A short tutorial on how to make your Canon MultiPass printer work in Windows Vista. Canon no longer supports the printer but has offered a workaround to allow printing capability.

After stumbling upon this article listing 9 Reasons to Switch from Windows to Linux, I felt more than a little compelled to respond critically to some of it’s claims. That response became a bit long-winded to post as a comment, and so I decided to post a full rebuttle here on my blog.

It’s a sad fact of life that, as an unrepentant geek, it’s not always possible for me to balance my love of technology with my desire to keep the natural world as healthy as possible. Most of our electronic devices have become cheaper to replace than to repair; and many devices that can be repaired on a budget, such as desktop computers, will still have a limited useful lifespan. Most electronics contain components that are [...]