Wherever I May Roam…

The Philippines 2010 Election will be using an electronic counting machine for the first time. The Linux-powered machines were provided by Smartmatic and the ROMs are managed by (and supposedly programmed in) Ubuntu. Yes, Ubuntu has a major role to play, albeit obscurely, in our country’s history.

After using Thunderbird for years, I’ve finally decided to move on to Evolution. It’s a lighter and responsive alternative to Thunderbird. Besides, the desktop and Empathy integration’s awesome, not to mention Contacts sync via Ubuntu One.