I Built a Document Management System. Then I Took the Scanner Out of the Equation. Sometimes the best upgrade isn’t adding something new. It’s realizing you don’t need something old. The Outlaw has a confession to make. I love scanners. Not just any scanners. I’m talking about those beautiful, industrial-strength Fujitsu ScanSnaps. Automatic document feeders….
The cloud was supposed to make computing easier. So why does moving files between two computers suddenly need it? By The Open Source Outlaw 🤠 Well, folks, Microsoft has done it again. Imagine this. You’ve just purchased a brand-new computer. Your old computer is sitting right beside it. Both computers are connected to the same…
Just Because It’s New Doesn’t Mean It’s Better By The Open Source Outlaw 🤠🐧 Let me tell you a little story. Today, I was working with a piece of software that we’ve used for years. It’s a commercial product, and like so many others, the company has been moving customers from traditional on-premises installations to…
By The Open Source Outlaw Well, folks, sometimes you stumble across something on the internet that makes you stop what you’re doing, lean back in your chair, and say, “OH MY GOODNESS!” This morning was one of those moments. And believe it or not, it involved YouTube. Now, I’ve been using YouTube for years. I…
By The Open Source Outlaw I’ve been using Microsoft Windows for a long time. And I mean a LONG time. I’ve watched it grow from something you installed on top of DOS into the operating system that practically ran the world. I’ve installed it, upgraded it, repaired it, cursed at it, and occasionally threatened to…
By The Open Source Outlaw Hey Steve, watch this! I’ve been in the technology business for a long time. I’ve installed Windows, supported Windows, repaired Windows, upgraded Windows, and spent more hours than I care to remember trying to figure out why Windows suddenly decided something that worked perfectly yesterday wasn’t going to work today….
Your password isn’t enough anymore. And if you think it is, we need to talk. I want you to think about something for a minute. How many online accounts do you have? Email? Facebook? Amazon? Banking? Cloud storage? Maybe a few shopping sites you haven’t visited in years? Now let me ask you another question….
Well, folks, this one made me raise an eyebrow. Actually, it made me raise both of them. On July 1, 2026, Sony announced that beginning in January 2028, it would stop producing physical discs for newly released PlayStation games. From that point forward, new games would be distributed digitally. No more buying a new game…
Somewhere along the way, we bought into the idea that just because something is old, it needs to be replaced. Your computer is five years old? Time for a new one. Your software is three versions behind? Better upgrade. Your operating system isn’t supported anymore? Well, clearly that machine belongs in a landfill. Says who?…
Well, here we go. After years of working with computers, managing servers, troubleshooting problems, and watching technology change around us, I’ve finally decided to do something I’ve been thinking about for a long time. I started a website. But not just another technology website. The internet has plenty of those. This one is called The…
