07/22/2008
The City of Pomeroy switches to Ultumix TM GNU/Linux!
By Justin Breithaupt

On Friday 18th of July in 2008 I received a phone call from the "City of Pomeroy" (Road Department, Sewage, ect.) reporting that a laptop that they were using gave them an error that said that the Windows Kernel had failed and couldn't find a .dll file. What a great opportunity I thought. So I asked the man if he was the primary operator of that computer. He said no. I drove down to their repair shop to pick up the Laptop. I met the man who used the laptop and asked him what he used it for. He said we only use it for Microsoft's Office and internet. No Quickbooks or anything else. No special programs. So I told them they had two choices. I could either install XP and restore it to factory defaults and put their information back on there or I could simply switch them to my software and they would never have this problem again. They chose option 2. :) They wanted to know how much this software would cost them. I told them it was free but they would need to buy a $20.00 GNU/Linux compatible WiFi card. They then began discussing having me work on all the other computers switching them over so that there would never be any more problems again. :)

Switching everyone in Pomeroy to Ultumix TM GNU/Linux!

We are going to open up a business in Pomeroy on the second week of August. Hopefully this business will thrive there. We are planning on holding a huge videogame turnament on the Saturday following the week we open where we will be awarding one brand new gaming computer to the winner. We wil advertise this in 5 cities and try to get as much attendance as possible. We are also going to have a video arcade open on a regular basis.

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06/04/08
“TechNet Flash: Special Edition: Why should you upgrade to Windows Vista?” Article by Justin Breithaupt.

Thats a good question. I've been asking myself that since they started allowing beta testing back in 2003. Actually I haven't been asking that question very often because I must admit I'm quite addicted to GNU/Linux and if they ever outlawed it here in the US I'd have to move to protect my freedoms. The reason I decided to comment on this may be more obvious now. I want to see if Microsoft's “Get The Facts” technique has any factual truth to it or if it's the same pile of lies that we in the IT world have either seen to be lies or have blindfolded ourselves and our customers and endured the pitfalls and security risks of Microsoft.
First of all lets go over what Microsoft said:
“Volume 10, Issue 11a: June 4, 2008

Note from the Editor

Welcome to the special bonus edition of TechNet Flash featuring content specifically selected to inform and ease your Windows Vista deployment. When we released Windows Vista, security was clearly a top priority. However, one of the implications of the increased focus on security was that compatibility with Windows Vista was not where we wanted it to be at launch. Over the past eighteen months, Microsoft and our partners have made tremendous progress (I think our President used the term progress to describe our status in Iraq on multiple occasions threw ought his presidency.) in compatibility, performance, and battery life. Here are updates on a few key facts: • Windows Vista now supports more than 77,000 printers, cameras, speakers and other devices. • More than 2,700 software programs are “Certified for” or “Works with” Windows Vista-logoed; 97 of the top 100 consumer applications are compatible. • 62% of small businesses said Windows Vista saves them time, and 70% said it makes them more productive, according to an independent survey. • More than 140 million copies of Windows Vista have been sold, making it the fastest selling operating system in Microsoft history. Even Macs run it. • 71 percent of Windows Vista customers like it better than their last operating system. • People familiar with Windows Vista are two to three times more likely to have a favorable impression of it. • Every 10 PCs that switch to Windows Vista is the equivalent of taking an automobile off the road, in terms of greenhouse gases. If you haven’t had a chance to begin your formal assessment of Windows Vista, we encourage you to start soon. Understanding Windows Vista as a "managed node" is different from understanding it as an end user. To that end, we’ve compiled below new content around Service Pack 1 improvements, security enhancements, usability, and deployment. If you’re still on the fence with regard to deploying Windows Vista, read Technical Fellow Mark Russinovich’s Springboard article where he discusses why now may be a good time to take another look at Windows Vista. Also see Mark and a panel of experts discuss adopting Windows Vista into a desktop infrastructure. The panel features subject-matter experts and IT pros from around the world that have tackled Windows Vista deployment. Thanks for reading, Mitch Irsfeld Editor, TechNet Flash

