Debunking Some Linux Myths -- by J.A. Watson

Great article about opensource and linux in particular ...

Some of the myths are:
- "You have to compile everything yourself to install Linux"
- "Linux doesn't support much hardware"
- "Linux is lacking in applications"
- "Linux is Difficult/Confusing to use"
- "Linux is an unreliable "hacker/hobbyist" system Compared to Windows"
- "Linux is insecure"
- "There are too many different versions of Linux available"

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5 ways Social Media is changing our daily lives [en inglés] by Soren Gordhamer

1. Where We Get Our News
2. How We Start and Do Business
3. How We Meet and Stay in Touch with People
4. What We Reveal
5. What We Can Influence

Conclusion: In every era, cultures go through numerous changes, and in recent years ours has been more impacted than anything else by social media. Large media companies are not likely to go away overnight, nor will the need to communicate by phone or meet people in person, but social media is providing yet one more means of engaging with people on this vast planet of ours, and if used effectively can give all of us greater choice in how we live and what happens in our world.

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