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Those who keep up with my posts on Google Plus might know about my month-long struggle with Google Drive. For those who do not, here’s the deal. I split a 200 gig account with my organization Reglue. Half of it I pay for so I have a place to backup my important stuff. The other half is dedicated to files and other documents for Reglue. I learned a hard lesson in 2011: you can’t back [...] Continue reading Google Drive Download Blues 
FOSS Week in Review NSA involved in industrial espionage Another big non-surprise this week in the continuing saga of the NSA. It appears that our beloved spy agency has been using their secret powers for the purpose of uncovering industrial secrets from foreign companies. So much for the separation of business and state. Reuters reported that in a television interview with a German TV network, Edward Snowden said the agency doesn’t confine its intelligence gathering [...] Continue reading Google Beats Troll, Ellison’s Oracle ‘Unbreakable’ & More… These are the top ten most read articles on FOSS Force during the month of January: 1. Firefox OS: The Return of Microsoft’s Netscape Fears by Christine Hall. Published January 10, 2014. A look at Firefox OS’s use of HTML5 and what impact that might have on other operating systems. 2. Blame FUD for Microsoft’s Dominance in Schools by Ken Starks. Published January 16, 2014. Mr. Starks attempts to get information from the Austin, Texas [...] Continue reading January’s Top Ten 
Today it was announced that Google is selling handset maker Motorola Mobility to Lenovo for $2.91 billion. The move comes less than a week after the Chinese electronics company also agreed to acquire IBM’s low-end server business for $2.3 billion. Google purchased Motorola Mobility for $12.5 billion in 2012. Although the move is not necessarily a surprise, it is somewhat unexpected. When Google purchased the consumer electronics end of Motorola, media pundits were quick to [...] Continue reading Google Passes Motorola to Lenovo 
At last week’s Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, we again had the opportunity to witness how much the ideas behind open source are changing industries outside of software. I say this because open source hardware was much in evidence at this year’s event. The press is taking note. In their coverage of CES, Adweek posted an article on an impressive mobile 3D mapping device being made by Occipital. “All of this is made possible [...] Continue reading Open Source Hardware Gets CES Cred |
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