” Now lets get to some real facts:
around 75+% of users use Windows XP 8+% of users use Windows Vista and 8+% of users use GNU/Linux according to a study I read in a Microsoft sponsored Magazine.
Of course the question this raises is: Where will the 75% go after June 30th? We will get to this question later. Right now lets stick to Microsoft's Tech Net Flash newsletter.
Microsoft claims that Windows Vista supports 77,000 printers. GNU/Linux supports a minimum of 7,202 printers and most of those drivers support 10 other printers or more making it more like 72,020+ however Microsoft's Windows Vista still won't work with old printers from the past. This must mean that since Microsoft's Windows Vista came out 77,000 different printer models were made since Vista supports only a handful of pre Vista Printers. I wonder if those printers were maybe experimental ones that never made it to the shelf? And what I really like about Lexmark printers is how they only have one cartridge that has a price that = about a quarter brick of gold lol.
140 Million copies or licenses for Windows Vista probably were sold to many companies. After companies put those computers on the shelves hardly anyone bought them. Vista computers came with a lot of extra RAM and Hard Drive space to support the bulky system and so naturally most users didn't experience problems on recently purchased models right after they started using it. Microsoft's independent studies are usually done with some kind of influence. Just read about Microsoft's fabricated White papers.
71% of Windows Vista users liked it better than their previous operating system. Well If you were given a free computer and asked to rate it what would you say? I would say thank you and then erase the hard drive and install GNU/Linux. Most people however probably installed XP.
Now wait wasn't something in there about the environment to sound Green and friendly?
“The Windows Vista™ operating system features significant changes to power management infrastructure, functionality, and default settings. These changes impact how PCs running Microsoft Windows® consume energy. This paper outlines the potential energy savings available when deploying Windows Vista and the significant changes from Windows XP. These savings are presented in terms of both financial and environmental impact.”
Ya there are significant changes. First of all your PC needs much more power and Microsoft is syncing the data back and forth between your comptuer and their server all of the time as their agreement says that you agreed to when you clicked “I Agree”. Thats all I need to say about that but if you have any questions just ask Microsoft by clicking here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JcYxe-OS8kU or read more at www.badvista.org.
WARNING! READ THIS CAREFULLY! “If you haven’t had a chance to begin your formal assessment of Windows Vista, we encourage you to start soon.” Once you install Windows Vista you can't downgrade to XP. It says so in the Microsoft Windows Vista EULA and anyone who tells you otherwise is lying unless your talking about computers for a very large business with Vista enterprise or business installed. So of course they want you to try Windows Vista because then your legally trapped and there is nothing you can do.

05/30/08
Wetpaint Nation
By Justin Breithaupt

Wetpaint Nation has decided to review our Wiki page and discuss it on his page and or show. This should help us gain more site traffic. Wetpaint Nation is the official podcast that discusses Wetpaint.com which hosts our PediaOpenness.org site.

05/29/08
Microsoft says that GNU/Linux Open Source is a bigger threat than Google.
By ZDnet

05/28/08
PediaOpenness.org has a new news writer!
By Justin Breithaupt

DirectEffect is our 15th member. He has a cool news site Direct Effect Live and he keeps it updated with Tech news all the time. He has a YouTube channel as well and he might even start writing for this site. :)

05/19/08
PediaOpeness.org is now PediaOpenness.org!
By Justin Breithaupt

We have secured the domain PediaOpenness.org and so we have changed the domain name :) If you see Openess or PediaOpeness on any site please change it to Openness. Thanks.

Two new pages have been added recently: Free Multimedia Guidelines and Prayer.

