One of the most frustrating things about Linux, and all other flavours of Unix, is the permissions system. It’s not super complicated, but it can get involved, and it helps if you have a clear idea of what you’re dealing with. I don’t use it that often, so every time I need it, I have to dig into it again, and relearn much of it. Thankfully, there are many tutorials for this sort of thing on the web. Unfortunately, the quality of these tutes is highly variable.
I recently had occasion to dive into the chmod command again yesterday, and was lucky enough to find a very good tutorial, complete with examples and exercises. If you need this stuff, it’s good to have it on hand.
I’m so excited! 
Last weekend, an earnest young lady named Taylor Lewis knocked on my door. She was wearing a 
I’ve been using 
Ever wonder about what your Member of Parliament is up to? How he or she voted on legislation that interests you? Well, wonder no more. Just clock in at 
Over a month ago I contacted Ken Dryden’s riding office to arrange a meeting with my Member of Parliament. I expected to see him within a week or two; I’d tell him of my concerns related to various issues of the day, and he’d take that into consideration when he returned to Ottawa.
There is a tremendously well-researched, well-reasoned history of the OLPC, and it’s subsequent effects on the computer industry, at 
Come September 30, 2008, Canadians can register on the CRTC’s Do-Not-Call List (DNCL). “It was about time!” you may be saying to yourself. Unfortunately, by some estimates, 
I’ve been using, playing and struggling with Windows since version 3.0. Before that, I used pretty much every version of MS-DOS. I’ve poured a lot of my money into Microsoft. I’ve watched them go from enthusiastic techno geeks, to arrogant robber barons.