Yep
Had the same here in Cardiff.
Guy thought Linux was strange and only used a snide copy of win2000.
When that died on him He asked me if I could get him a copy of Win2k to install.
I said no, I'll install Linux for his needs ( basically ebay!!) He's now stuck with a broken Win2k and no drivers for his old scanners.
He still complain a lot though!!!
You mustn't live in the west then.
They can look and seize your kit and keep it then return it with no explanation at all.
At least Amazon said Oooop's
This wont worry you till it's your turn, then you'll be looking to the minority slashdotters who really care!
I am a Linux user and now and again I have to help out the Vista members of the family.
I can't even find my way round the interface in vista!
Ubuntu is easier to install than windows, as it's quicker!
As regards help from forums, there is enough info for most people to learn the basics, as you did with windows at one point, and buy kit that will run Linux.
If you buy windows only kit (really cheap) then you'll have to run windows.
Most of the kit that's runs on Linux runs better on windows as well.
I'd say Linux is for more advanced users who have grown out of windows and lockin and now want to learn more about computers in general.
What about a button to power the dam things off
instead of waiting for it to maybe stop(windows)
I'm amazed this hasn't been done by the FLOSS people
who have less patience than me
HI
I see where your at on this, but must take this further.
As regards the moves from the Chuck Norris and co on TV/film, they at least show what happens when you kick/punch or head butt someone
I think things like 'Buffy the vampire slayer' are worse.
Although these programs don't show blood and guts, they also don't show the consequence's of kicking someone in the head
How many kids try this at school and really don't realise the damage they can do!
Cheers
Bob
Up Date re the above.
Thought I'd send an email re this:
HI
I have tried to buy the Flac version of the album.
When the box opens to buy I cannot see any text to fill in the fields.
This is using Firefox 3 on Ubuntu Linux.
Is the site only usable in IE?
Best regards
Frank Smith
Got this:
Delivery to the following recipient failed permanently:
webmaster@paulmccartney.com
Technical details of permanent failure:
Google tried to deliver your message, but it was rejected by the recipient domain.
We recommend contacting the other email provider for further information about the cause of this error. The error that the other server returned was: 550 550 : Recipient address rejected: User unknown in virtual alias table (state 14).
Mine came with that vista thing on, and it took ages to do anything at all including launching Firefox.
Yes it seemed to boot up quite quick but you still waited to actually use anything.
Also what about the time I spent clicking all the warnings allowing things I had no clue about to run on the pc.
Did you count this time in your daily use?
Also when they discontinue the drivers for your video card and you have to re-install,
off to some dodgy download driver website.
Ubuntu worked flawlessly on this box for the last year, and runs constantly faster all day.
Cheers
Bob
Hi
Can't we use the solar and wind to make
HHO (browns gas I believe)
I cant find out how efficient this would be but you could produce the gas and store a months worth using it for hot water, heating , cooking.
This would relive the pressure on the alternative energy to light and power your home.
Actually if this worked out you could run a generator from the gas for when the solar and wind can't produce enough power.
Bob
Seems to be a strange situation as regards the infrastructure these days.
Look at Motorways (More car stuff!)
They were provided by the government before car use really warranted them. It was seen as a way of opening up parts of the UK to cars and people would move more. This is what happened.
We are now at that point with telco's.
The telco's rushed to lay the new cable and such to control the infrastructure and lock in customers but now we need to break this to allow faster speeds and more access to rural areas.
Hi
Re: '(I'm thinking P990i here)'
I have this pain for a phone here in the UK.
Where do I go to 'flash' this, and put something on that works!
Cheers
Bob
The problem here is that enough people believe in the 'figures' enough to make a whole industry out of.
Marketing seems to work if you have a big enough sample!
It's like soaps on TV, they churn over the same X million viewers so are considered a success
The other 48 million (uk) don't watch them and I would regard that as a failure.
Word of mouth is now becoming more powerfull as we have the web and can spread the word so much faster.
This is what film makers are finding out, that crap film would have done the rounds in the USA/UK and still got an audience, but now the mobile phone/forums are killing them at the start.
It's a big time of change for the marketing boys and girls
Bob
Slashdot Mirror
Yep
Problem solved!
If the engines all quit, there's to much ash!
Simples
Cheers
Ha!!
:
You beat me to it!!
Any Joe that leaves his/her PC on for months is
1 Running Linux anyway
2 Keeps the black hats away themselves
This is a good idea for the many people I talk to who will not use online banking.
Cheers
Bob
Yep Had the same here in Cardiff. Guy thought Linux was strange and only used a snide copy of win2000. When that died on him He asked me if I could get him a copy of Win2k to install. I said no, I'll install Linux for his needs ( basically ebay!!) He's now stuck with a broken Win2k and no drivers for his old scanners. He still complain a lot though!!!
That exactly what I do for the less techies. Works a charm.
I never get asked where is IE!
Cheers
Bob
You mustn't live in the west then.
They can look and seize your kit and keep it then return it with no explanation at all.
