Can it already be near the end of the release cycle for 12.04? Why, I still have 11.10 CDs to give out, and already it's 12.04. Sheesh!

Well, as they say, time marches on, and we're ready to usher in the new LTS release of Ubuntu 12 …

This past Saturday, the Ubuntu Michigan Loco gathered at JoDee's and my house to participate in the Ubuntu Global Jam. we decided to try installing Precise Pangolin on as many machines as we could. I noticed a few bugs on some of the NVidia hardware that I had laying about …

How to Jam like a Michiganian? Michigander? Michigan-jammer? Oh, whatever.

Resident commander in chief of Ubuntu Awesome, Jorge Castro, asked me a few questions about how the Ubuntu Michigan Team runs Global Jams. Not content with the standard "by magic, fear, and shear luck" answer, I gave him some answers …

The Global Jam (started in our great state of Michigan) is a chance for folks from around the globe to take part in activities to help smooth out the upcoming release. ~~We'll be meeting at SRT Solutions office in Ann Arbor (206 S. Fifth Ave. Ann Arbor, MI 48104) on …

I'll be presenting "A Brief History of UNIX" at MUG on December 13th (That's the second Tuesday of the month, for those of you wishing to make MUG meetings a regular part of their monthly diet). There's an awful lot of history surrounding the UNIX operating system, and my hope …