Technicians’ Essay…

NETWORKING02 (LAN)
Explain how Computer Networking helps us to our daily tasks, and tell why it is important.
DIGITAL ELECTRONICS
Explain how digital electronics (computers, cellphones, etc.) change/touch our lifestyles.
note: Post your comments below.

For educators who don’t know what is “open source”.

Open Source in Education
Abstract
Today, schools across the country are making an effort to implement technology. This
effort is being hindered by issues of money, time, [...]

Finally – Linus Torvalds Responds To Microsoft Patent Claims!

The holder of the Linux trademark suggests Microsoft should name the patents it alleges have been violated so the claims can be tested in court. 
Linus Torvalds, lead developer of the Linux kernel, has a sharp retort to Microsoft executives’ statements in a Fortune magazine article that Linux and other open-source code violate 235 Microsoft patents.
“It’s [...]

Microsoft goes Open Source? – Desperate Company?

Microsoft is expected to show a new friendliness to the open-source community by unveiling plans to release the source code to a part of its Silverlight technology at MIX 07 next week, according to sources familiar with the company’s plans.
Sources said Microsoft will also release a beta of Silverlight, a recently unveiled browser plug-in that [...]

HUB and SWITCH difference…

Although hubs and switches both glue the PCs in a network together, a switch is more expensive and a network built with switches is generally considered faster than one built with hubs.  Why?
When a hub receives a packet (chunk) of data (a frame [...]

Revised FOSS Bill – House Bill No. 5769

Title: Republic of the Philippines

Republic of the Philippines
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Quezon City

THIRTEENTH CONGRESS
Third Regular Session

HOUSE BILL NO. 5769

Introduced by Representative Teodoro A. Casiño

EXPLANATORY NOTE

A spectre is haunting the global software giants – the spectre of Free/Open Source Software (FOSS).

Once considered [...]

Lists of Operating Systems

TROUBLESHOOTINGCommon questions and answers to operating systems in general can be found on the below [...]

Linus Benedict Torvalds- “The man behind Linux”

Linus Benedict Torvalds (pronunciation (help·info); born December 28, 1969 in Helsinki, Finland) is a Finnish software engineer best known for initiating the development of the Linux kernel. He now acts as the project’s coordinator.
Linus was inspired by Minix (an operating system developed by Andrew S. Tanenbaum) to develop a capable Unix-like operating system that could [...]