[brlug-general] Laptops

2006-03-19 Thread Shannon Roddy
On 3/19/06, worms wrote: > This is my second day on a new Inspiron 630m...the screen is very grainy. > > --Lance > Dell's native resolutions are usually very high compared to other laptops. If you do not run the native resolution on any laptop, you will get a grainy display in general. We only

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2006-03-19 Thread Jeffrey Lee
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[brlug-general] Samba in Knoppix

2006-03-19 Thread Joe Fruchey
I'm trying to use Knoppix to clean up a virus-laden Windows machine. I've seen stuff about installing f-prot from within Knoppix on the local machine, but I didn't have any luck (Knoppix 4.0-CD). So I want to share hda1 on the network, but I can't figure it out. I'm sure it crazy simple, but I've e

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2006-03-19 Thread David Smith
There are always exceptions. -Original Message- From: General-bounces at brlug.net [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of worms Sent: Sunday, March 19, 2006 8:08 PM To: General at brlug.net Subject: Re: [brlug-general] Laptops This is my second day on a new Inspiron 630m...the screen is

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2006-03-19 Thread worms
This is my second day on a new Inspiron 630m...the screen is very grainy. --Lance David Smith wrote: > > *I’ve been working with Dell machines for 5-6 years now - Latitude, > Inspiron, Optiplex, Precision, Dimension – virtually every model. In > my opinion you can’t go wrong with a Dell, especi

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2006-03-19 Thread David Smith
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2006-03-19 Thread Petri Laihonen
IMHO A brand name or no brand in todays computers have very little to do how they work, or do not work. Most, if not all parts are made in China or Taiwan. It is just a matter of luck if they fail. Cheaper computers often have lower quality parts. Higher quality parts may fail as well. If a new

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2006-03-19 Thread Terry Stockdale
At 07:02 AM 3/19/2006, you wrote: >Hi Guys, > >Is it just the Dell laptops that suck ... >Thanks in Advance, >Respectfully, > >"Buck" Buck, That's not a "given." I'm perfectly happy with my Dell notebook and this is my second one. This one is 20 months old, uses a Pentium M 1.7GHz, runs an Apa

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