If I have seen a little further it is by standing on the shoulders of Giants. - Isaac Newton
Some people equate open source to free of payment software, but this not necessarily true, nor the most important aspect of the open source movement. Actually, all business people know that "there is nothing like a free lunch". Even when software is free of license cost, there is at least an implicit cost of implementation.
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The real significance of the open source is the freedom to build on the works of other people. Having a launching platform for not having to start from scratch on every project. The Linksys WRT54G, the most popular internet router in history, was developed using open source software to shorten the time to market. And enthusiasts around the world used the original Linksys open source firmware as a base to add router features that where only available in corporate router costing several hundred dollars.
Note: This is a repost of an article written in 2009 that was misplaced during the migration of this blog. I wanted to refer to it recently and could not find it here, so I rescued it from the backups.
Even on the current recession of late 2009, at the time of writing this article there were 4338 job posts in the United Status making reference to Linux in a job search web site. The world economy has been transformed by Linux. The job and business opportunities with Linux are huge and several people have made their fortunes on it. The cake is big, do you want a piece? Then you need to define your learning roadmap.
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Este premio es de especial significancia para mí porque yo he usado Khan Academy muchísimo este año para complementar el material que estudio en la universidad. Salman Khan tiene un dón especial para explicar las cosas de una manera que todo el mundo entiende.
Salman comenzó en el 2004 a darle tutorías remotas a unos parientes adolescentes y al día de hoy ya ha creado cerca de 2000 cursos cortos (10 minutos) en materias que ván desde matemática, química y biología, hasta banca e inversiones. El individuo es ciertamente un genio que sabe transmitir el conocimiento y ya antes había recibido reconocimiento del Microsoft Tech Award, aparte de ser reseñado por CNN, PBS Newshour y National Public Radio.
Salman dejó un empleo altamente remunerado en Septiembre del 2009 para dedicarse a su pasión de educar al mundo, y estuvo financiando su proyecto con sus propios ahorros hasta Mayo de 2010 cuando recibió algunos donaticos 'significativos' . Este nuevo premio le permitirá financiar su esfuerzo por mas tiempo además de contratar traductores para llevar su mensaje a otros idiomas. Esperemos que pronto comenzemos a ver cursos en español.
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Este pasado 1 de Septiembre Dashway Technologies en esfuerzo conjunto con John Dewey College recinto de Fajardo ofrecio el seminario “Moodle como herramienta de aprendizaje” en el cual sus participantes aprendieron sobre Moodle y sus multiples modulos.
Estudiantes y profesores asitieron al seminario ofrecido en el centro de computos de JDC Fajardo con computadoras, aire acondicionado, acceso a Internet, etc.
Este seminario es un primer paso para la implementacion de Moodle como programa piloto en JDC Fajardo. El seminario consto de 3 horas contacto e incluyo teoría y práctica de la herramienta.
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Linux is no harder to use than Windows, and has many more capabilities. It just takes minutes to get familiar with a distribution like Ubuntu or Fedora, which come with many programs installed. If you need commercial-quality software to work with business documents, Internet/networking, or multimedia and graphics, it's there right out of the box. Want more than that? Linux can do it; there are hundreds of free, high-quality applications you can find and install easily.
You shouldn't assume however, that Linux is a clone of Windows. To know what to expect when stepping into it, we can help you with the basics of switching to Linux. See the below video to learn how to install Linux in three minutes. The Dashway!
La combinacion de Google y codigo abierto es mortal “para la competencia”. Android se basa en kernel de Linux y ha sido desarrollado por Google y Open Handset Alliance. Google anuncio que ya han liberado el 100% del código fuente de Android. En el sitio de Android encontraran una enorme cantidad de código y instrucciones de los requerimientos, compilacion e instalacion.
If you buy or reinstall a new PC, you want it to be productive right now. In addition to the OS, you want a basic tool-set of low cost applications and no-compromises. This entry is the first of a series of articles on which we aim to offer application tool-sets tailored for specific needs.
This first entry focuses on 'core' applications used in general by most consumer and small business users. Please visit us again for other interesting editions.
- Office Suite - We had already commented on the word processors on a previous article, but we cannot mention core applications without covering and office suite. If you want the leading edge technology, we recommend OpenOffice (Windows, Mac, Linux). However, if the potential of corporate backed support is important for you, then you should look to IBM's Lotus Symphony (Windows, Mac, Linux). Notice that in both applications we recommend using the word processor, spreadsheet and presentations applications only. The Drawing application is not to the level of specialized tools.
- Images - Use Irfanview (Windows only) for simple image viewing, cropping, reizing and image format conversion (90% of what we do with an image is one of these). Together with the Plugins, it can read and convert to almost every image format under the sun. You might want to use Aviary Phoenix (Windows, Mac, Linux) for actual image editing. Notice that Aviary Phoenix is a web application. However, we are including it here because no other free desktop application provides this type of simple and powerful editing.
There is no substitute for proper parent supervision. We recommend that you keep your desktop on a shared home area close to were you spend most of your time, so that you don't leave your children unsupervised while surfing the net. However, there is also some great and free technology that you can use to help you protect your family. This software might reduce the possibility of having to deal with a undesirable web site that you or your child could reach by accident.
Protecting your computer is not just about securing your personal information or using an 
antivirus to prevent your
computer's program from stop working. Lately, the most important reason to protect your computer is for preventing hackers from using your computer in ways that you didn't intend it to be used.
When most people think about securing their computer they think about preventing identity theft, secure access to personal and financial information - in general, protecting from the damage that could happen to us. Theft of Paypal/eBay credentials, access to your bank accounts, credit card and investment/retirement account information, harvesting email and social account contacts, etc.
However, while all this is bad, this is the most innocent use that a hacker could make of your computer. Lately, they see even more potential about what they can do with your computer, instead of what they can do to your computer:
