Happy Thanksgiving

To all my American friends, and of course to all that have anything they wish to express thankfulness for, American or not - Happy Thanksgiving.

Here, enjoy the Google Doodle for the day:

And don't forget to eat pumpkin pie, or don't, leaves more for me.

Android Update Nightmare

4.4 Kit Kat is out, and finally available for my devices. The install went smooth and things are going well, so far (more info coming soon), but last night I had a terrible dream, as represented in the images below.

Ubuntu GNOME

Translated: A really great Linux distribution with a really great windows environment on top. Or, in one word, win!

Let me explain for those that don't understand what I just said: First, Linux is an Operating System; so is Android or Microsoft Windows Xp/Vista/7/8, one of which you are likely to be using to read this now. Operating Systems are very complex, but let's just call them 'what you interact with / what makes your computer work.'

Good To Know

At risk of extreme redundancy, here is a link to a bunch of stuff that really is Good to Know.

http://www.google.com/intl/en/goodtoknow/

The website and documentation mainly cover online security best practices, as pertains to Google services, but a great place to get started if you want to take your online privacy and security to the next level.

Before You Ask Friends and Family for Technical Assistance:

Do you require any technical assistance? If so, and you are willing to read an interesting article (just click the image below), please get to the end before you accuse me of 'whining'.

Fixing your Friend's or Family's Computer