The parable of the "the Good Samaritan" was always one of those stories that stuck out as being 'wrong', precisely because it sounded like a racist slur or stereotyping a country and its people. You know what I'm talking about. Read More …
This is my sixth book, and a radical departure in that it's about free software. Okay, that's not radical. But the platform it's written for is Windows! From the blurb: Stop paying for Windows software! There are free alternatives that Read More …
My fifth book, and the fourth in the "Moving to" series. It's the only book, fo far, that covers the GNOME desktop environment. From the book description: Discover Ubuntu, Today’s Hottest Linux Everyone’s talking about Ubuntu–it’s not just 100% free, Read More …
The much anticipated sequel to the best-selling "Moving to Linux: Kiss the Blue Screen of Death Goodbye!" There was/is even a special limited edition printing created for "Barnes and Noble" that included bonus content covering Linux gaming. From the back Read More …
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 …
Just because . . .
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 …