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I'm Michael Koby, and I love technology. I'm also a programmer, currently doing Ruby on Rails development for a small Houston startup. Here I talk about technology, programming, politics, movies, music, and anything else I feel I need to talk about. If you would like to know more, you can check out the About page.Popular Series
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Open Source Games
One of the biggest complaints people give about not switching to Linux is gaming. There is a major misconception that you can not use a Linux computer to game. Contrary to what you might have heard, Linux can be used to game. Either by using WINE or playing Linux native games, gaming on Linux just takes some research. Continue reading
Going Linux (Completely)
I have removed the Windows installation from my home computer and am running completely under Ubuntu Linux. I really dig going back to an all Linux system. Something about it just seems exciting. I think that after I get familiar … Continue reading
Must Have Linux Applications
This past weekend, Lifehacker had a nice link to an article on applications for an Ubuntu Newbie. This is all well and good, but there seems to be some kind of misconception about Ubuntu and Linux. And that misconception is that they are not the same thing. People say “Ubuntu” like they are not talking about Linux. I am not sure why this is, but I really want to start by explaining that they Ubuntu and Linux are the same thing. Continue reading
Ubuntu Linux vs. Windows Vista
I am okay with Windows being better in most cases, because Microsoft spends money on development, research, and user testing to ensure they have all the kinks worked out before shipping a product (at least for the most part). Microsoft has an entire team of people paid to do nothing more than work on the Windows operating system. While several of the Linux developers are now paid, there are still a lot of them that are not. They also do not have the research and user testing budgets the Microsoft has. Continue reading
Jinzora = Awesome
I had a dilemma. I have a pretty good sized music collection, and only three quarters of it on my computer at my office and the rest of it on my computer at home. I wanted to listen to the new music at the office, but I did not want to have to keep transferring a huge hard drive or other portable device between my home and my office. Continue reading
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Digital Consumer Enablement
This idea is not only silly but absolutely idiotic. The idea of naming something that directly disables a consumers use of a product as an “enablement” is absurd. Beside, changing the name is not going to accomplish anything. People are still going to hate it, they are going to speak against it, and they are going to find ways around it. The fact that someone would think that changing the name is going to make things any better is idealistic at best. Continue reading →