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.

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Does New Yorker Magazine Have Any Reason to Exist?

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, which is really saying something, heard 3 people more out of touch with American than the 3 trying to convince the world they were right,…

Roland HughesJanuary 22, 2017October 10, 2017

Experience Technology

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 shut down their email servers for several hours during the day. Some would take them down, at least for internal access, two hours in the…

Roland HughesJanuary 20, 2017January 28, 2024

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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” cable bills around $100/month many people are beginning to ask just how much they are willing to spend to be a couch potato. Many people…

Roland HughesJanuary 20, 2017October 9, 2017

Experience Thank You Sir May I Have Another

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 order with incompetent Keller MBAs engaged in a death spiral race to the bottom, but when management and products had integrity. Today they pretty much…

Roland HughesJanuary 17, 2017October 9, 2017

Experience Thank You Sir May I Have Another

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 one of those Yuppies in show shoes.” This triggered a dangerous thought process in my mind. At what age do you officially move from Yuppie…

Roland HughesJanuary 16, 2017October 8, 2017

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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 works with my Doro 626 phone and supports an NVIDIA driver version BOINC likes. Preferably a flavor of KDE desktop as well. This doesn’t sound…

Roland HughesJanuary 16, 2017October 8, 2017

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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 your four legged best friend. Yes, via trial and error man selectively bred wolf until he got the dog he wanted. He genetically modified the…

Roland HughesJanuary 15, 2017October 7, 2017