It's funny that despite the fact that Firefox get much better user rankings and reviews the XANA browser appears to be the most popular download on Windowsmarketplace. I - just - don't - get - it.;-)
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It's not. But this is "News for nerds", that's why it's discussed here.
I agree. But I must say that it got a whole lot better since I insisted not to support a Win98 machine any more. Right now she is using Slack10/with Dropline Gnome and she did the switch really easy. Of course it depends on what your mom uses her computer for. But she can handle Evolution, Epiphany and for the first time in her life she understand file operations outside the file selector, thans to spatial nautilus. Your results may vary, but it really got a lot easier to maintain her box. Gnome 2.8.1s new remote desktop feature also comes in handy if there happends to be something unclear. I can just log in and fix stuff. She also likes the drawing features of OO.org.
Right now I am trying to introduce her to Skipe (I know, propriety evil client), since her italian lover uses a mac and my little sister in Nuremburg uses XP, she can save a LOT on the phonebill.
A while ago I read a story about how Microsoft sees it self now as a mature company and that they wanted to play fair from now on. I was thinking "Yeah, right!" back then, but this story goes to show that old Redmond still takes every chance to stick other peoples ideas to their own crown (wich was of course a direct translation of a german saying, couldn't think of a fitting american phrase).
I just hope they won't be successful. They wouldn't be trying if there wasn't a chance of winning. Don't forget, Microsoft is not SCO.
Amen. I think that Ubuntu rocks exactly because it settles for one of the desktop environments. With Slackware dropping Gnome support it fills the gap, and Gnome is a good choice for a modern desktop. Just stick to the KISS principle. Don't try to be like SuSE and all the other distros that "just don't get it!".
Ubuntu uses are very sane (to use the buzzword of the month) defaultinstallation and comes remarkabely close to what I was always looking for in a slick Linux Distribution. I am amazed how Hal and Dbus actually work and what power a clean menu with only a few capable apps can unfold. Ubuntu is awesome, and it could have a very bright future. It's exactly what Lindows failed to be.
That would mean touching the Slashcode and I guess we will see a few more DVD releases of Starwars before there will be a "Slashdot Special Edition" that also renders fine in Firefox.
Although it looks really neat it is way too expensive. I mean, the iPod is pretty overpriced and I thought Archos players to be on the upper edge but this beats them both. I mean isn't the whole purpose of using Linux on such a device to bring the costs down? I hope they are very successful with this device so it might get affordable in the near future but right now this is way out of reach for the average geek.
Slightly offtopic: In case you are looking for a feature laden, flashbased player you might find the VaioX miniXen interesting. It is pretty cheap and can do everything you might ever want from such a small device. It plays nice with your Linux OS too, of course. I was comparing prices and features of these players for half a year now and finally settled on the Vaiox. I am very happy with it, although I am not sure where to get it in the US!;-)
I wonder if I am the only one who feels he has been watching less ads in the last few years than ever before in my life. I now own a HD-based videorecorder that allows me to skip ads. What's more I feel my TV-consumption is at an alltime low due to crappy programming and the PC as a competitor. Although I find myself in need of a Robo-Cola from time to time.;-)
Online I use Firefox with Adblock so I hardly read any ads on the web, ever. I switched to Linux three years ago and my daily dose of desktop advertising (ICQ, Splashscreens, branded bootscreens) went down to zero.
While I am on the outside (beware) I am mostly reading books or listening to commercial-break-free MP3 music (during subway rides or on the bus) and when I am out at night I try to avoid "the hip joint (TM)" where all those guerilla-marketing groups show up. I prefer small, subculture clubs with decent pricing and good music (including hot AND smart girls).
So, I guess I am much less under the commercial thumb then I was back in 1995...
Most Slackware Gnome addicts use Dropline anyway since it's a very lively, well maintained project. If Todd of Dropline and Patrick work together this could be pretty good for both projects. Of course there is PAM integration in Dropline that Patrick dislikes and therefore he won't include it in the "official" CD set. Slack with Dropline is in fact the best Desktop-Linux Experience I ever had.
Let's hope Todds servers can handle all the load following a slashdotting.;-)
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It's funny that despite the fact that Firefox get much better user rankings and reviews the XANA browser appears to be the most popular download on Windowsmarketplace. I - just - don't - get - it. ;-)
It's not. But this is "News for nerds", that's why it's discussed here.
I agree. But I must say that it got a whole lot better since I insisted not to support a Win98 machine any more. Right now she is using Slack10/with Dropline Gnome and she did the switch really easy. Of course it depends on what your mom uses her computer for. But she can handle Evolution, Epiphany and for the first time in her life she understand file operations outside the file selector, thans to spatial nautilus. Your results may vary, but it really got a lot easier to maintain her box. Gnome 2.8.1s new remote desktop feature also comes in handy if there happends to be something unclear. I can just log in and fix stuff. She also likes the drawing features of OO.org.
