Tech Chords

I am an Internet-enabled scribbling hermit. What else would you call someone who works perched atop a sofa, in his jammies, sporting a 5 o'clock shadow. I work day and night, which is to say I work across timezones. And I love what I do -- write on free and open source software. For the most ...

I have a tough time explaining the merits of Free and Open Source software to desktop minions. They assume I am biased (which I am!). But my bias has a basis in truth. It's lost on them because despite spending hours in front of their Windows box, they've never actually used the operating system. Ever. Any ...

What's common between a bunch of unruly Spartans and civilised gents? A number -- 300. November 2010 is PCPlus' 300th issue. A three-figure number for something that's published 13 times a year is phenomenal. And to get an idea of how the coverage has progressed through those years, the good captain Martin Cooper advises you to ...

Leveraging existing distribution channels to streamline supply, is an age old business methodology. But can a downstream software distribution channel be used for upstream hardware collection? I don't see why not. New hardware is getting cheaper, which has an inverse impact on the second-hand computer market. It's cheaper to buy a new computer than upgrade the ...

So you're fresh out of college with a degree in computer science. As you gleefully wait for that one phone call, you discover the computer isn't just what you were taught it'd be. It has metamorphosed into the pervasive social web. Standalone apps have made way for those that reside on the cloud. Data isn't centralized ...