Andrew Cullison

So, three things have happened that should have open source software enthusiasts excited. The new Ubuntu is coming out soon (OK, that’s not news - but I had to mention it) OpenOffice 3.0 was released yesterday. It was so popular the website crashed! Check out there website - they’re still running super-downgraded version to control [...]

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Ubuntu’s newest version will be released at the end of October! That will also mark my 6 month of being almost entirely Windows free! I’ve decided to do my part in helping promote Ubuntu by posting their countdown on the blog here. I’m also posting a list of some of my favorite posts related to [...]

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I’ve ranted a lot about how awesome I think Ubuntu is. It’s a super, user-friendly Linux alternative to Mac and Windows. One of the benefits that I like to emphasize when I try to persuade someone that they should consider Linux has to do with social justice. There is good reason to believe that Linux [...]

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Two very good discussions regarding the recent lawsuit that EndNote makers filed against the makers of Zotero - here and here. Stop using EndNote. [HT: Mark Eli Kalderon]

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Stop using Endnote. Thomson Reuters, the maker of Endnote, is suing Virginia over Zotero. The claim is that the makers of Zotero reverse engineered Endnote to make Zotero. However, it doesn’t look like that’s true. It looks like Zotero allows users to use their own Endnote file and save their bibliographic information back as an [...]

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The move from analog to digital TV will free up a ton of unused white space. The issue is - what do we do with all of that space? The folks at Google are pushing to free it up. Big telecom companies would like this white space to remain heavily regulated and controlled. If this [...]

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Sometimes searching through library websites is a laborious chore. When you first encounter a new library site, it’s sometimes unclear where to go to get what you need. Any one search can take you through a bunch of Herculean tasks. A lot of those tasks dangle a “Full Text of Article” carrot in front of [...]

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[Update: Bad news philosophers. I contacted the company to see what philosophy offerings they might have in 2009 and found out they have none. It turns out they're only a four person operation and are focusing on just Business and Economics right now.] Awesome. I’ve ranted a lot about open source software and open access [...]

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Back in June I started posting BibTeX files for major philosophy journals. Mark Kalderon’s GitBib is inspiring me to continue posting BibTeX files for the major philosophy journals. Here’s what I have so far. Australasian Journal of Philosophy (1998-2008) Mind (1975-2008) Nous (1997-2008) Philosophical Review (2000-2008) Philosophy and Phenomenological Research (1960-2008) Zotero enabled me to [...]

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I’ve been ranting enough about switching to Ubuntu for professional reasons, that I thought people interested in those posts might be interested in some of these items that I’ve come across today. Here’s a fun list that should be of interest to Linux lovers. This is kind of funny. Dell has discovered a loophole to [...]

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