Not sure the status of the card reader at the moment, but I did install Flight 5 (several months ago) on an Inspiron 6000, and I had no problems with the default install (actually pre-resized the partitions with gparted cd because I didn't realize how improved the installer was, but that was unnecessary)
It's completely possible to run as a limited user and just install software as a computer administrator. The problem with that is, computer admin privileges aren't required in order to install software. "Program Files" is writable by all, probably for legacy reasons (old apps storing data in their folder), and only the "All Users" profile is protected from Limited User installers (so they can't add icons to every user's desktop or Start Menu). In addition, spyware and other Internet Explorer-transmitted nasties don't mind a limited account at all - the limitations only slightly reduce spyware infection if at all, in my experience (manually removing spyware for 3 years commercially now). For the reduced compatibility with existing applications, it's often times not worth it for an average desktop system - Firefox, siteadvisor, and especially a little user education (don't download things!) go farther for less hassle.
(tried to post this last night - database maintenance, argh!)
The reason those figures are so high is because they're measuring the entire system. From the article text above the pretty graph: "Our power consumption tests measure total system power consumption, without a monitor or speakers, at the wall outlet."
Hello! If you find documents that AbiWord can't open, and have a moment to spare to help us improve it, please file a bug at http://bugzilla.abisource.com/ and attach the document (or the document with all personal information removed, or if it's confidential, it can be emailed to one of the devs after you file the bug). That way, AbiWord can be ready for your production use - it already is ready for production use for many people.
Do a bit of research on Common Carrier status, and you'll see why not only schools shouldn't be liable, if they do any filtering beyond simple traffic shaping, it is actually counter to their interests. (That is, it makes them liable because they lose common carrier status)...
Just at least for my own reference (and google's sake), I'm not entirely sure SiteAdvisor is owned by McAfee - it wasn't when I first checked it out, and I don't think it has been since (a cursory check of their site seems to agree with me...)
I don't know about Japan, but I'd like to second the vote for the Frequency 55's - very no-hassle lenses that tolerate abuse (forgot to put solution in the container? accidentally fell asleep with them in? No problem...)
Chronic pain that comes and goes without warning, headaches, sensitivity to light, non-restorative sleep, increased chance of depression - this guy should stop buying power filters and get evaluated for fibromyalgia. Other people have this too, and they see chronic pain doctors and get diagnosed and get help and hope that doesn't rest on untested pseudoscience.
Plug for disaffected developers who want to contribute to a next-gen word processor: AbiWord is volunteer run but company friendly (have had donations of code and time). User contributed patches are greatly appreciated! (So are users, thoughtful bug reports, QA assistance, etc.)
Disclaimer: I'm the Win32 maintainer of AbiWord - wouldn't be if I didn't love it first, though!
Try AbiWord www.abisource.com (top google search for word processor:D ) - fast and light, as well as featureful (can add a state-of-the-art equation/LaTeX plugin, among many others) when you want it to be.
It's also a lot smaller, for ease of distribution.
Disclaimer: I'm the Win32 maintainer of AbiWord - wouldn't be if I didn't love it first, though!
I'm going to risk karma and put in a shameless plug for AbiWord - simple dictionary installation (on windows: can do it from installer or use separate installers, on *nix, uses your system word processor, on mac, uses AppleSpell), and wonderful math support (can insert MathML or LaTeX equations).
Hopefully it can bring you closer to word-processing bliss - I know I like it and use it exclusively.
Disclaimer: I'm the Win32 maintainer of AbiWord - wouldn't be if I didn't love it first, though!
And IMHO, the equation editor in AbiWord (can insert MathML or LaTeX equations) is further ahead, since it uses standards, so a shallower/non-existent learning curve for the primary users of math support...
Disclaimer: I'm the Abi win32 maintainer. Wouldn't be if it weren't a great app, though!
Except that the G naming scheme is quickly dying out, since it's not very memorable. Haven't used KDE in a while so I'm not sure if they still do K everything, but thank goodness there's very little X-everything being used commonly as a desktop app.
The XBox 360 Processor (as well as the CELL processor for the PS3) is based on IBM's POWER CPU architecture. In the Xbox case, it uses three PPE (PowerPC Processing Elements) as the processor.
The shipping name of Microsoft's console, Xbox 360, has absolutely no relation to the IBM System/360, except that they both used the common number 360.
(Oh, and IBM is now primarily a services company.)
Nothing personal, but if you let the words of one man, whose expertise is in kernels, decide your desktop preference, it may be time to consider trying both and forming your own opinion.
