Graham commented, after I mentioned I had installed Ubuntu Linux on my home computer: “Ooh, do let us know how you get on.” I’m getting on quite well, and I think it is the best Linux distribution for home and church office desktops I’ve seen to date. But it isn’t for most people yet. The… Continue reading Ubuntu Linux followup
Category: Technology
Life through a web browser
I’m thinking back more than ten years when the Internet when email was still exotic, text based tranfers (anyone remember gopher?) were cutting edge, and my web browsing had to be done through a Unix shell. My, but times have changed. Today: I check bus and subway schedules online. I order pizza online. I check… Continue reading Life through a web browser
Looking at UUA.org
After identifying what I think are the best tiny church and best general church website (and hinting broadly at the worst site) in the Unitarian Universalist Association, I’m now setting my sights on UUA.org. While it is better than the Episcopalian’s unnavigable Flash-fiesta (you’ve been warned) it is still getting a bit — um —… Continue reading Looking at UUA.org
Welcome to the seminarian blogosphere . . .
to Michelle Murrain. Her two blogs: Pearlbear (personal blog) Michelle’s Ministry Blog (obviously . . . . ) She’s no stranger to the blogosphere, but is going to Pacific School of Religion, thus the new appellation. She posted a comment to my UU LUG post, and noted her lead authorship of a guide, “Choosing and… Continue reading Welcome to the seminarian blogosphere . . .
Pastor’s little helper?
PeaceBang is not unreasonably sour about iPods (“Mother’s Little Helper“) after reading an unthink-piece by and about plugged-in soccer moms in Newsweek. PB paints the iPod as audio Valium, and perhaps that’s fitting in their case. My experience is that is more like audio cannabis, if the 60s hype of “enhancing experience” is even half… Continue reading Pastor’s little helper?
Before you go Linux . . .
Sorry for getting so techie lately, but I think I may be able to help here. Before you go Linux, if you’ve been thinking about it, know that there’s a lot of hype around it. We’re still talking about your computer being a tool and not some mystic way of making people happy and good… Continue reading Before you go Linux . . .
Ubuntu up
I’ve been Linux-happy and Microsoft-free at home for a year and a half. Last night, I installed the new desktop darling of the Linux world — Ubuntu Linux — and I’m sold. It is better integrated and easier to add new software packages than the other Linux distributions I’ve installed. Linux and open-source software generally,… Continue reading Ubuntu up
UU LUG?
UU means Unitarian Universalist. LUG means Linux Users Group. So, are any of my readers — I suppose you needn’t be a Unitarian Universalist, really — Linux users? Please leave a comment. The occasion for asking is that I’m considering moving from Mepis Linux, a Debian distribution to Ubuntu. (I used to use Mandrake, but… Continue reading UU LUG?
The best website in the UUA
I wanted to find out what was the best congregational website in the Unitarian Universalist Association as a way of highlighting a good work and encouraging others to excellence. First, I looked at every website linked from UUA.org. I intended to keep culling them until I had a list of ten that I would review.… Continue reading The best website in the UUA
Cleaning up bookmarks, part 2
Well gang, I’ve managed to cull my 950 kb-long list of bookmarks down to a large (but leaner) 250 kb. Why should you care? Because I hope to be able to make my bookmarks — with its hard-hunted set of church and sustainable living links — public. Like a newsfeed. Links done this way can… Continue reading Cleaning up bookmarks, part 2