

Is Dia an adequate replacement for Visio?

Posted on May 31, 2008 by Mike Bogle

Over the last 18 months or so I’ve been moving slowly and steadily towards using exclusively open source software.  I’ve replaced Windows with Ubuntu, abandoned Internet Explorer for Firefox, Microsoft Outlook for Thunderbird, etcetera.  However there have been a few … Continue reading →

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Virtual Machines vs Parallel Installations

Posted on May 30, 2008 by Mike Bogle

I spent the entire day today in the realm of proprietary software setting up my MacBook laptop to run Windows XP Professional via Bootcamp. Having now used Virtual Machines and Parallel/Dual-Boot installations on a couple of machines I wanted to … Continue reading →

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Installfest to help schools and combat e-Waste

Posted on May 28, 2008 by Mike Bogle

In a post entitled “Linux green activisits unite!” ZDNet discusses the upcoming Installfest for Schools initiative being held by LinuxWorld and Untangle this August 4-7. As ZDNet explains: Volunteers at the tradeshow will install Linux and open source software (including … Continue reading →

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