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Why all (major) operating systems suck

Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

I’ve been a user of a ton of operating systems over time. These days, you can find most kinds of software for the Mac, but there still is a relative paucity of apps in comparison to Windows. The only good news I can see is that the operating system is getting less and less relevant. And each have places where they shine.

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Ubuntu open week

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Home About Me Subscribe Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology Thoughtful and sometimes snarky perspectives on nonprofit technology Ubuntu open week November 26, 2006 Next week is Ubuntu Open Week , a series of events and classes about Ubuntu Linux , and for people interested in getting involved in Ubuntu.

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Leaving Apple Behind

Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

I’m actually quite happy – I can run both Windows 7 and Ubuntu Linux on my laptop, and I like Android (and my Droid 2 phone) a lot. And, of course, using Ubuntu on the desktop is fun. I’ve been through a pretty interesting transformation in the last 2 months. That’s not a problem I’ve been facing anymore.

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Eating my own dogfood. It sometimes tastes yucky.

Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

I used to have this great system where I used the Mac Addressbook, which would nicely sync with my cell phone. I hate to be so blunt, but it is true, at least in comparison to the ones on the Mac. Hopefully with nokia, openmoko, gnome, google, ubuntu, dell and some others, this gap will close. One big one was my address book.