Right now I am trying to introduce her to Skipe (I know, propriety evil client), since her italian lover uses a mac and my little sister in Nuremburg uses XP, she can save a LOT on the phonebill.
Give it a try,
Lispy
Pat, I wish you all the best from Munich/Germany. Your distro introduced me and many others to Linux and I earn my living with it now. Thank you!
Get well, soon!
Marcus
It's not a Fedora thing at all. It's part of Gnome 2.8 and it works very well.
Here it reads: "Opera Facing Losses while Firefox usage grows - Mozilla Firefox"
Isn't it "Use the corporate key" actually? ;-)
you could still call it Firebird, though. Wait!
A while ago I read a story about how Microsoft sees it self now as a mature company and that they wanted to play fair from now on. I was thinking "Yeah, right!" back then, but this story goes to show that old Redmond still takes every chance to stick other peoples ideas to their own crown (wich was of course a direct translation of a german saying, couldn't think of a fitting american phrase).
I just hope they won't be successful. They wouldn't be trying if there wasn't a chance of winning. Don't forget, Microsoft is not SCO.
Now if someone could transfrom these interesting thoughts into a Firefox extension this world would be a little bit better...
Yeah, it's a good one. ;-)
Amen. I think that Ubuntu rocks exactly because it settles for one of the desktop environments. With Slackware dropping Gnome support it fills the gap, and Gnome is a good choice for a modern desktop. Just stick to the KISS principle. Don't try to be like SuSE and all the other distros that "just don't get it!".
Ubuntu uses are very sane (to use the buzzword of the month) defaultinstallation and comes remarkabely close to what I was always looking for in a slick Linux Distribution. I am amazed how Hal and Dbus actually work and what power a clean menu with only a few capable apps can unfold. Ubuntu is awesome, and it could have a very bright future. It's exactly what Lindows failed to be.
Greed has been his driving force ever since.
That would mean touching the Slashcode and I guess we will see a few more DVD releases of Starwars before there will be a "Slashdot Special Edition" that also renders fine in Firefox.
Sing Sing, v. t.
1. To utter with musical infections or modulations of voice.
Shatner is more like this:
Babble Bab"ble, v. i.
1. To utter in an indistinct or incoherent way; to repeat, as
words, in a childish way without understanding.
Although it looks really neat it is way too expensive. I mean, the iPod is pretty overpriced and I thought Archos players to be on the upper edge but this beats them both. I mean isn't the whole purpose of using Linux on such a device to bring the costs down? I hope they are very successful with this device so it might get affordable in the near future but right now this is way out of reach for the average geek.
;-)
Slightly offtopic: In case you are looking for a feature laden, flashbased player you might find the VaioX miniXen interesting. It is pretty cheap and can do everything you might ever want from such a small device. It plays nice with your Linux OS too, of course. I was comparing prices and features of these players for half a year now and finally settled on the Vaiox. I am very happy with it, although I am not sure where to get it in the US!
To prove I would have to actually listen through those songs. That's not an option. ;-)
Jesus christ, actually I DID! OMG!!!
You can safely delete that "Men Without Hats" track. I backuped it in 1998. Thanks for your awesome 2.8kbps downstream. ;-)
I wonder if I am the only one who feels he has been watching less ads in the last few years than ever before in my life. I now own a HD-based videorecorder that allows me to skip ads. What's more I feel my TV-consumption is at an alltime low due to crappy programming and the PC as a competitor. Although I find myself in need of a Robo-Cola from time to time. ;-)
Online I use Firefox with Adblock so I hardly read any ads on the web, ever.
I switched to Linux three years ago and my daily dose of desktop advertising (ICQ, Splashscreens, branded bootscreens) went down to zero.
While I am on the outside (beware) I am mostly reading books or listening to commercial-break-free MP3 music (during subway rides or on the bus) and when I am out at night I try to avoid "the hip joint (TM)" where all those guerilla-marketing groups show up. I prefer small, subculture clubs with decent pricing and good music (including hot AND smart girls).
So, I guess I am much less under the commercial thumb then I was back in 1995...
she understands. ;-)
Sorry, I had to!
*rofl*
Well, even more time wasted.
Easy, use Dropline! ;-)
Most Slackware Gnome addicts use Dropline anyway since it's a very lively, well maintained project.
;-)
If Todd of Dropline and Patrick work together this could be pretty good for both projects. Of course there is PAM integration in Dropline that Patrick dislikes and therefore he won't include it in the "official" CD set. Slack with Dropline is in fact the best Desktop-Linux Experience I ever had.
Let's hope Todds servers can handle all the load following a slashdotting.