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Kicking Google out of my life, Part 4: Goodbye, Gmail

Here are some alternative email services to Gmail, and the one that I picked while trying to kick Google services out of my digital life.

Linux Tycoon

By Bryan Lunduke

You can't shoot a drone, so what can you do if it invades your privacy?

It turns out you can't wildly shoot at drones while they're in the air, after a recent lawsuit ruled in favor of the owner of a drone that was shot down by his privacy-concerned neighbor. But if a drone is in fact invading...

Open Source Community

By Colin Neagle

Kicking Google out of my life, Part 3: A surprise Android replacement emerges

My quest to remove Google from my digital life leads me to a tablet replacement for Android that I had completely forgotten about.

Linux Tycoon

By Bryan Lunduke

Kicking Google out of my life, Part 2: Leaving Android is not so easy

An update on my ongoing quest to remove Google from my digital life. ChromeOS was an easy task, but Android is difficult to leave.

Linux Tycoon

By Bryan Lunduke

Wi-Fi router's 'pregnant women' setting sparks vendor rivalry in China

One Chinese vendor is claiming its Wi-Fi routers are safer for pregnant women even though it acknowledges that there is no evidence that other routers pose a risk.

Open Source Community

By Colin Neagle

Can LibreOffice successfully compete with Microsoft Office?

A strategy that involves challenging the dominance of Microsoft Office seems doomed, but LibreOffice may have a puncher’s chance. Here’s what the open source longshot needs to compete.

Paul Rubens

By Paul Rubens

Kicking Google out of my life: Day 1

Just to see if I can do it, I'm removing every trace of Google in my digital life. Easier said than done.

Linux Tycoon

By Bryan Lunduke

Scenes from Red Hat Summit 2015

Here’s what Boston’s Hynes Convention Center looks like as we count down to kickoff for Red Hat Summit 2015.

Jon Gold

By Jon Gold

MEAN vs. LAMP for the future of programming

LAMP diehards take note: The flexible simplicity of MongoDB, ExpressJS, AngularJS, and Node.js is no joke

Peter Wayner

By Peter Wayner

Verizon calls New York City's report on FiOS failure a 'union tactic'

Verizon has refuted New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio's claims that it hasn't held up its end of a past-deadline deal to offer its FiOS service to city residents.

Open Source Community

By Colin Neagle