Moving Along with the Times
Posted on October 31, 2010
One of most common topics for mockery these days is one’s lack of technology knowledge. It is fun, to poke fun at those, especially those among us who are young and should know these things, who are oblivious to the rapidly advancing world of technology. When it’s an elderly family member, it’s understandable, but even when it’s a parent who doesn’t know the difference between a computer and a monitor, or even worse, it’s pretty hilarious. But not everything is changing. Yes, film is pretty much obsolete, as are cassettes, CDs, and maybe soon even DVDs. However, there are devices printers and faxes which are still around, and probably will be for a long time to come. This means that the need for items such as ink cartridges is very much real. This may make us feel a bit primitive, since everything else we use, phones cameras, music players, are sort of self sufficient. We don’t need to put anything in such as a disc or roll of film. We just have to recharge it from time to time. That’s all. But ink cartridges, that must be stock up or refilled, constantly. Otherwise, you are stuck, and your big old printer won’t be much of a help.
Until someone comes to a solution for the need for ink, it is wise to always have a stock of ink cartridges around for your printer. There are many types and brands such as genuine Canon ink cartridges, which are some of the better ones on the market. These cartridges may be sort of “primitive” but we sure as heck still need them.
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Free for Freedom
Posted on October 2, 2010
The term “free software” associated with programs such as Linux immediately connotes the absence of monetary cost which may be true in one aspect. More importantly though, free refers to the freedom given with its use.
Users are free to run the program for any purpose. They are free to study how the program works and adapt it to their specific needs. The freedom to redistribute copies to help others is also provided while the freedom to improve the program and release such improvements to the public ensures that the whole community benefit from it. A program can only be considered free software if these freedoms are afforded to the users irrevocably as long as they do nothing wrong.
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