On Sat, 09 Oct 2004 00:20:07 +0200, Don Jackson wrote: > I'm sure I could make more speedup by going to different wm, but > could not justify the time needed for my learning curve. Just > changing to S-C and Dillo seemed good enough for her, as unlike me, > she has never been exposed to faster computers.
FWIW, switching from one of the big desktop environments (gnome/kde) to fluxbox will really speed things up. I could get a from an X login prompt (wdm) to a working desktop almost instantly on the old P166 laptop I used to run before it developed too many hardware problems. > Revised computer has been back in her hands for some time now and performing > well with the exception mentioned about printing of a couple email files. I > need to look into them and possibly report a bug. Still get bugged with > phone calls as my written instructions to her were not perfect ... but > getting there! It may be worth installing ssh and the rfb version of vnc so you log in remotely for support. -- Stephen Patterson http://patter.mine.nu/ [EMAIL PROTECTED] remove SPAM to reply Linux Counter No: 142831 GPG Public key: 252B8B37 Caution: breathing may be hazardous to your health. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]