Its simple , when you set up your Win PC for your non-geek sister, Set-Up the default homepage to google.
And while you're at it, remove the shortcuts to IE, and install a non-microsoft browser. Lets face it there is a good chunk of us here who are responsible for setting up Windoze PC's for non-geek freinds and family. Works for me...
Try Gentoo, compiling everything from source made a massive , noticable improvement with KDE on my dual athlon system! much faster than my previous SuSe install!
The new Zaurus is the top of the tree as far as I'm concerned.
http://www.expansys.com/product.asp?code=SL-C700
same size as a normal pda, but flips round to reveal a proper keyboard... Just wish they would hurry up and start shipping them. Im already on the pre-order list:)
Who in their right mind uses linux actually wants to use Dreamweaver MX and produce the kind of bloated crap generated code that Dreamweaver churns out ?
Office Apps yes, Flash MX maybe, but Dreamweaver , I ask you!
Try Quanta, its the dogs proverbial for web development and you might actually learn something in the process...
I moved jobs to what is primarily a Mac shop. They took me on as a web-developer.
At the interview one of the conditions that I accepted the job offer is that they would allow me to wipe the Mac (I would be using) of OS9.0 and install Linux on it.
No offence but before OSX, Mac's were pretty crap when it comes to programming web stuff. I would have left the company by now maybe not even accepted the position if they had not allowed me to do this. I cant imagine a more unbearable experience than to use OS9 for hardcore web development. I Run YDL on a 350mhz G3, and trust me it runs quicker than OS9.0 on a dual G4 machine we have kicking around. (Oh I'd so love to erase that beauty too).
However OSX, continues to surprise me, Once you have Darwin X11 running on the beast there aint much it cant do that linux can do. The Aqua GUI, is far too heavy weight for me, and a little dumbed down. Its considerably a better os than ever before, that much cant really be contested. Still I'd choose to run Linux 90% of the time even if I had OSX, I'd find that Fat Aqua Gui too much of a drain on resources. Its the old Ferrari engine in a Juggernaut scenario again.
How difficult would it be to build an embedded version of this by making a box using off the shelf components? With embedded linux and reborn under the hood?
PPC is a risc processor,no ? then why, with a small instruction set does it become more difficult to emulate ? I would have though this would make it easier...
I know this has been discussed before, but has anyone managed to get linux running on the thing yet ? only price drop to this Its a steal for a nice little x-term or even a apache server.
can anyone tell me if this problem may occur when running SETI? only I used to run it on my dual MP Athlon under MDK 8.1 , but it would invariably kill my machine. so I stopped running it.. ideas anyone ?
The more I hear stuff like this,
the more I believe Microsoft is the brain child of
Satan. Bill Gates has far to much power, and is taking far to many liberties.
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Its simple , when you set up your Win PC for your non-geek sister, Set-Up the default homepage to google.
...
And while you're at it, remove the shortcuts to IE, and install a non-microsoft browser. Lets face it there is a good chunk of us here who are responsible for setting up Windoze PC's for non-geek freinds and family. Works for me
Whats bad about it? Try to be a bit more positive
about this, its the first linux port dude!
Try Gentoo, compiling everything from source made a massive , noticable improvement with KDE on my dual athlon system! much faster than my previous SuSe install!
The new Zaurus is the top of the tree as far as
0
:)
I'm concerned.
http://www.expansys.com/product.asp?code=SL-C70
same size as a normal pda, but flips round to reveal a proper keyboard... Just wish they would
hurry up and start shipping them. Im already on the pre-order list
Who in their right mind uses linux actually wants to use Dreamweaver MX and produce the kind of bloated crap generated code that Dreamweaver churns out ?
Office Apps yes, Flash MX maybe, but Dreamweaver , I ask you!
Try Quanta, its the dogs proverbial for web development and you might actually learn something in the process...
I moved jobs to what is primarily a Mac shop. They took me on as a web-developer.
At the interview one of the conditions that I accepted the job offer is that they would allow me to wipe the Mac (I would be using) of OS9.0 and install Linux on it.
No offence but before OSX, Mac's were pretty crap when it comes to programming web stuff. I would have left the company by now maybe not even accepted the position if they had not allowed me to do this. I cant imagine a more unbearable experience than to use OS9 for hardcore web development. I Run YDL on a 350mhz G3, and trust me it runs quicker than OS9.0 on a dual G4 machine we have kicking around. (Oh I'd so love to erase that beauty too).
However OSX, continues to surprise me, Once you have Darwin X11 running on the beast there aint much it cant do that linux can do. The Aqua GUI, is far too heavy weight for me, and a little dumbed down. Its considerably a better os than ever before, that much cant really be contested. Still I'd choose to run Linux 90% of the time even if I had OSX, I'd find that Fat Aqua Gui too much of a drain on resources. Its the old Ferrari engine in a Juggernaut scenario again.
I wonder what operating systems the company was using?
This is not acceptable. I suggest we boycott the company!
I download the nightly release every hour ...
How difficult would it be to build an embedded version of this by making a box using off the shelf components? With embedded linux and reborn under the hood?
...
nick
Does it compile on PS2 linux yet ?
This is just going to mean that in the long run we
will end up with better p2p networks.
Viva La Evolution Baby !
Go ahead, life will find a way !...
Well, after reading through these comments, I sure as hell am not going to buy Moby's new album.
It would appear that its crap, well done Moby, you just made your record sales even worse!
polyprecords
PPC is a risc processor ,no ? then why, with a small instruction set does it become more difficult to emulate ? I would have though this would make it easier...
I know this has been discussed before,
but has anyone managed to get linux running
on the thing yet ? only price drop to this
Its a steal for a nice little x-term or even a
apache server.
http://www.polyprecords.com
can anyone tell me if this problem may occur when running SETI? only I used to run it on my dual MP Athlon under MDK 8.1 , but it would invariably kill my machine. so I stopped running it.. ideas anyone ?
nick(nospam)@(nospam)polyprecords.com
Im surprised no-ones mentioned the idea of a beowulf cluster of these!
The more I hear stuff like this,
the more I believe Microsoft is the brain child of
Satan. Bill Gates has far to much power, and is taking far to many liberties.