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I know, but as the other AC says, it just isn't as efficient as a single middle click. I've configured my NT 'explorer' so that it can now challenge a good X window manager in usability, but there are a few quirks that remain to be worked out. Perhaps some add on freeware or shareware would help with IE, something like Hotkeys, but program-specific.

AC

I've often had a desire to find a UF but was too
lazy to search through archives to find the one I want.

*PLUG*

I have a list of UF comics with synopses at http://members.xoom.com/theran/ufidx.html

It isn't complete, but it should help you when searching.

I've read a lot of good posts, so I thought I'd just add to the mix:

The most difficult thing to do in such a "melting pot" society(remember.. we're supposed to be in harmony :) is the presence of Unity.

If we(I'm a US citizen, read this to see a bit how i feel about America)just a few things manditory in schools:

1) some discipline class such as Martial Arts,
2) Driver's Education,
3) a manditory Human Relations class focusing majorly on the book "How to Win Friends and Influence People" by Dale Carnegy,

1) Kids would get peace of mind, physical fitness ans dicipline of mind and body(not a lot, just more, much more than now),
2)the #1 cause of Death in the US would go down, (Driving), and
3) the #1 cause of deaths in scools, divorce, lack of career oportunities, lack of friends, would take a serius hit...

As you can see, my big thing is education, in any country, ppl aren't taught how to succed in life, no success priciples at at all, even in higher education.

to put it bluntly and cornily('that a word? heh), We need to learn to get along with each other.

"We must expect more not from each other, but more from ourselves" - Jewel Kilcher

This isn't my site, but it does a pretty good explanation:

A Redhat User's Introduction to Debian

Of course, as I type this members.xoom.com is down, so I can't guarantee that the link is still active. Basically, Debian's DEB package format is technically superior to the Redhat RPM format. Because of that, the Debian "apt" package-managing tool rocks.

Also, because Debian is completely non-commercial, they don't have the "support obligations" that Redhat has. So, Debian is blessed with the largest number of packages of any distribution out there. Let me clarify that...I'd wager that there are more RPMs on the whole than there are DEBs, but the majority of those RPMs are built by third-parties...people like you and me. Because packaging in general is a little tricky, and because there's no central point of coordination between the packagers, packages that _should_ work together sometimes don't.

Debian's different in that respect, that since they don't have to provide commerical support, they can basically include anything they want in their stock distribution. However, they make absolutely certain that every DEB package they maintain works perfectly with every other component in the system. Of course, if you regularly download packages from their unstable distrobution, you'll run into bugs from time to time. But, since Debian also maintains an awesome bug database, those bugs are likely fixed up within a day. Such is life in the unstable tree.

On the flip side, Debian probably requires a little more knowledge about your system than Redhat does...there aren't any GUI tools for handling things like your networking/printing/etc in Debian like there is in Redhat. Also, the install (while not insanely difficult) is not as "pretty" as the Redhat install.

Personally, I feel that Debian has the most advantages for someone like me...college student, experienced with Linux, blessed with a T1 connection. It is so easy to remain on the bleeding edge with Debian it is almost sinful. Of course, it's appropriate for plenty of other Linux users at the same time.

heheh its good though. they jsut need to improve it a lil.


and besides my virgin.HOWTO is bettah! http://members.xoom.com/SanityImp/

-Begin Evan's Dumb Signature.....

I'm current working on a webpage that will entail an essay about how we should attact the communcation carriers via the net using the dreaded scriptz of the K-Rad kidz and actually breaking in and actaully hacking into the system, meaning that people would have to figure out their networks and how to gain access to every military computer and satalite to make them un accessable by that military force so that they will be un-able to track the opposing forces. The page is here.

Lukey Boy
luke_reeves@hotmail.com
http://members.xoom.com/LukeReeves/

I'd like to plead guilty to "hacking" as well.

http://members.xoom.com/jcenters/HADL.html

The definition of the word has not changed (at least not per se). It merely has developed a -really bad- stereotype. For example, let's take the word "communist" for those of you who lived through the Reagan era here in the US. What did "communist" mean back then? Did it mean "a person belonging to a political party that strives for equality of the working class by means of community wealth and shared means of production"? Or... did it mean "those godless bastards that want to enslave our children and take away the world's freedom"?

Imagine yourself as a communist living in the US during that era. You don't have any problem with families or religion, and wonder why the word you use to describe yourself has become so profaned in the last five decades.

There are lots of other stereotypes that could be drawn based on what a person calls himself or herself, but that doesn't excuse the fact. We, those who consider ourselves "hackers" really, honestly DO NOT like to be thought of as "a malicious computerexpert (sic) who breaks the security of computer-systems (sic) not to steal or destroy sensitive information but mostly just for the kick." It was our word first, just like "communist" belonged to the communists first.

If you agree with me, join the Hacker Anti-Defamation League. If you don't, I honestly feel sorry for someone so narrow-minded.

There is an organization to combat this misuse of 'hacker', the luggage has been known about for quite a while. Take a look at:

The Hacker Anti-Defamation League

Brian

I find it interesting that nobody has critcized their incorrect usage of the term "hacker", where "cracker" was appropriate. I'm sure a large portion of the readers here would consider themselves hackers, because they hack code on a regular basis, whereas I would guess a very small portion engage in cracking on a regular basis. For more info on the use/misuse of the terms, check out The Hacker Anti-Defamation League

It looks to have the install patch so you can install from disk image and also the MOD chip patch.

I tried it before and it worked with my PAL disks and one I backed up just to see if it worked.