Well, I'm not involved in the Mozilla project, but as a QA guy and dev for AbiWord, another open source project, I'd wager a guess that your complaints/bugs might be better off in the Mozilla Bugzilla than left to fester on Slashdot, nearly untrackable and certainly rather unlikely to be addressed.
Ahh, there's the difference. AOL chats are full of bots and cybersex, you are correct. AOL Instant Messenger (one on one chat) is used by a lot of normal folks, though, and many teenagers as well, even those who are not bots.
Not sure how you have a rootkit on a system (Windows) that doesn't have a "root" user per se... Presumably it's so called because it gets admin privs, but they aren't needed for much on Windows. It's not even that tough to remove, and I've seen it starting a few weeks ago. Much ado about nothing on C|Net is what this looks like - AIM worms aren't anything new, especially not when you work with college students.
If you just need simple budgeting functions (for now at least), give Divifund a try - www.divifund.com . It's easy to use and pretty simple, but is still under development. If you find any bugs or have any feature requests, please let us know through the bugzilla link. (Disclaimer - I'm the Ryan in the copyright on the bottom of those pages)
Well, AbiWord is a great replacement for Word for a lot of people (disclaimer: I'm the Windows packager), and most of the time, just plugging in the camera (and possibly hitting the sync button if you have a Kodak Easyshare or similar) will bring up an Import Pictures dialog (at least in Ubuntu - your mileage in other distros may vary). You can then browse and manage the pictures with F-Spot or Gthumb. Sorry, I don't know of a better replacement for Visio, but there is a chance that Inkscape may be able to do some of what you want.
It sounds like you tried Linux a while ago... I had similar difficult experiences. Now, I've found that the rate of improvement of things users see and work with has increased to the point that it's more than an acceptable replacement - it's better. Give Ubuntu a try, or maybe Mandriva (it's supposed to be more simple, too, I just use Ubuntu) - you can do basically everything you want without touching a command line, and for things that you need a command line for, there's lots and lots of community support and howto's
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Not sure the status of the card reader at the moment, but I did install Flight 5 (several months ago) on an Inspiron 6000, and I had no problems with the default install (actually pre-resized the partitions with gparted cd because I didn't realize how improved the installer was, but that was unnecessary)
It's completely possible to run as a limited user and just install software as a computer administrator. The problem with that is, computer admin privileges aren't required in order to install software. "Program Files" is writable by all, probably for legacy reasons (old apps storing data in their folder), and only the "All Users" profile is protected from Limited User installers (so they can't add icons to every user's desktop or Start Menu). In addition, spyware and other Internet Explorer-transmitted nasties don't mind a limited account at all - the limitations only slightly reduce spyware infection if at all, in my experience (manually removing spyware for 3 years commercially now). For the reduced compatibility with existing applications, it's often times not worth it for an average desktop system - Firefox, siteadvisor, and especially a little user education (don't download things!) go farther for less hassle.
(tried to post this last night - database maintenance, argh!)
The reason those figures are so high is because they're measuring the entire system. From the article text above the pretty graph:
"Our power consumption tests measure total system power consumption, without a monitor or speakers, at the wall outlet."
Hello! If you find documents that AbiWord can't open, and have a moment to spare to help us improve it, please file a bug at http://bugzilla.abisource.com/ and attach the document (or the document with all personal information removed, or if it's confidential, it can be emailed to one of the devs after you file the bug). That way, AbiWord can be ready for your production use - it already is ready for production use for many people.
Thanks!
-- Ryan, AbiWord Win32 maintainer and developer
Do a bit of research on Common Carrier status, and you'll see why not only schools shouldn't be liable, if they do any filtering beyond simple traffic shaping, it is actually counter to their interests. (That is, it makes them liable because they lose common carrier status)...
Just at least for my own reference (and google's sake), I'm not entirely sure SiteAdvisor is owned by McAfee - it wasn't when I first checked it out, and I don't think it has been since (a cursory check of their site seems to agree with me...)
I don't know about Japan, but I'd like to second the vote for the Frequency 55's - very no-hassle lenses that tolerate abuse (forgot to put solution in the container? accidentally fell asleep with them in? No problem...)
By installing "Project" (shows up in GNOME under Applications, Office, Project Management), of course! :)
Chronic pain that comes and goes without warning, headaches, sensitivity to light, non-restorative sleep, increased chance of depression - this guy should stop buying power filters and get evaluated for fibromyalgia. Other people have this too, and they see chronic pain doctors and get diagnosed and get help and hope that doesn't rest on untested pseudoscience.
