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So, I thought for sure that Verizon Wireless would be the only network that would be up to snuff here in my little town in a corn field, but I was very surprised to find that T-Mobile does great work out here, too. And they also give you the hotspot at home thing for [...]

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If you are a Verizon Wireless customer, you may know that Verizon does some shady things to make their revenue streams fatter. This morning I got a letter from Verizon Wireless telling me that they will start putting ads on my phone. Lucky for me they are required to have some manner of [...]

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So, I’ve been slowly replacing my normal incandescent and halogen bulbs in favor of compact-fluorescent bulbs, and I’m quickly finding out that there is so much more to it than just going and grabbing any bulb and putting it in. The type of CFL bulb you should use could vary greatly based on the [...]

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So compiz-fusion is the neat new whiz-bang thing out on the block. While I was on my ATI graphics card I half-lamented and half-scoffed the very neat-looking but not quite practical screen shots and video captures from those playing around with Beryl and Compiz. Now that I’ve got my sweet little System76 with [...]

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Happy Software Freedom Day all you happy people! Today I’m having a no-cost community computer workshop here in Mahomet at the Villa Caffe (off of IL150), and anybody who can join me is encouraged to do so! We’ll have free stickers, we’ll have fliers talking about software freedom, and we’ll have community members [...]

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Just to follow up from yesterday, below is a message I have just sent to Verizon Wireless via their “Contact Us” form on verizonwireless.com. I strongly urge all of my fellow customers to encourage Verizon Wireless to free the network so that we may have greater choice and freedom.
I’m contacting you today to ask [...]

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I just found out that Verizon Wireless filed suit in a Washington D.C. court of appeals on Monday against the FCC’s ruling that the 700MHz spectrum to be auctioned off next year must be open. What does all of this mean? Let me explain.
For as long as most of us can remember, television [...]

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Howdy! We’re going to be having a no-cost community workshop in Mahomet, IL to celebrate Software Freedom Day. There will be a table set up with Kubuntu, Ubuntu, and Edubuntu CDs, there will be free stickers–courtesy of System76–and there will be folks on hand to answer questions and help folks with their computers.
In [...]

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