At least Amazon said Oooop's
This wont worry you till it's your turn, then you'll be looking to the minority slashdotters who really care!
Cheers
Bob
HI HP are doing this now.
Linux has 2 gigs of ram and other nice things.
It's called the HP MI I think
Wonder if this will change things.
Cheers
Bob
Not for me it isn't!
I am a Linux user and now and again I have to help out the Vista members of the family.
I can't even find my way round the interface in vista!
Ubuntu is easier to install than windows, as it's quicker!
As regards help from forums, there is enough info for most people to learn the basics, as you did with windows at one point, and buy kit that will run Linux.
If you buy windows only kit (really cheap) then you'll have to run windows.
Most of the kit that's runs on Linux runs better on windows as well.
I'd say Linux is for more advanced users who have grown out of windows and lockin and now want to learn more about computers in general.
Cheers
Bob
What about a button to power the dam things off
instead of waiting for it to maybe stop(windows)
I'm amazed this hasn't been done by the FLOSS people who have less patience than me
Cheers
Bob
But it works!
Superb piece of music
And 'who you gonna sue - all players
Funk starts in the dark and moves into the light.
Cheers
Bob
And what if you get the electricity from wind solar/wave to make storage of 'browns' gas. Works then
HI
I see where your at on this, but must take this further.
As regards the moves from the Chuck Norris and co on TV/film, they at least show what happens when you kick/punch or head butt someone
I think things like 'Buffy the vampire slayer' are worse.
Although these programs don't show blood and guts, they also don't show the consequence's of kicking someone in the head
How many kids try this at school and really don't realise the damage they can do!
Cheers
Bob
Only when you pay for them!
This true?
Cheers
Bob
Up Date re the above.
Thought I'd send an email re this:
HI
I have tried to buy the Flac version of the album. When the box opens to buy I cannot see any text to fill in the fields.
This is using Firefox 3 on Ubuntu Linux.
Is the site only usable in IE?
Best regards
Frank Smith
Got this:
Delivery to the following recipient failed
permanently:
webmaster@paulmccartney.com
Technical details of permanent failure:
Google tried to deliver your message, but it was rejected by the recipient domain.
We recommend contacting the other email provider for further information about the cause of this error. The error that the other server returned was: 550 550 :
Recipient address rejected: User unknown in virtual alias table (state 14).
not looking good for them
bob
HI Cant seem to buy the flac version on my linux box running firefox 3.
Box opens to buy and cant see the print to fill in the fields!!!
Lost sales there then!
Bob
Hi I just get the text:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Virgin_Killer.jpg
I'm old enough to remember the album coming out, no big deal at the time.
I suppose Nirvana are next to disappear
Bob
Hi
We have the same pc it seems.
Mine came with that vista thing on, and it took ages to do anything at all including launching Firefox.
Yes it seemed to boot up quite quick but you still waited to actually use anything.
Also what about the time I spent clicking all the warnings allowing things I had no clue about to run on the pc.
Did you count this time in your daily use? Also when they discontinue the drivers for your video card and you have to re-install,
off to some dodgy download driver website.
Ubuntu worked flawlessly on this box for the last year, and runs constantly faster all day.
Cheers
Bob
mmmmmm You watching my PC??
This is exactly what happened last night,
45 mins to d/load Fedora Live cd on a supposed 10 meg line. This is here in Cardiff
I dont think they throttle it more like lose the plot with the bandwidth at 5.30 pm
Cheers
Bob
Warning, some common sense here!
I can see the Event Horizon!!!!
Linux costs the same wherever you get it!
DOH!
Bob
Hi Can't we use the solar and wind to make
HHO (browns gas I believe)
I cant find out how efficient this would be but you could produce the gas and store a months worth using it for hot water, heating , cooking.
This would relive the pressure on the alternative energy to light and power your home.
Actually if this worked out you could run a generator from the gas for when the solar and wind can't produce enough power.
Bob
Seems to be a strange situation as regards the infrastructure these days. Look at Motorways (More car stuff!) They were provided by the government before car use really warranted them. It was seen as a way of opening up parts of the UK to cars and people would move more. This is what happened. We are now at that point with telco's.
The telco's rushed to lay the new cable and such to control the infrastructure and lock in customers but now we need to break this to allow faster speeds and more access to rural areas.
Hi Re: '(I'm thinking P990i here)' I have this pain for a phone here in the UK. Where do I go to 'flash' this, and put something on that works! Cheers Bob
The problem here is that enough people believe in the 'figures' enough to make a whole industry out of.
Marketing seems to work if you have a big enough sample!
It's like soaps on TV, they churn over the same X million viewers so are considered a success
The other 48 million (uk) don't watch them and I would regard that as a failure.
Word of mouth is now becoming more powerfull as we have the web and can spread the word so much faster.
This is what film makers are finding out, that crap film would have done the rounds in the USA/UK and still got an audience, but now the mobile phone/forums are killing them at the start.
It's a big time of change for the marketing boys and girls
Bob