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The Technology of SCALE8x – A Post Event Review. PART – 1 Every February in Los Angeles CA, a group of dedicated volunteers get together to put on what many believe to be the largest all volunteer organized open source technology conventions in the US. This three day event features talks and exhibits specifically targeted at [...]

S.C.A.L.E is coming! Feb. 19-21! Sorry to take so long between posts… But I’ve been kinda busy getting ready for The So. Cal Linux Expo, coming up in Los Angeles February 19th through the 21st. This is the premier open source show on the west coast! I’ll be there as the network architect this year, with [...]

Adventures in IPv6… Or how I spent my Xmas Vacation! Whether you are a network administrator, an end user, or someone that falls in between, you are going to be hearing a lot about IPv6 in the coming years. If you’re in the business of delivering network services, then you need to get up to speed [...]

Change is hard. After a few unexpected road blocks, we are moving forward. The client has been working with the Ubuntu install we provided, and has come back to us with a list of questions. How do I print to PDF? I need to use MSN Instant Messaging, how do I do that? I need a 3270 emulator, the [...]

New ACT USA Web site using Drupal is now up and for all to see! Thanks again to all the friends and co-workers that helped me get this done. http://www.actusa.net – Stu

A little history lesson. For those of you that have been on another planet for the past 20 or so years, let’s cover some brief history. When I started playing with The Internet, if you wanted a web page, you created it with plain old HyperText Markup Language, or HTML. There weren’t really any WYSIWYG editors, [...]

Turning a small business into a Windows Free environment. With many of our customers looking at yet another Microsoft upgrade, and all the costs associated with it, we are encouraging our customers to evaluate “other” solutions. In the current economic downturn, it is no surprise that we are seeing positive responses to this idea. One company has [...]