Plug for disaffected developers who want to contribute to a next-gen word processor: AbiWord is volunteer run but company friendly (have had donations of code and time). User contributed patches are greatly appreciated! (So are users, thoughtful bug reports, QA assistance, etc.)
Disclaimer: I'm the Win32 maintainer of AbiWord - wouldn't be if I didn't love it first, though!
Try AbiWord www.abisource.com (top google search for word processor :D ) - fast and light, as well as featureful (can add a state-of-the-art equation/LaTeX plugin, among many others) when you want it to be.
It's also a lot smaller, for ease of distribution.
Disclaimer: I'm the Win32 maintainer of AbiWord - wouldn't be if I didn't love it first, though!
I'm going to risk karma and put in a shameless plug for AbiWord - simple dictionary installation (on windows: can do it from installer or use separate installers, on *nix, uses your system word processor, on mac, uses AppleSpell), and wonderful math support (can insert MathML or LaTeX equations).
Hopefully it can bring you closer to word-processing bliss - I know I like it and use it exclusively.
Disclaimer: I'm the Win32 maintainer of AbiWord - wouldn't be if I didn't love it first, though!
And IMHO, the equation editor in AbiWord (can insert MathML or LaTeX equations) is further ahead, since it uses standards, so a shallower/non-existent learning curve for the primary users of math support...
Disclaimer: I'm the Abi win32 maintainer. Wouldn't be if it weren't a great app, though!
Except that the G naming scheme is quickly dying out, since it's not very memorable. Haven't used KDE in a while so I'm not sure if they still do K everything, but thank goodness there's very little X-everything being used commonly as a desktop app.
The XBox 360 Processor (as well as the CELL processor for the PS3) is based on IBM's POWER CPU architecture. In the Xbox case, it uses three PPE (PowerPC Processing Elements) as the processor.
The shipping name of Microsoft's console, Xbox 360, has absolutely no relation to the IBM System/360, except that they both used the common number 360.
(Oh, and IBM is now primarily a services company.)
Nothing personal, but if you let the words of one man, whose expertise is in kernels, decide your desktop preference, it may be time to consider trying both and forming your own opinion.
Well, I'm not involved in the Mozilla project, but as a QA guy and dev for AbiWord, another open source project, I'd wager a guess that your complaints/bugs might be better off in the Mozilla Bugzilla than left to fester on Slashdot, nearly untrackable and certainly rather unlikely to be addressed.
Something about a beowulf cluster of Music CDs...
Ahh, there's the difference. AOL chats are full of bots and cybersex, you are correct. AOL Instant Messenger (one on one chat) is used by a lot of normal folks, though, and many teenagers as well, even those who are not bots.
I do hope that your sarcasm is too subtle to be apparent - many, many people use AIM.
Not sure how you have a rootkit on a system (Windows) that doesn't have a "root" user per se... Presumably it's so called because it gets admin privs, but they aren't needed for much on Windows. It's not even that tough to remove, and I've seen it starting a few weeks ago. Much ado about nothing on C|Net is what this looks like - AIM worms aren't anything new, especially not when you work with college students.
If you just need simple budgeting functions (for now at least), give Divifund a try - www.divifund.com . It's easy to use and pretty simple, but is still under development. If you find any bugs or have any feature requests, please let us know through the bugzilla link. (Disclaimer - I'm the Ryan in the copyright on the bottom of those pages)
Well, AbiWord is a great replacement for Word for a lot of people (disclaimer: I'm the Windows packager), and most of the time, just plugging in the camera (and possibly hitting the sync button if you have a Kodak Easyshare or similar) will bring up an Import Pictures dialog (at least in Ubuntu - your mileage in other distros may vary). You can then browse and manage the pictures with F-Spot or Gthumb. Sorry, I don't know of a better replacement for Visio, but there is a chance that Inkscape may be able to do some of what you want.
It sounds like you tried Linux a while ago... I had similar difficult experiences. Now, I've found that the rate of improvement of things users see and work with has increased to the point that it's more than an acceptable replacement - it's better. Give Ubuntu a try, or maybe Mandriva (it's supposed to be more simple, too, I just use Ubuntu) - you can do basically everything you want without touching a command line, and for things that you need a command line for, there's lots and lots of community support and howto's
Autopackage. www.autopackage.org - it works pretty slickly.