Is that a Doctor Who quote? --- katan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> On Sun, 3 Feb 2008 00:59:34 -0500, Michael Fernando wrote: > > >> This particular public will certainly be migrating to the Google > >> product. I've spent a *lot* of time avoiding Microsoft products > except > >> for OSes because I'm too lazy to learn Linux and too cheap to buy > a Mac. > > > > > >Well, certain Linux distros have come a long way. I think Ubuntu > can be > >used for everyday desktop tasks. Give it a try. After all, it is a > >completely free download as opposed to RedHat or SuSE. You just > have to get > > Oh, I know. I've actually installed a couple distros of Linux > (Mandrake, Ubuntu, Red Hat (before it went commercial)). It really > isn't that hard to do. > > >used to knowing what application to use. For instance, how do you > know you > >need to use Nero or Toast (or your favorite CD writing sw) to burn a > CD on a > >Windows machine? You just know ... similarly, you have to get to > "know" > > Right. Some are obvious. Firefox, Open Office. I quite like my > orphaned > mail program though (PMMail), and AFAIK it's only Windoze and OS/2, > so > that leads to Wine which I never quite mastered. Largely through lack > of effort, I'll admit. > > >So, you don't have to be a command-line addict to use Linux these > days. > > Well where's the fun in that? (-: > > -- > katan > > The very powerful, and the very stupid have one thing in common. > They don't alter their views to fit the facts. They alter the facts > to fit > their views. Which can be uncomfortable if you happen to be one > of the facts that needs altering. > > The Doctor (Number 4) > > > ************************************************************************ > * ==> QUICK LIST-COMMAND REFERENCE - Put the following commands in > <== > * ==> the body of an email & send 'em to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > <== > * Join the list: SUBSCRIBE COMPUTERGUYS-L Your Name > * Too much mail? Try Daily Digests command: SET COMPUTERGUYS-L DIGEST > * Tired of the List? Unsubscribe command: SIGNOFF COMPUTERGUYS-L > * New address? From OLD address send: CHANGE COMPUTERGUYS-L > YourNewAddress > * Need more help? Send mail to: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > ************************************************************************ > * List archive from 1/1/2000 is on the MARC > http://marc.info/?l=computerguys-l > * List archive at > www.mail-archive.com/computerguys-l@listserv.aol.com/ > * RSS at > www.mail-archive.com/computerguys-l@listserv.aol.com/maillist.xml > * Messages bearing the header "X-No-Archive: yes" will not be > archived > ************************************************************************ > Checkout One Laptop Per Child project laptop.org ************************************************************************ * ==> QUICK LIST-COMMAND REFERENCE - Put the following commands in <== * ==> the body of an email & send 'em to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <== * Join the list: SUBSCRIBE COMPUTERGUYS-L Your Name * Too much mail? Try Daily Digests command: SET COMPUTERGUYS-L DIGEST * Tired of the List? Unsubscribe command: SIGNOFF COMPUTERGUYS-L * New address? From OLD address send: CHANGE COMPUTERGUYS-L YourNewAddress * Need more help? Send mail to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ************************************************************************ * List archive from 1/1/2000 is on the MARC http://marc.info/?l=computerguys-l * List archive at www.mail-archive.com/computerguys-l@listserv.aol.com/ * RSS at www.mail-archive.com/computerguys-l@listserv.aol.com/maillist.xml * Messages bearing the header "X-No-Archive: yes" will not be archived ************************************************************************
