Author: Roland Hughes

Roland Hughes is the president of Logikal Solutions, a business applications consulting firm specializing in OpenVMS platforms and Qt on Linux. Hughes serves as a lead consultant with over two decades of experience using computers and operating systems. With a degree in Computer Information Systems, the author's experience is focused on systems across a variety of diverse industries including heavy equipment manufacturing, pharmaceuticals, stock exchanges, tax accounting, and hardware value-added resellers, to name a few. Working throughout these industries has strengthened the author's unique skill set and given him a broad perspective on the role and value of technology in industry.

Experience Finance Society

Postal Rate Changes for Amazon

This may well be the first time Trump has said or done anything I support. Trump Amazon Tweet For far too many years the Post Office has been giving deep discounts to big users. While they’ve officially banned the term “Junk Mail” the junk mailers don’t pay what you and…

Roland HughesDecember 30, 2017December 29, 2017

Experience Society Technology Thank You Sir May I Have Another

Report Mail and Wire Fraud Every Time It Happens – Your New Year’s Resolution

You’ve all said it, or at least one of these things. “Why don’t they do something about all of this SPAM?” “Why don’t they do something about all of these phishing emails I get?” “Why don’t they do something about all of these fraudulent solicitations I get in the mail?”…

Roland HughesDecember 30, 2017December 27, 2017

Experience Humor Society

I Wuv My Pillow

We live in an era where little of Norman Rockwell’s America survives. Even in much of rural America the Mayberry R.F.D. quality of life has disappeared. In fact most of America probably doesn’t remember R.F.D. stood for Rural Free Delivery. Yes, there was a time, and it has come again,…

Roland HughesDecember 28, 2017December 26, 2017

Experience Society Thank You Sir May I Have Another

Change the Batteries in Your Smoke Detectors

You’ve had your Merry Merry and somehow didn’t burn the place you were at down, nor the homes around it. Now, before you have your Happy Happy, change the batteries in your smoke detectors. I don’t care if you don’t smoke, have a fireplace or drink. Change the batteries. You…

Roland HughesDecember 27, 2017

Experience Kids These Days Society

Rudeness

Now that the Christmas holiday is over it’s time for me to get in touch with my “inner Bill.” If you’ve read other posts on this blog you understand that reference, if not, I guess you need to read more. Media and pundits have been talking about how social behavior…

Roland HughesDecember 26, 2017

Experience Society Thank You Sir May I Have Another

Christmas Morning in IL

People always ask me why I stay in IL. A state where, for much of the past two decades, the governors we didn’t send to prison are even bigger puddles of shit than the ones which got put behind bars. We simply haven’t had a decent governor, nor one I…

Roland HughesDecember 25, 2017December 26, 2017

Reviews

Review – Epoch: Evolution

★★★★☆ I decided to save the review of Epoch: Evolution until Christmas eve. It seemed appropriate given how much this science fiction sequel brings up personal faith and organized religion. Best watched together Now that I’ve seen both Epoch and Epoch: Evolution I feel it best to recommend you watch…

Roland HughesDecember 24, 2017February 10, 2021