The following comes from Jim,  a member on the PCLinuxOS forums.
I thought I’d share it with my blog readers.  It points out how new users immediately see Linux as being attractive, powerful , and easy to set up and use.  Once you see Linux is action, your curiosity level spikes!
Jim’s forum post also shows how [...]

I stopped by my father’s house the other day, and a couple of neighbors came to the front door. They were volunteering for the area schools, going door-to-door, and getting out the word on the school levy vote coming up.
Of course, they were hoping Dad would vote for the levy.
I asked a few questions [...]

My seventh grade English teacher at Greenview Junior High was Mrs. Kosmerl.   She stressed two things.  Spelling and grammar.  Every Thursday, we were given a list of ten words which we were required to learn to spell.  On Friday, we were given a quiz on those words.  Mrs. Kosmerl would grade those quizzes and hand [...]

I love to blog. I love writing about things that interest me and, hopefully, readers will find informative and entertaining. My big downfall in all this, though, is neglecting the typing skills I learned in high school.

Even though I learned how to type, over the years, I’ve fallen back on the “Hunt and [...]

Mom’s Happy! Back To School!

Mom is smiling! She’s just plain happy! The new academic year is starting and the kids are going back to school!

To celebrate Back to School , we offer the Double Take Back To School T-Shirt exclusively for Mom! (But you can get other styles and sizes, too).

This is the [...]

It’s hard to believe, but families are already getting ready to send the kids back to school.  You see the signs and banners in all the stores.  And the kids will be going back to school with the usual new shoes, new clothes, pencils, backpacks, netbook computers and a host of other items.   So, how [...]