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 Society Technology Thank You Sir May I Have Another

Time to Ban Dicamba Trait in Crops

Every year there is a problem with Dicamba and every year a whole bunch of people swear under oath they will abide by the labeling. Every year they lie. This year is no different than last. Dicamba keeps getting banned and the manufacturer keeps re-introducing it. We need to have…

Roland HughesJuly 10, 2023July 11, 2023

Experience Society

Cornel West is Running for President

A Friend told me Cornel West is running for President. I poked around and found the campaign Web site. Honestly I even donated a little money to him. Yeah, I know, third party candidates don’t do that well, but Cornel speaks some level headed stuff. Liz Cheney gives me hope.…

Roland HughesJune 28, 2023June 28, 2023

Experience Society

A President That Committed Treason

Yes, I stood downwind and caught a big whiff of what Trump was long before he ever got elected. Now that he is basically being tried for Treason (under the Espionage Act) people need to start actually thinking. As someone who was born a Republican, I’m disgusted at the Nazi…

Roland HughesJune 11, 2023June 11, 2023

Books Publishing Stories

Rascal Cat Brothers by Lisa Jacovsky – Children’s Book

Children’s Book Date Published: 03-04-2023 Sometimes we all have to make room for new additions to our family. It can be hard but it also can be fun. That is exactly what happened to Midnight one day when his mommy brought home a new little brother named Snowball…

Roland HughesJune 6, 2023

Film Reviews

Review – Gigantic (2008)

★★★★☆ Gigantic is one of those Indie films you have to be in the mood to see. Yes, I’m going to watch it again. You can watch it for free on Tubi and a few other free streaming services. (Hopefully they never tax the free streaming services!) It’s a boy…

Roland HughesMay 7, 2023December 25, 2023

Experience Finance

Check Washing is Big Business Again

All it took was a pandemic for check washing to become big business again. With everyone afraid to go out people started paying bills by mail. All of those stimulus checks were just too tempting for criminals as well. They are so addicted to the scam they are now robbing…

Roland HughesMay 1, 2023May 1, 2023

Experience Humor

Watch Dewey Do-er

It’s funny how stories from one’s childhood pop up at odd times. Almost as funny as how most ten minute small talk conversations hop through at least seven topics before they end. Nobody knows why, they just do. During a recent small talk conversation I was reminded just how many…

Roland HughesApril 30, 2023April 30, 2023