Bruce’s Journal

December 10, 2008

Elgg Community Support and Development Forum

Filed under: Community, Elgg, Open Source, Social Networking — Bruce @ 7:52 pm

Please come check out the new…..

Elgg Community Support and Development Forum

at  ElggForum.com

Please help me by posting a message elsewhere… everywhere… and help spread the word about this new totally OPEN community of sharing…..

If this new community takes off… and does some good…. it will benefit us all.

Thanks,

Bruce

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December 9, 2008

Super Easy install of Elgg – rated the number one open source social networking software

Filed under: Community, Elgg, Open Source, Social Networking — Bruce @ 12:07 pm
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UPDATE: (Dec 10, 2008)  I’ve now created a new Elgg Community Support and Development Forum

Mind you, I am an Absolute Beginner with Elgg….

But I just wanted to point this out….

I’ve discovered that GoDaddy.com hosting provides something called ‘Quick Install Apps’….. It’s a free service…. And ELGG is one of their Quick Install Apps…

This means that, with ONE CLICK, you can install Elgg.

I did just that.

It installs the database, the application, and configures everything you need done… all with one single click…. It’s automated.

It installs version 1.0…… But… I was able to upgrade to 1.1 myself easily.

Since their Quick Install installation sets everything up for 1.0, I was able to then upgrade by simply uploading (overwriting) all the files from the version 1.1 ZIP file….. then visiting your  http://you-elgg-site.com/upgrade.php  page. It couldn’t be more simple!!!

( No, I am NOT affiliated with GoDaddy in any way. )

By the way, their ‘deluxe’ hosting plan gives us an UNLIMITED number of web sites. So, if I have 14 domains…. I can have 14 installations of Elgg…. all for about $6.66 per month….. about $0.48 each…

If you have the ‘economy’ hosting plan…. for just one web site…. it’s about $4.75 per month. If you have 2 or more sites, the ‘deluxe’ is a better deal.

Also, the ‘premium’ plan gives you all the same as the ‘deluxe’, UNLIMITED web sites, …plus UNLIMITED storage, plus UNLIMITED bandwidth…

I know I sound like I’m plugging them, but since so many people seem to be looking for cheap Elgg hosting…. and SUPER EASY installation of Elgg…. I just wanted to share this discovery with y’all.

PS – They also offer everything Open Source…. from WordPress to Joomla to you name it… all with easy One Click install.

PPS – I personally think they have the absolute best telephone customer support of any company I’ve ever dealt with — not just tech companies… the best of ANY company. (in my personal experience)

June 4, 2008

‘One Laptop per Child’ to Switch from Linux to Windows?

As posted to our Ubuntu users Meetup forum, by Jay:

One Laptop Per Child may eventually switch from GNU/Linux to Windows

http://truthhappens.redhatmagazine.com/2008/04/23/sigh/

It seems like locking kids minds into proprietary frames still remains a priority for the educators.

So here is…  My email correspondence with OLPC just now…

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To: press@racepointgroup.com

Is it true that OLPC will be switching from a Linux OS to a Windows OS?

If so, you guys are pathetic, and I need to know so I can withdrawal all my support for the OLPC project as soon as possible.

Bruce Wagner

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From: press@racepointgroup.com

This is not true.  OLPC will support both Linux and Windows.  Governments have been asking for both.

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To: press@racepointgroup.com

That is NOT ok.

See http://linux.meetup.com/392/messages/boards/thread/4635205

And http://truthhappens.redhatmagazine.com/2008/04/23/sigh/

It it self-defeating to go down a proprietary closed corporate path like Windows.   It is also self-defeating to split your resources in half between two separate development paths.   Windows has no future in a program such as OLPC.  Your role is EDUCATION, not backing down to special interests and corporate greed.

Don’t cave in to anyone.   Stick to FREEDOM — open source free software, not corporate interests — if you hope or expect to get any support from the global community.

Bruce Wagner

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(also posted in the Ubuntu Forums, here: http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=818407 )

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May 28, 2008

Free Yourself from the Proprietary Corporate Greed of ‘Big Brother’: Microsoft, Apple, etc.

Always choose the superior Open Source Free Software.

Now, there is an equivalent or superior Free Open Source version of all the best software that exists.

Do you use Ubuntu Linux on your PC and laptop yet?

Google does.  Did you know that Google’s search engines are all running 100% on Linux?  Not Windows.  Not Mac.  Only Linux.  Does Google know something you don’t know?

You can even install Ubuntu Linux on a Windows computer without changing a thing — all for free.  It takes about 2.5 minutes, and is as easy as three clicks, using Wubi — the Windows Ubuntu Installer.  Try it here!

Check out each of these links carefully:

A. http://tinyurl.com/552×66 |  B. http://tinyurl.com/67hjz5 |  C. http://getgnulinux.org |  D. http://ubuntu.com |  E. http://wubi-installer.org |  F. http://ubuntuforums.org

(Add the above lines to your email program’s signature too; Help us spread the word!)

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Free yourself from the closed proprietary ‘Big Brother’ of Microsoft, Apple, etc. Choose Open Source Free Software.

Are you using Ubuntu Linux on your home computer yet?  Do you use Google?  Did you know that the Google search engine you use every day operates 100% on Linux?  Check out  Windows vs Ubuntu’s Best Applications and  getgnulinux.org and  ubuntu.com and  wubi-installer.org and  Google: Open Source Free Software

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May 22, 2008

Yet Another Reason to NOT buy Vista

…as if we needed one.

Microsoft’s Media Center Does Not Record Television Shows from NBC

Microsoft has come out with an astounding admission, courtesy of Greg Sandoval at CNet News:

“Microsoft included technologies in Windows, based on rules set forth by the (Federal Communications Commission),” a Microsoft spokeswoman wrote in an e-mail to CNET News.com. “As part of these regulations, Windows Media Center fully adheres to the flags used by broadcasters and content owners to determine how their content is distributed and consumed.”

(full story)

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Free yourself from the closed proprietary ‘Big Brother’ of Microsoft, Apple, etc. Choose Open Source Free Software.

Are you using Ubuntu Linux on your home computer yet?  Do you use Google?  Did you know that the Google search engine you use every day operates 100% on Linux?  Check out  Windows vs Ubuntu’s Best Applications and  getgnulinux.org and  ubuntu.com and  wubi-installer.org and  Google: Open Source Free Software

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And don’t forget to…

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Ubuntu Linux is More Than Twice as Fast as Windows XP — Latest Performance Benchmarks

Ubuntu is 2.3 times Faster than Windows XP, acording to the latest performance benchmarks.

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Free yourself from the closed proprietary ‘Big Brother’ of Microsoft, Apple, etc. Choose  Open Source Free Software.

Are you using Ubuntu Linux on your home computer yet?  Do you use Google?  Did you know that the Google search engine you use every day operates 100% on Linux?  There’s no Windows or Mac running the Google company or any of its services.  Check out  Windows vs Ubuntu’s Best Applications and  getgnulinux.org and  ubuntu.com and  wubi-installer.org and  Google: Open Source Free Software

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Also, be sure to check out…

Watch our shows…

And don’t forget to…

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Bruce Wagner
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bruce@brucewagner.com

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