Re: [FRIAM] Linux and WInderz Qs

2014-10-30 Thread Arlo Barnes
If you are thinking of getting into Linux, you might consider attending a meeting of the nmglug.org at the Santa Fe Baking Company - it is really nice to have physical people to vent to and ask for advice, especially about a good setup (which distro to pick can be confusing. I use Debian and like

[FRIAM] Linux and WInderz Qs

2014-10-28 Thread Gillian Densmore
Greetings fellow technomancers (Nuqneh)- It's probably clear now that it seems as if my Inspirons drive is having issues- and are testing out some cloning software So far Macrium, Casper and XXClone are neer the top. If I can find a cheep Norton Ghost(or whever it's called now) i'll give that a

Re: [FRIAM] Linux and WInderz Qs

2014-10-28 Thread Russell Standish
On Tue, Oct 28, 2014 at 11:24:36AM -0600, Gillian Densmore wrote: Second Question: Feeling as if I've had about enough of windows, I want to consider linux as a option. What's been peoples experience with it these days? It keeps getting better and better. I remember the days when it was a

Re: [FRIAM] Linux and WInderz Qs

2014-10-28 Thread Tom Johnson
Roger: Yeah, but what software is she/can she run? -tom Tom Johnson Institute for Analytic Journalism -- Santa Fe, NM USA 505.577.6482(c)505.473.9646(h) Society of Professional Journalists http://www.spj.org

Re: [FRIAM] Linux and WInderz Qs

2014-10-28 Thread Gary Schiltz
Stand under bridges much? What is your favorite color? Seriously, in addition to Roger's excellent idea of swapping hard drives, I always recommend installing VirtualBox (open source and pretty darned good) and trying various distros out as virtual machines. That way, you can see what software is

Re: [FRIAM] Linux and WInderz Qs

2014-10-28 Thread Roger Critchlow
I haven't asked, but I expect that OpenOffice and a web browser cover most of her requirements. I'll ask next time I see her on a google hangout. -- rec -- On Tue, Oct 28, 2014 at 7:32 PM, Tom Johnson t...@jtjohnson.com wrote: Roger: Yeah, but what software is she/can she run? -tom

[FRIAM] linux and winderz

2013-12-05 Thread Gillian Densmore
Greetings fellow technomancers, I don't know if it's a trojan, spyware, worm or other. As per normal with windows some VEQ thought it may be funny to attempt to infect a picture of Warf the famous klingon(ST:TNG). Nothing new for the..unique. elk..of vandles in winderz land: Thus leading to