On November 13, 2016 I caught the beginning of The New Yorker Radio Hour on WBEZ out of Chicago. I have _never_, even on CNN, […]
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.
Do You Remember Email Blackout Periods?
It is rather amazing to be old enough to remember corporate mandated email blackout times. Yes younglings, there was a time when corporations would deliberately […]
Getting Rid of Satellite or Cable TV
There has been quite a bit of talk around the country about cutting the ties with satellite and cable TV providers. No wonder. With “average” […]
Remember When Maytag Used to Build Products Worth Buying?
The sad part about being long in the tooth is being able to remember when companies actually made things worth buying. Not the new world […]
When Does a Yuppie Become an Ouppie?
This question entered my mind while exchanging email with a couple of friends an one mentioned “Yuppies in snow shoes” and another responded “I was […]
Getting the Doro 626 to Work With Linux
Those of you who read my other blog as well as this one know I’ve been burning through Linux distros looking for one which both […]
Have You Hugged Your GMO Wolf Today?
Humans have been modifying biological entities since they first started to raise crops and tend animals. If you doubt that simply look down and pet […]