printer: more printers are automatically detected and set up with *no* user intervention on linux (ubuntu at least) than windows. wireless connection: very few wireless chipsets have any trouble these days and work with *no* user intervention 3d graphics: the wording of your post and your username suggest to me (although i may be wrong) that you are talking about gamin here, as opposed to serious 3d graphics (think rendering etc), so i'll concede that game developers have yet to port many games. digital camera: almost all cameras will work with *no* user intervention. there is (at least in ubuntu) a gallery program installed and ready to go waiting for your camera. webcam: very few webcams have any trouble these days iPod: gtkpod? amarok? rhythmbox? any others you need?
looks pretty much like it 'just works' to me.
ok try this: one of my laptops refuses to connect to my wireless network (plain old wpa encryption, nothing special) no matter how much i update drivers etc in windows. in linux? it 'just worked'.
oh, and i think i'll just ignore the 'cleverly witty' response to the thin client comment.
as much as i absolutely despise ie (yes, even 8. yes i have used it) i have to agree with this. i even posted on the mozdev site wikis ages ago about these things (managing proxy settings, locking down the interface etc) as my place of work had those policies in place (7-12 school). i have managed to get around *some* of the limitations in this matter by customising the user.js files etc, but it is hackish and i would like it to be better integrated.
sounds interesting. i looked around but couldn't find any copy online. anyone have one? it's a pretty old story so i would assume it is legal. maybe i'm wrong though.
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don't worry. by the sound of your attitude towards others it doesn't look like you'll have much of a future anyway. better to give it to someone who deserves it.
the problem with this was hardware issues and the fact that the software stack was dumped on the users in such a primitive state (the official line was that it would be worked on as things progressed). a lot of users bought these things expecting them to work out of the box and were disheartened so interest dropped off quickly. with a few hardware issues worked out and a more familiar front end (android or ubuntu) i think it would be an incredibly different story.
hopefully once btrfs gets integrated properly there will be a 'snapshot' function before upgrading. don't like the new version? go back to the previous snapshot instantly and you are where you left off. would also be handy for large package installs/removals/upgrades etc.
Linux is notoriously finicky when it comes to hardware, windows has always been more forgiving
i have seen the opposite. try pulling a windows hard drive out of a pentium 3 and putting it in a modern computer and expecting it to just work. i did exactly that with linux when i upgraded mum's computer for her. it was literally less than five minutes work and she was up and running exactly as before but with faster (and quieter) hardware.
you tried running it in virtualbox? it may still be technically running in windows, but at least you are limiting the 'damage'. if you don't give it network access you can do without antivirus stuff and probably make it run and 'boot' quicker than the real thing:)
also virtualbox' seamless mode will make it virtually... well.. seamless..:D
you may not find the lower level components interesting, but some people do. being interested in vintage amplifiers means that i am somewhat interested in what makes various older components sound the way they do. this led me to learn about the different characteristics of varying types of capacitors, which led me to trying to make my own capacitor out of foil and cling wrap. it certainly wasn't anywhere near the quality of a commercial capacitor, and even fell apart after being moved around too much, but it worked and i really enjoyed it and learnt from it. that doesn't mean i would want to try to rebuild a computer mainboard with diy capacitors (although i would certainly tip my hat to someone who pulls that off) but i don't see it as a waste of time in the slightest.
i was never successful (didn't try that much though) in using linux to get rid of it - it reported itself as a cd device as opposed to a partition, and i couldn't figure out how to change the low level settings necessary to kill it off. gparted etc just showed the remaining space and i couldn't modify anything to do with the 'cd' part.
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even mass storage devices can be a pain these days in windows (u3 tools anyone?) and xp doesn't like multiple partitions on a usb stick (had to hack the drivers to make windows think it was a hard drive to be able to access the second partition, even though both partitions were fat32).
just curious, but couldn't this be solved by changing the button's static link to a javascript function that runs something like top.location = contentframe.location ?
