corbey;201428 Wrote:
> IT guys do tend to like Ghost, but on a home PC, I've found that Acronis
> True Image is more flexible and much less of a system resource hog.
>
> My two cents.
I've also been using Acronis True Image for over a year now and I
really love it. The real test of any backup i
bklaas;201319 Wrote:
> See also: Open Office http://www.openoffice.org/
...which comes installed in Ubuntu by default...
> See also: Crossover Office http://www.codeweavers.com/
...which can be installed by Automatix2.
:-)
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corbey;201428 Wrote:
> IT guys do tend to like Ghost, but on a home PC, I've found that Acronis
> True Image is more flexible and much less of a system resource hog.
>
> My two cents.
I don't think he's talking about a continuous backup product which
ghost also has. Just a one shot image backup
aubuti wrote:
> Hercules;201306 Wrote:
>
>> I am a good candidate for Ubuntu, and, as 'this thread'
>> (http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=34498) testifies, was
>> intending to use that O/S.
>>
>> But as I now just have one PC, and have the occasional need to do some
>> work using M
Hercules;201306 Wrote:
>
>
> I was talking to our IT guys at work today and they told me about
> Norton Ghost. So I'm now thinking of taking a copy of my current XP
> image and then trying out Vista. If it works, then great! It it
> doesn't, I'll just restore back to XP!
IT guys do tend to lik
I agree with prior posts. Vista has been well worth while.
I upgraded 3 machines, home desktop (ripping station).
Laptop and Desktop at work doing windows developement.
All running great. Vista is highly recommended if you like playing with
the latest.
I've had no resource issues but I shut off
Hercules;201306 Wrote:
> I am a good candidate for Ubuntu
Ubuntu is popular but may not be the easiest distro to migrate to from
Windows; if you still like Ubuntu and want to dual-boot in one hard
drive, I would recommend LinuxMint (same as Ubuntu, but ready to go
with all needed plugins); if you
Hercules;201332 Wrote:
> Will you lot stop trying to tempt me to spend even more time fiddling!
> ;-)
Sorry, too late to stop now. Ubuntu beckons...
davep
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Will you lot stop trying to tempt me to spend even more time fiddling!
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View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php
See also: Open Office http://www.openoffice.org/
See also: Crossover Office http://www.codeweavers.com/
I'm just sayin'
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Hercules;201306 Wrote:
> I am a good candidate for Ubuntu, and, as 'this thread'
> (http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=34498) testifies, was
> intending to use that O/S.
>
> But as I now just have one PC, and have the occasional need to do some
> work using MS Office products, I'll h
You could always dual boot, but even more room for fiddling would be to
use VMWare and run windows and office in that for your occasional
need.
Tom
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Pale Blue Ego;201161 Wrote:
> You sound like a good candidate for Ubuntu :0
>
> Seriously, you aren't doing anything that requires a Windows OS. The
> only reason I'm keeping Win2k on my main PC is that I do high-def video
> capture and editing which, while possible on Linux, isn't yet supporte
Hercules;201014 Wrote:
> As I'm currently a "Windows" (rather than "Linux") person, and enjoy
> tinkering, I'm thinking of upgrading my PC from XP to Vista.
>
> The PC is beefy enough to cope (with 2GB of RAM - and space for more if
> necessary - and a fast processor). The Asus site says my moth
Hercules, with the exception of the issues I've had with SlimServer,
Vista has worked 1,000% flawlessly for me. I was a big XP user prior to
then.
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Hercules;201014 Wrote:
> So, should I take the plunge, or is Vista still a little too rough
> around the edges (as the "Vista" sticky thread perhaps suggests)?
I find Vista better than XP in every way, solid and reliable and with
surprisingly clearer sound from my flac files via XMPlay and
headph
It depends why you want to upgrade. I have Vista because it came on a
new PC I bought.
If you are happy to put up with the annoying features of Vista (in the
sticky post you mentioned), plus the "You want to move this file",
"I'll ask the administrator if its OK to move the file", "Ah, you are
th
As I'm currently a "Windows" (rather than "Linux") person, and enjoy
tinkering, I'm thinking of upgrading my PC from XP to Vista.
The PC is beefy enough to cope (with 2GB of RAM - and space for more if
necessary - and a fast processor). The Asus site says my motherboard is
supported, and the vari
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