Look, the year is 2005. You don't have to keep posting these "Why Linux isn't ready for the desktop" articles rehashing the same shit over and over again.
This is like pointing out over and over again why the fat girl isn't going to the prom with a date.
it can become very confusing for the computer illiterate crowd. Ever tried to explain the difference between left and right click ?
I'm new enough to computing to remember going through this very thing (I started to learn in my early twenties). The thing was, that was a day one kind of thing. I was freaked at all the complexity of the system (A win95 machine... I wish to God it had been an Linux box or a Mac but it wasn't.). Here's the thing though, on day two, having two buttons and a scroll wheel stopped being a problem, stopped freaking me out and I started to learning how to work "The Computer".
I understand some/many of you folks have had a hard time with someone, some-when about right click or left click but really, just let it go already. "Too complex" just isn't a valid argument when it comes to *TWO* button mice.
Now if we where taking about hand configuring XF86Config with vi... well then you'd have one of those "Too Complex!" arguments (though most distros do a good just auto configuring X now).
I'm sorry to say that dupes will continue on and on and on as long as Taco is an editor here.
I didn't used to think this so.
I used to think Taco would wake up, notice that dupes, misquotes, spelling errors, and totally blown articles are costing Slashdot *money* and lots of it. Who is going to subscribe to Slashdot... spend hard earned dollars when the Editors, chiefly Taco can't be bothered to read the front page ?!?!?!?!?
Anyway, I hope Taco does "get it" sooner rather that later because I like slashdot and don't want to see it being run into the ground like it has been these last few months. I want to see Taco "get it" as I think he's a good human being basically and right now folks aren't laughing with him, but at him... and by extension slashdot.
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"Privoxy is a web proxy with advanced filtering capabilities for protecting privacy, filtering web page content, managing cookies, controlling access, and removing ads, banners, pop-ups and other obnoxious Internet junk. Privoxy has a very flexible configuration and can be customized to suit individual needs and tastes. Privoxy has application for both stand-alone systems and multi-user networks.
Privoxy is based on Internet Junkbuster (tm)." Hope this works for you, they just released 3.02
Angry is one thing theolein, but what you just posted is sickening, naked hatred. I do *not* understand how in, what is supposed to be a somewhat civil forum, your post which states you'd favor the murder of a human being dispite your distaste for violence actually got favorable moderation.
Bookit should work for you, it's shareware though i belive.
http://homepage.mac.com/everyday/bookit/index.html
(and yeah, I dunno how to do the link thing, just copy N paste while i get my head outta my *#$)
Spokesman Jon Murchinson said Microsoft has been talking about how to allow open-source and proprietary software to coexist. "Our goal is to resolve difficult issues that are driving a wedge between the commercial and free software models," he said.
I dunno how to explain the above... Jedi Mind trick?
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Look, the year is 2005. You don't have to keep posting these "Why Linux isn't ready for the desktop" articles rehashing the same shit over and over again.
This is like pointing out over and over again why the fat girl isn't going to the prom with a date.
We *get* it already.
-blah ect
Finally, and this is sort of a meta-question from an exasperated dad, does everybody lie about what they're doing on the Internet?
:)
Yes, yes we do
I installed "Flash Click to View" from http://ted.mielczarek.org/code/mozilla/
:)
It does what is says
No, it's ctrl-k.
So it is, thanks for the correction
So what's the keyboard shortcut for the search field?
Ctrl + L (lower case) tab (type in whatever you want to search for) hit Enter.
it can become very confusing for the computer illiterate crowd. Ever tried to explain the difference between left and right click ?
... well then you'd have one of those "Too Complex!" arguments (though most distros do a good just auto configuring X now).
I'm new enough to computing to remember going through this very thing (I started to learn in my early twenties). The thing was, that was a day one kind of thing. I was freaked at all the complexity of the system (A win95 machine... I wish to God it had been an Linux box or a Mac but it wasn't.). Here's the thing though, on day two, having two buttons and a scroll wheel stopped being a problem, stopped freaking me out and I started to learning how to work "The Computer".
I understand some/many of you folks have had a hard time with someone, some-when about right click or left click but really, just let it go already. "Too complex" just isn't a valid argument when it comes to *TWO* button mice.
Now if we where taking about hand configuring XF86Config with vi
-blah ect
I'm sorry to say that dupes will continue on and on and on as long as Taco is an editor here.
I didn't used to think this so.
I used to think Taco would wake up, notice that dupes, misquotes, spelling errors, and totally blown articles are costing Slashdot *money* and lots of it. Who is going to subscribe to Slashdot... spend hard earned dollars when the Editors, chiefly Taco can't be bothered to read the front page ?!?!?!?!?
Anyway, I hope Taco does "get it" sooner rather that later because I like slashdot and don't want to see it being run into the ground like it has been these last few months. I want to see Taco "get it" as I think he's a good human being basically and right now folks aren't laughing with him, but at him... and by extension slashdot.
Anyways...
- blah ect
Right clicking on the Application folder bring forth an instant "start menu", not like the left click, wait a couple seconds then get your menu.
http://www.privoxy.org/ "Privoxy is a web proxy with advanced filtering capabilities for protecting privacy, filtering web page content, managing cookies, controlling access, and removing ads, banners, pop-ups and other obnoxious Internet junk. Privoxy has a very flexible configuration and can be customized to suit individual needs and tastes. Privoxy has application for both stand-alone systems and multi-user networks. Privoxy is based on Internet Junkbuster (tm)." Hope this works for you, they just released 3.02
Angry is one thing theolein, but what you just posted is sickening, naked hatred. I do *not* understand how in, what is supposed to be a somewhat civil forum, your post which states you'd favor the murder of a human being dispite your distaste for violence actually got favorable moderation.
Ok this is actually off topic but... who the hell mods ALAN COX as anything but +5 ??? I mean.... oh nevermind.
Bookit should work for you, it's shareware though i belive. http://homepage.mac.com/everyday/bookit/index.html
(and yeah, I dunno how to do the link thing, just copy N paste while i get my head outta my *#$)
Spokesman Jon Murchinson said Microsoft has been talking about how to allow open-source and proprietary software to coexist. "Our goal is to resolve difficult issues that are driving a wedge between the commercial and free software models," he said. I dunno how to explain the above... Jedi Mind trick?