Eric Lee's blog

Ubuntu now

Eric Lee — Wed, 06 Jun 2007 11:02:56 +0000

I took the plunge this morning: http://www.ericlee.info/2007/06/ubuntu_now.html

Linux after 13 days - I reach a decision

Eric Lee — Sun, 03 Jun 2007 09:04:21 +0000

See here:

http://www.ericlee.info/2007/06/life_after_windows_day_13.html

You've convinced me -- I've just switched over to Ubuntu Linux

Eric Lee — Tue, 22 May 2007 08:35:16 +0000

And I've written up a fairly detailed account of what happened,
here.

Britain needs public, free, city-wide wi-fi networks

Eric Lee — Wed, 16 May 2007 13:24:00 +0000

In a report published in mid-April, the Broadband Stakeholder Group warned that “time is running out to get the UK in shape to cope with the next wave of net use.” The Group is calling for telecoms firms to be encouraged to build faster networks, warning that without such investment, the country “could suffer profound social and economic setbacks.”

Thinking of buying photo-editing software? Don't

Eric Lee — Wed, 16 May 2007 13:20:18 +0000

Two things are happening to software that should be of interest to trade unionists. First, software that used to cost a great deal of money is now often available completely free of charge. Second, that software – which used to come on CD-ROMs – now is often available for use online, through your web browser.