History
PCphobia was created by Erez Ben-Ari in 1998 in response to many questions and answers he received from friends and family. Ben-Ari, a well-known journalist and technology guru, grew tired of answering the same technical questions daily and decided to archive his accumulated knowledge in a single, searchable location. He starting collecting questions he received and his answers to them, as well as articles and guides on various hardware and software issues, and the website went online in November 1998.
The site was initially named RTFM, in reference to the common reply found in web forums for novice questions. At the time, the site had no graphics design or layout and was plain black-on-white text. Later on, it got a graphic design and was subsequently re-designed 5 times.
Warriors of the Net
A significant achievement while creating the site was the translation of the internationally acclaimed short movie "Warriors of the Net" by Ericsson Medialab to Hebrew. The film was translated, recorded and edited by Ben-Ari and Narrated by Yoav Kalenstein. The film was downloaded from the site by thousands of users, and was also used extensively by educational organizations
Present
Currently, PCPhobia contains a collection of several hundred articles and Q&A, as well as an active forum. Unlike most internet forums, each question is personally answered by Ben-Ari, guaranteeing a professional response with accurate and reliable info.
references
This is a very short list of some GNU/Linux distributions:
*gNewSense
*Ututo
*Dynebolic
*Music GNU+Linux
*BLAG
*GNUstep Live
REFERENCES
*"Open Source Software" Microsoft® Encarta® Online® Encyclopedia 2007
© 1997-2007 Microsoft Corporation. All Rights Reserved.
*Linux and the GNU project
*Linus Torvalds
*OFF THE SHELF The Ascent of the Software Civilization
Mark A. Moore (born April 5, 1966) is a writer and historian, and a graduate of East Carolina University. He has published books, articles, and numerous maps in the field of Civil War military history. Moore has researched and created maps for well known authors and historians, including Steven E. Woodworth, Brian Pohanka, D. Scott Hartwig, John Coski, Lesley J. Gordon, William J. Miller, Terry L. Jones, William S. Powell, Mark L. Bradley, Chris Fonvielle, and many others. Moore's work has been published by Da Capo Press (Cambridge & New York), UNC Press (University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill), North & South Magazine, and others. In addition to publishing, Moore has done map work for museums and historic sites.
In Civil War circles, he is best known for his research, writing, and maps related to the Battle of Bentonville. Moore's book on Fort Fisher explores the physical parallels between the Confederacy's largest fort and the defenses at Sevastopol (including the Malakoff Tower) during the Crimean War, as well as the military campaigns to capture Wilmington, North Carolina in 1865, and the Siege of Sevastopol (1854-1855). (See also Wilmington, North Carolina, in the Civil War)
Moore's mapwork and writing have been praised and supported by legendary historian Ed Bearss, Andrew Lambert, and other academics and journalists.
Moore is also a writer and researcher on topics related to songwriter-arranger-producer Jan Berry and Jan & Dean. He has served as a consultant for Jan & Dean related topics on the A&E Network Biography series, MOJO magazine, and other publications.
Moore has written articles for Dumb Angel Magazine and Endless Summer Quarterly (ESQ), and is working on a number of major Jan & Dean related projects. In addition to researching a major biography, he is also co-producing (and playing on) a Jan Berry / Jan & Dean Tribute Album in collaboration with Cameron Michael Parkes and a number of guest artists. Guests on the project include P. F. Sloan, David Marks (musician), Jill Gibson, and others. (Jan passed away in March 2004).
Moore also designed the first official Website for Jan Berry's former girlfriend and songwriting partner, Jill Gibson. Jill was a brief member of The Mamas & the Papas, and was an official photographer at the Monterey Pop Festival in 1967. Today, Jill is an accomplished and well-known sculptor and portrait artist.
Moore has written music for advanced marching percussion, including material for Imperial Percussion Theater, of Houston, Texas.
Eschatol was formed in Chicago in the fall of 2005 by Jesse Hautau, Jim Benton, and Justin Siddons. Jim and Justin have been playing music together since high school. While attending Columbia College Chicago, they met Jesse and began to experiment musically. The group's first songs were written in a high-rise apartment on acoustic guitars and electric drums. After a few successful open-mic performances, the band began practicing in a larger space and further developing their choice of instrumentation.
When the transformation was complete, the sound of the band was now created with electric guitars, amps, and effects. Experiments involving a variety of vocalists and other musicians helped shape their sound, but in the end the group remained a three piece. With the return of longtime friend and former collaborator Phil Kalas, Eschatol grew to include a bassist.
Members
*Justin Siddons - guitar
*Jesse Hautau - guitar
*Phil Kalas - bass
*Jim Benton - drums
Discography
*Disguise on Fire EP (2007, self-released)