Articles


There are some articles written for the local Free/Open Source Software group.

General Articles:

Animated GIF "delay" graphic - A tutorial using Inkscape and Imagemagick.

What Does "Open Source" Mean? - It isn't too complicated.

Coding for Fun - You can have fun while learning to take control of your computer.

Using Unicode - You have access to many more characters than show on your keyboard. ⇨ è ♽ é

Unicode (UTF-8) Codes - some UTF-8 characters I use frequently

Information Multipliers - Some inventions have had a significant effect on access to information.

Moving to Open Source Software - a blog to which I regularly contribute

"Can I Carry Your Books?" - Paperless Textbooks - ebooks in education

Computing in the Cloud - Putting software and your data on Internet servers

Distributed Proofreading - Getting public domain texts into ebook format

Kgeography - Make sure you can identify the states of your country

5 Square - a simple puzzler for your students

Playful Exploration - Adult Computer Learning with less trauma

Butterbox - A "learn by doing" project I did with my middle school students

The Daily Create - What creativity stimulation can be in the digital world.

Metric Conversion - making the conversion between units easy.

OpenDyslexic - A accessibility font you can use to help dyslexic readers.

"Chaos" in Education - Education isn't just passing on knowledge.

KDE Userbase Entries: (These are all elements of the KDE Software Compilation and the KDE Desktop generally used on a GNU/Linux computer.)