My Open Source Story column

Growing up with Windows, it seemed there was always something wrong with my family's computer. Our PCs didn't stay new for long. Yet, as annoying as it was to load each…

The words I hear some clients ask when they first see my Linux set up is: " Is it that Unix thing?" If they know it well enough to ask that question, I'm usually on the verge…

I spent my career in a school system that had a high number of socioeconomically disadvantaged youth. These young people were talented, but often lacked the resources to…

I have enjoyed reading the stories others have shared about how they got started with open source software, so I thought I'd add mine. It is different in that I came to open…

When I was 13, our school was hooked up to the Internet—a 28.8 kbps U.S. Robotics modem was all that stood between us and the vast expanses of the Web. As I grew to understand…

By the time I was 23, I was a veteran software developer and the father of two adorable girls. I had designed, written, and managed other developers through the creation of a…