5/15/08
Beyond Kubuntu 8.04?
By Justin Breithaupt

Is Ultumix GNU/Linux 0.0.1.7 beyond Kubuntu 8.04? Well at this point I think it is. I'm working around two flaws in Ubuntu 8.04 64 bit that I found so that no one will be confronted with them as I was but other than that it seems that Ultumix GNU/Linux 0.0.1.7 is ahead of Kubuntu 8.04 because when I tried Kubuntu 8.04 and wanted to use it as a base for Ultumix it could not install my Graphics driver or do much else in the way of hardware support or software support. I think Kubuntu remasters Ubuntu and puts it out 6 months later with KDE. Am I right? Well Ultumix 0.0.1.7 has beat them to the punch with the 64 bit version. The problems are as follows: You can't install Frets On Fire in a 64 bit enviornment (Help with this would be appreciated and yes I checked into the FOF forums) and if you mess with the Kmenu configuration editor you can't switch between screensavers manually any more. Both problems have baffled me but I'm please to report that every other videogame and program I've tried works much faster in the 64 bit enviornment and takes full advantage of my 3D hardware that comes standard in all USA Computer Tech Computer Rescue Ultumix GNU/Linux PCs. I haven't had problems with games lagging, studdering, or anything else and my resolution is currently set to 1280 x 1024. I give credit to the 128 MB 128 bit PCI Express Nvidia card I have installed. The Single core CPU and dual channel 667 Mhz DDR2 RAM could not possibly do this otherwise. In my book it's worth investing in that video card. It also comes with S-video out as well as both styles of connectors for the newer and older monitors. One advantage of using a single core is that you can run your CPU at 65 degrees F at 60 degrees room temperature and this is great for the summer. If you need extra cooling there is a large hole in the lower rear corner of the case for a giant fan or an 80 mm fan as well. This would help to cool the Fanless Video Card if needed. In my experience I haven't found that necessary unless you cut half of the heatsink off (I did this because I needed more room inside a media center computer). The hardware is Vista compatible if you want to torture yourself so there is no fear of not being able to downgrade to Vista. Of course Ultumix 0.0.1.7 has virtualbox installed so why not just install the 32 version of Vista or XP inside it? With the semless integration option it's great for family and friends to run Windows programs right along side of GNU/Linux programs. I'm very excited and I hope you are too. I'm hoping I can release it this week and get the 32 bit version out soon for those who have already ordered it in advance on DVD. Perfecting the 64 bit version comes first though as many customers ordered computers from me and they all use 64 bit.

05/11/2008
PediaOpeness.org Is Growing!

I had my doubts at first. I figured this thing could go either way but with the increase in membership and contributions It's official that PediaOpeness.org is now alive and growing. I'm thankfull to my new members and Administrative staff that have contributed so far. Thanks and keep up the good work!

05/10/2008
Work on Ultumix GNU/Linux 0.0.1.7 64 bit is almost finished.
By Justin Breithaupt

Well I've been working hard. I knew I needed to make another version of Ultumix GNU/Linux because someone removed the NVIDIA drivers from the repo that the auto installers had been using. I was hearing great things about Ubuntu 8.04. Normally I'm against using Ubuntu for other reasons but this time I decided to give it a try. It seems to work very well. The new Ubuntu 8.04 automatically installs printers, fax, scanners, ect. when you plug them in and automatically installs packages as needed to open files.

It also has a feature I like that helps me make install scripts for a set of packages. I'm still working on getting that to work. As soon as that works we won't have an issue upgrading to GE or UE from SE.

We added the Mac4Lin interface and a KDE Windows like interface. With VirtualBox installed you can even integrate Vista into it.

The 32 bit version should be done soon as well. We can't use the same install scripts for both because we are using some 64 bit packages in the script.

Even though there is no 64 bit skype we managed to get it to work. :)

05/06/2008
The Wikipedia VS The Open Wikipedia.
By Justin Breithaupt.

Well today I was asked to call the Wikipedia and speak to an attorney there. He seems honest and upfront and tells me that we must change our name. We decided to change the name to pediaopeness instead of open wikipedia because the name was available. I'm having mixed feelings about the phone call however. Now that I have time to digest what was being said I realise that they told me that I legally had to give them www.openwikipedia.org the domain. I registered that domain name and I think that legaly I should be able to keep it. I think that after a few weeks of transitioning to pediaopeness.org I'll just stop redirectiong www.openwikipeida.org to this site and hold on to it because it's worth much more than the $6.99 I paid for it as similar sites cost $300.00 to buy like openpedia.org. If you have any feedback I'm all ears.

05/05/2008
The PediaOpeness News Paper Opens!
by Justin breithaupt

I started this living news paper because news should never end. I think it's cool to have people writing news each day. This paper should be split up into sections like Computers, Food, TV, Movies, Microsoft, GNU/Linux, Mac, Weather, Deaths, Adds, ect. Just put your article under the appropriate date and subject just like you see here. If your article makes it as a top storry I'll put it under the Front Page section. (Don't do that yourself) You can nominate your own article or another article for Front Page status.