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.

Conspiracy Fiction Society Stories Technology

Little Brother

The following is an excerpt from “John Smith – Last Known Survivor of the Microsoft Wars.” This book was written in an interview style. JS is used to indicate John Smith speaking and SK is used to indicate Susan Krowley, the “reporter” interviewing him. JS: Back in 1949 an author…

Roland HughesNovember 19, 2017September 22, 2017

Experience Society

Goodbye Malcolm

It was a moment of sadness driving to visit my father today. The radio said Malcolm Young had passed away. This was the band sweeping the country as I was exiting High School. Honestly “Back in Black” was the first 8-track I ever owned. Okay, if you must know, the…

Roland HughesNovember 18, 2017

Experience Finance Society Thank You Sir May I Have Another

The Minimum You Need to Know About Voodoo Economics

It’s almost impossible to avoid hearing about “Voodoo Economics” this week. The Republican tax plan, either one, is a bigger train wreck than any of their health care plans, and I say that having been born a Republican. We have the best government money can buy, just look at the…

Roland HughesNovember 18, 2017

Experience Stories

Those Nagging Little Questions – Chapter 6 – Should I Write It Down?

If you ask the question in exactly that way the answer would be a resounding YES! Of course people in positions of power try to never have anything in writing because most of what they do would be completely unacceptable to the general public. I have also worked for large…

Roland HughesNovember 12, 2017September 22, 2017

Experience Kids These Days Society Thank You Sir May I Have Another

Too Few Remember Thanks

In this land where, if you have enough money or credit you can order, quite literally, enough food to kill yourself, it’s not surprising that we have created multiple generations of individuals who feel entitled to everything. Most of them end up elected to political office, typically in D.C., a…

Roland HughesNovember 11, 2017November 13, 2017

Technology Thank You Sir May I Have Another

Domain Registration Scams

It is time for me to rant about this again. Anyone who owns an Internet domain sees both of these scams and, it appears, many fall victim to at least one. Scam 1 Either one month or at just about the one year mark of registering your Internet domain you…

Roland HughesNovember 5, 2017September 22, 2017

Experience Thank You Sir May I Have Another

Those Nagging Little Questions – Chapter 5 – The Fine Print

I’m writing this post in January of 2017 but it will not be scheduled to appear on the blog until October. 2017 will be the year all of us start having nagging questions about “the fine print” in all of those agreements we have blindly signed over the years. The…

Roland HughesOctober 29, 2017September 22, 2017