My third book blends the server side knowledge of "Linux System Administration" and introduces the Linux desktop as a complete business solution. It is, in many ways, the sequel to "Linux System Administration" though it was never marketed that way. Read More …
"Moving to Linux: Kiss the Blue Screen of Death Goodbye!" was my second book, and a huge hit. It went on to inspire another four "Moving to" books. From the book description: This book is a user guide for the Read More …
My first book, published in 2001. As of 2013, it is still being used as a teaching guide in several college and university computer science courses. From the jacket: "Respected Linux Journal and Sys Admin columnist Marcel Gagne has written Read More …
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I ran across this little video while checking into some Drupal themes for a customer. The video was embedded into a slider to show that you could do cool slidery things. While my customer passed on this theme and will Read More …
Penn and Teller, with a little help from Christopher Hitchens, show us how you can take a culture of pain, misery, poverty, and suffering, and make it sound so good, you reward it with sainthood. It's amazing to think that Read More …
The Anonymous collective on online hacktivists has started an online petition to the White House asking that denial of service attacks (DoS) be protected as free speech and thereby receive the protection of the First Amendment. They argue that denial Read More …
I hate touchpads. I sincerely hate the things. Maybe it's because I have big gorilla hands, but when I am trying to write at the keyboard, the darn things always pick up the slightest brush from my apparently huge, verging Read More …
In the wake of the Sandy Hook massacre, a number of religious leaders came forward to suggest that our rejection of God in schools is responsible for this tragedy. These people claim that since secular society has been removing prayer Read More …
I was born in Chicoutimi, Quebec and raised in the French Canadian province until I was 9, when we moved to Ontario and I learned to speak English as well. Brought up as a French Canadian, I love this article Read More …