Using just to speed development

My reaction to getting this posted I’m so happy and relieved to have my first technical video on youtube. There are a few things I wish I had included, particularly more on decorators like OS and groups. Yet the video is also longer than I was hoping for and there’s nothing I wish I had cut out. ...

September 29, 2024 · 2 min · 295 words · Christopher Hicks

Chicks on Community

https://youtu.be/sgX5-Mm47cg Introduction Howdy there, Internet People. I am known as “chicks” and I’m here today to talk about the Internet and community. Background First, a little of my story to set the stage. I started in the computer business before there was a web browser, but conveniently the Internet blew up at the right time for me and it has kept me employed or consulting steadily for 30 years. ...

July 24, 2023 · 6 min · 1102 words · Christopher Hicks

LibreOffice is superior

share_url is http://www.datamation.com/applications/how-libreoffice-writer-tops-ms-word-12-features-1.html Not only is it free. Not only do you get the source code. You also get stability, more useful features, and portability across Linux/Mac/win. It is hard to beat the utter satisfaction of using a friendly featureful free alternative to bloated buggy expensive commercial software. Many of your friends and colleagues may be stuck in the you-get-what-you-pay-for mindset and missing out on this chance to save money and sanity, so spread the word when opportunity presents. ...

April 20, 2012 · 1 min · 79 words · Christopher Hicks