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that block of code actually taught me a lot, thanks! :)
yep, that's exactly what i do every day on my linux boxes. exactly that. all day. constantly.
one day i might try to use a program on it, but that is probably pushing it.
anyway, can't stay to chat, my kernel just told me i have to recompile it again, since it has been over half an hour since i last did it.
what about live streaming your home videos to your work PC
wow, i didn't realise microsoft have started bundling vlc in their core build these days... nice.
gamin = gaming
should have used slashdot's preview properly. oops
printer: more printers are automatically detected and set up with *no* user intervention on linux (ubuntu at least) than windows.
wireless connection: very few wireless chipsets have any trouble these days and work with *no* user intervention
3d graphics: the wording of your post and your username suggest to me (although i may be wrong) that you are talking about gamin here, as opposed to serious 3d graphics (think rendering etc), so i'll concede that game developers have yet to port many games.
digital camera: almost all cameras will work with *no* user intervention. there is (at least in ubuntu) a gallery program installed and ready to go waiting for your camera.
webcam: very few webcams have any trouble these days
iPod: gtkpod? amarok? rhythmbox? any others you need?
looks pretty much like it 'just works' to me.
ok try this: one of my laptops refuses to connect to my wireless network (plain old wpa encryption, nothing special) no matter how much i update drivers etc in windows. in linux? it 'just worked'.
oh, and i think i'll just ignore the 'cleverly witty' response to the thin client comment.
the cowboy neal checkbox is currently in beta. for some reason there is still a bug that posts that option randomly even when it isn't wanted..
sure does. i've been using it for ages. works a charm.
as much as i absolutely despise ie (yes, even 8. yes i have used it) i have to agree with this. i even posted on the mozdev site wikis ages ago about these things (managing proxy settings, locking down the interface etc) as my place of work had those policies in place (7-12 school). i have managed to get around *some* of the limitations in this matter by customising the user.js files etc, but it is hackish and i would like it to be better integrated.
sounds interesting. i looked around but couldn't find any copy online. anyone have one? it's a pretty old story so i would assume it is legal. maybe i'm wrong though.
hahaha touche
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don't worry. by the sound of your attitude towards others it doesn't look like you'll have much of a future anyway. better to give it to someone who deserves it.
...because mr ubuntu can only ever work on one thing at a time...
the problem with this was hardware issues and the fact that the software stack was dumped on the users in such a primitive state (the official line was that it would be worked on as things progressed). a lot of users bought these things expecting them to work out of the box and were disheartened so interest dropped off quickly. with a few hardware issues worked out and a more familiar front end (android or ubuntu) i think it would be an incredibly different story.
I *still* don't have a decent answer about how to go about doing this in a valid way.
oh, that's easy! it's because you are using [ and ] for the tags! that won't work, silly! :P
hopefully once btrfs gets integrated properly there will be a 'snapshot' function before upgrading. don't like the new version? go back to the previous snapshot instantly and you are where you left off. would also be handy for large package installs/removals/upgrades etc.
Linux is notoriously finicky when it comes to hardware, windows has always been more forgiving
i have seen the opposite. try pulling a windows hard drive out of a pentium 3 and putting it in a modern computer and expecting it to just work. i did exactly that with linux when i upgraded mum's computer for her. it was literally less than five minutes work and she was up and running exactly as before but with faster (and quieter) hardware.
you tried running it in virtualbox? it may still be technically running in windows, but at least you are limiting the 'damage'. if you don't give it network access you can do without antivirus stuff and probably make it run and 'boot' quicker than the real thing :)
also virtualbox' seamless mode will make it virtually... well.. seamless.. :D
you may not find the lower level components interesting, but some people do. being interested in vintage amplifiers means that i am somewhat interested in what makes various older components sound the way they do. this led me to learn about the different characteristics of varying types of capacitors, which led me to trying to make my own capacitor out of foil and cling wrap. it certainly wasn't anywhere near the quality of a commercial capacitor, and even fell apart after being moved around too much, but it worked and i really enjoyed it and learnt from it. that doesn't mean i would want to try to rebuild a computer mainboard with diy capacitors (although i would certainly tip my hat to someone who pulls that off) but i don't see it as a waste of time in the slightest.
to each their own i guess.
i was never successful (didn't try that much though) in using linux to get rid of it - it reported itself as a cd device as opposed to a partition, and i couldn't figure out how to change the low level settings necessary to kill it off. gparted etc just showed the remaining space and i couldn't modify anything to do with the 'cd' part.
even mass storage devices can be a pain these days in windows (u3 tools anyone?) and xp doesn't like multiple partitions on a usb stick (had to hack the drivers to make windows think it was a hard drive to be able to access the second partition, even though both partitions were fat32).
just curious, but couldn't this be solved by changing the button's static link to a javascript function that runs something like top.location = contentframe.location ?
that was an awesome show. i had forgotten about it but it is all coming back now :)
but all my secret plans are due to be put into action on that date!! how can i use postgresql if i can't store my secret plans in it??