Gmail may be fast. But I, along with some other I know who use firefox, have problems sometimes opening e-mails.
Sometimes it'll just say 'loading...' in the top right forever. Even when you sign out and sign in it still has this problem. This is a MAJOR problem, and seem to only occur with the most recent e-mail about 1-5% of the time.
In fact, while I'm at it, anyone know how to solve this problem?
* What do I use my computer for?
* What benefits do I expect from Linux?
My main motivation is to gain some degree of familiarity with Linux/UNIX. The reason I'm looking for a guide is that I want to compare the effort required to my degree of interest before I actually dive in. That being said, I will probably play around with a LiveCD, at least.
If you're really that squeamish, then you might not want to get into it at all. The best way is to just dive in. (Sorry, not trolling, but Linux is still about learning and exploring, not about popping a CD and playing games or browsing -- while you can do that with a live CD, if you want to learn, it isn't a walk in the park.)
It's not so much that I'm squeamish as I'm trying to weigh the effort required against my level of interest in the subject. Fiddling with software is usually pretty low on my priority list, but I'd like to at least get a feel for what everyone is talking about (don't get me wrong, I'm about as proficient as possible in a DOS/Windows/Mac environment without actually being an IT professional/serious hobbyist, just clueless when it comes to UNIX).
It's great your asking here, but if you aren't able to take the extra step and use Google and figure out a few terms to find the many HOWTOs and other guides online, you might not want to try Linux
I have poked around a bit, but I also wanted to see if I had missed any sort of Definitive Guide.
Get yourself a hard drive rack (it's a rack you can mount in a 5 1/4" bay with a case for the drive, then you can easily take the drive out of the system and swap with another), and an old hard drive (or order a new, small one from someone on pricewatch.com -- you'd be surprised how cheap you can get a drive). You can then start the computer with a Windows hard drive, or a Linux hard drive
Not really an option for me, as my only PC is a notebook. I could always get a FireWire enclosure, but money is rather tight, given that I'm a student (concurrent B.Ed. program, coincidentally).
For now, I think I'll probably track down a Mandrake LiveCD and give that a shot.
I don't have a CD burner, for one. I mean, I could find someone to do it for me, but I'd still like to know what I was getting into before even going that far.
Incidentally, I didn't know there was a CD-bootable version of Mandrake, thanks for pointing that out.
I'm looking for something that would give me a very general understanding of what's involved in setting up and maintaining a Linux system (I'm thinking Mandrake at the moment). Basically, I want just enough information to decide whether it's worth the bother to give it a try.
-Firefox, as suggested by several others (now in
a convenient pre-tweaked for portability format)
-Trillian, which runs off a thumbdrive easily, though you do have to edit trillian.ini every time the drive letter changes).
You're forgetting that we're talking about strains designed specifically to work around vaccines and the human immune system in general. Perhaps you should try reading one of the other twenty posts in the topic pointing that out?
...e-mails sent to Hotmail accounts tend to "disappear" at the best of times. I work at a call center*, and I get frequent call-backs from people using Hotmail who never received e-mails sent to them, despite it being registered as sent in our systems; others have mentioned receiving mail 2+ hours after it was sent. I doubt this is anything more sinister than shoddy service on Microsoft's part.
*Pity can be expressed with GMail invite to lazyhound2@hotmail.com.
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...and that it dies after 100,000 write cycles?
Yeah, I was going to buy a subscription myself, but if the NASA program has a geographical bookmark feature, I'll be switching over to it.
...Keyhole, I presume? I've played around with it before, but a free version is even better, I guess.
That's for the upgrade version; the full version does indeed retail in the 300-350$ range.
...can be found at nononsenseselfdefense.com.
*What sort of firewalls/antivirus programs are available for Linux? Are these integrated into the OS, or even necessary?
And, well, that's all I can I recall at the moment, but's it's almost 1am, so go figure.
Also, thanks for the reply.
For now, I think I'll probably track down a Mandrake LiveCD and give that a shot.
Incidentally, I didn't know there was a CD-bootable version of Mandrake, thanks for pointing that out.
I'm looking for something that would give me a very general understanding of what's involved in setting up and maintaining a Linux system (I'm thinking Mandrake at the moment). Basically, I want just enough information to decide whether it's worth the bother to give it a try.
Too bad those are all American universities. The only nanotech program in Canada I'm aware of is at the University of Toronto (and maybe Alberta).
What would I be best off majoring in if I wanted to get involved in nanotechnology? Material engineering?
-Firefox, as suggested by several others (now in a convenient pre-tweaked for portability format)
-Trillian, which runs off a thumbdrive easily, though you do have to edit trillian.ini every time the drive letter changes).
...this. It's a 1.5 GB USB 2.0 hard drive, and also pocket-sized.
...courtesy of Project Gutenberg..
Actually, he thought the windmills were giants.
...does anyone have any links to Tagalog-language material?
It still does. It's under General>Focus.
You're forgetting that we're talking about strains designed specifically to work around vaccines and the human immune system in general. Perhaps you should try reading one of the other twenty posts in the topic pointing that out?
Now, about that invite...
*Pity can be expressed with GMail invite to lazyhound2@hotmail.com.
...is to post the number here, so we know who we're trying to help.