Category: Articles

  • A Linux Mint Story

    I’ve always been a Microsoft user. Their operating systems are effective, stable, and familiar to anyone who might be using the computer. Systems shipped ready to use often come standard with the latest edition, and students can often get a copy of the expensive software at a great price. As a company, Microsoft is a…

  • If you’ve turned an eye towards the national media last month, odds are you’ve heard the buzz about the Stop Online Piracy Act. However, every telling of the story has a different facet from another’s perspective. What is the historical and economic context driving this bill through our Congress at rates we could only wish…

  • Visiting the Zooniverse

    Captivating the global media recently was the discovery of an ‘Earth-like’ planet, Kepler 22b. It is one of many planets to be found orbiting other stars, discovered by the Kepler Space Telescope. Launched in March 2009 with a lifetime projected at 3.5 years, the telescope sorts every photon from the cross section of the Milky…