Re: [OCLUG-Tech] help switching over to Linux

2012-08-05 Thread John C Nash
Does anyone have good suggestions for spell check for LibreOffice? I know there are spell checkers that work with it. Because I write stuff with multiple languages (including stats), I find spell check a nuisance, so am not in a position to answer. Dale's experience is one we want to duplicate

Re: [OCLUG-Tech] help switching over to Linux

2012-08-05 Thread Justin Richard
On 5 August 2012 09:04, John C Nash nas...@uottawa.ca wrote: Does anyone have good suggestions for spell check for LibreOffice? I know there are spell checkers that work with it. Because I write stuff with multiple languages (including stats), I find spell check a nuisance, so am not in a

Re: [OCLUG-Tech] help switching over to Linux

2012-08-03 Thread John C Nash
I generally agree, but Dale is now (thanks to Ian Gorman in particular) up and running dual boot with Mint Mate. I think Ian will give a lightning talk on this at Aug 9 OCLUG meet. My experience is that liveCD and liveUSB are great for what they are, but a bit of a nuisance if one wants a

Re: [OCLUG-Tech] help switching over to Linux

2012-08-01 Thread ed stuckems
Wow, why is everyone rushing to install linux when live cd's are available to try. On a modern pc/laptop there is more than enough memory to run a live CD to get some idea of what linux is like/about. While Mr. Bennett's computing resources haven't been established, no one should rule out the

Re: [OCLUG-Tech] help switching over to Linux

2012-07-17 Thread Justin Richard
On 15 July 2012 14:10, Dale Bennett easydoesi...@gmail.com wrote: hi there i am wondering if you might be able to help me out. i was watching TVO the other day and Don Tapscott mentioned Linux. how the Linux OS is a online collaboration, and is also open source. so i have been reading a bit

Re: [OCLUG-Tech] help switching over to Linux

2012-07-17 Thread Rick
On Tue, Jul 17, 2012 at 2:22 AM, Justin Richard velu...@gmail.com wrote: On 15 July 2012 14:10, Dale Bennett easydoesi...@gmail.com wrote: Hello, Your ambition to use Linux is very well recieved here. Reading about it is a great start, too. There's no need to rush into installing it

Re: [OCLUG-Tech] help switching over to Linux

2012-07-17 Thread John C Nash
Looks like we have several folk interested. And we've already got an old hard drive to allow for an install without having to mess with repartitioning Dale's. There are also several offers of liveCDs. So it is now a matter of logistics. This week for me may be awkward, but sometime in next 10

Re: [OCLUG-Tech] help switching over to Linux

2012-07-16 Thread John C Nash
Charles raises a good question. If you use any special applications, especially games or things like that, then it is more difficult to switch to Linux. If you are doing ordinary things: - email - web - simple office documents, including Word and Excel from other people as long as

[OCLUG-Tech] help switching over to Linux

2012-07-15 Thread Dale Bennett
hi there i am wondering if you might be able to help me out. i was watching TVO the other day and Don Tapscott mentioned Linux. how the Linux OS is a online collaboration, and is also open source. so i have been reading a bit online about Linux and i like what i see. i am a big believer in open

Re: [OCLUG-Tech] help switching over to Linux

2012-07-15 Thread Charles MacDonald
On 12-07-15 02:10 PM, Dale Bennett wrote: i read that i might be able to get a dvd mailed to me with the Linux operating system on it so i can then put it on my computer. i would burn my own but i can not afford to buy the writable dvds. plus its way over my head how to load the OS to my