Doug Barbieri's blog
Flash 64 bit under Ubuntu not letting you click?!
Fri, 02/26/2010 - 08:01 — Doug BarbieriUse this excellent article if you are having difficulty clicking in your flash window (and you’re running Ubuntu 64 9.10):
64bit Java / Flash Deathroll | Speaking What We See. (unfortunately, that page was removed.)
He also rightly clears up the Java issue. This is a way to get native 64 bit installations for both Sun Java and Adobe Flash.
GoldMoney.com
Wed, 12/02/2009 - 10:53 — Doug BarbieriWatching the spiraling price of gold (the spot price as of this writing is $1,213.40/oz) has been a humbling experience for me. There are all kinds of marketing forces happening to cause this, but if you follow what the Austrian School folks are saying, this is not a surprising trend at all. Central banks around the world are dumping their U.S. dollars and buying up gold, which is driving the price up. But I think this is different than just another commodity bubble, because the way gold is perceived--as a store of wealth. Traditionally investors who feel the currency they are in is threatened ...
Microsoft: Vista Worries Cause Businesses to Consider Macs and Linux
Wed, 12/05/2007 - 17:52 — Doug Barbieri
Eweek reports:
“A recent survey shows that 44 percent of businesses are considering Mac OS and Linux rather than switching to Vista.”
We are seeing the barbarians at the gate now, and the MS empire begins to show its first signs of crumbling. And it’s been a long time coming, I’m afraid. It goes to show you how ineffective the US anti-trust laws are, and how the free market is self-regulating.
It seems that Microsoft is very out of touch of what their customers really want, and is full steam ahead using its outdated business model of forced upgrading. Looks ...
