Five Myths About Open Sourcing Debunked

There aren’t too many people these days who don’t know about open sourcing. As open source projects like Linux, Firefox, and Wikipedia grow, more and more people begin to learn about how open sourcing can change the world. However, as this population grows so does the misconceptions about open sourcing itself. To combat ignorance and for the overall betterment of the intelligential community, the following are ten open sourcing myths debunked.

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Why Blogging is like the Open Source Project

From what I understand web users typically agree that there are two main reasons why bloggers blog. Basically people do it for fun or for money. Although those reasons are valid and constitute a substantial portion of the blog-o-sphere there is a third reasons why bloggers blog, to spread ideas. This blogging motivator is in many ways like the Open Source Project and more bloggers should take into account the reasoning mentioned here and apply it to their own blogging convictions.

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5 Steps to Pimp Your Mac Desktop

Mac users everywhere love order, simplicity, and style. These traits embody much of Apple’s philosophy so it only makes since that Mac users would want their desktop to fall along the same guidelines. Unfortunately too many Mac users have just don’t maximize their desktop potential. Its alright, fortunately, there are a few suggestions which will really bring out the best in your desktop and keep you clean and organized.

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Microblogging and You

As the blogging bubble is on the cusp of bursting a new wave of online posting is becoming more and more popular. This new style web 2.0 trend is called microblogging, and all the hot shots are doing it. As microblogging increases in popularity many services are becoming available to aid you with your microblogging needs and beyond. So lets take a look at some of the new directions microblogging is headed.

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