Someone I know sent me this positive article about the ubuntu phone. I read it and it was nice, and probably one of the best ‘tech-focused’ articles, but as a few friends and I discussed after reading it, it’s missing some of the most important reasons why one would switch. Here are my list of reasons why one should switch:…
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How to Use Owncloud Sync on Ubuntu Phone
Congrats! So you figured out the 20 steps to getting owncloud-sync on your ubuntu phone. The problem is … now what? How do you make it work? It took a bit of goofing around but here is what I figured out: Sync Files Do my tutorial (if it’s not in the software center when you read this) HERE Go to…
How to Install Nextcloud Owncloud App on Ubuntu Phone
Before you begin: Always first check in the stock ubuntu software center to make sure that it’s not simply available there first. As of the date of this post it is not, but I expect it will be there very soon. Do not proceed with this tutorial if there is a one click app in the software center 🙂 1…
Ubuntu Touch Poised to Enter Market with New Smart Phone Partner
It is not often that one can be slightly ahead of a major change or curve. I like to document these moments in a blog post. Bit Coin was my last one. People thought I was crazy to accept Bit Coin at my coffee shop and just a few months (not years) afterwards people were coming back and asking, “how…
If you Care about Freedom, Ramp up your Ham
I think it’s interesting how most people who claim to care about freedom don’t have a ham radio (amateur radio) license, especially you folks in open source. You reject and rebel against the Monopolists in Redmond and the Fruit Devices from Cupertino recognizing that they are dictating how you will and will not use the thing you are spending all…
The Ubuntu Phone (U-Phone)
I don’t usually get excited much these days because all advancements in smart phone technology seem to be coalescing to a very dangerous point – monopoly of your life and complete control over your privacy. In Randall’s article he announced the first thing that excited me in this arena since Angry Birds – The Ubuntu Phone. He explains well about…