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Convert DVD and Blu-ray discs to digital video files

May 9, 2012

Over the past few years, I have converted my favorite movies and TV shows into a format that I can stream directly to my HD television. I also load movies onto my iPhone, iPad, or iPod Touch devices. The best part is that you can do it yourself without spending much money. Here’s how.

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Opens Source Software and the White House

October 29, 2009

My take on all of this is that the White House made a solid decision in choosing Drupal. What I would love to see is for GSA to offer Drupal as a platform for agencies that need a robust CMS but don’t want to manage their own LAMP infrastructure. Along with Drupal if GSA would offer WordPress as a platform (with agencies having their own unique URL), that would be heaven. Hopefully, GSA CIO Casey Coleman is working on this platform as a services (PAAS).

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