Re: where to buy a portable external monitor for my laptop in Jerusalem?

Thanks Rabin and others who responded. Your suggestions are very helpful On Sun, Jun 30, 2024 at 1:54 PM, Rabin Yasharzadehe wrote: > Ivory and KSP are > also valid options. > -- > Rabin > > > On Sun, 30 Jun 2024 at 10:08, Michael Shiloh >

Re: where to buy a portable external monitor for my laptop in Jerusalem?

Ivory and KSP are also valid options. -- Rabin On Sun, 30 Jun 2024 at 10:08, Michael Shiloh wrote: > Is Bug on Ben Yehudah still my only option or are there other options? > ___ > Linux-il mailing

where to buy a portable external monitor for my laptop in Jerusalem?

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Re: Closing laptop lid while Zoom is running prevents wake-from-suspend when lid opened

Thanks for the pointer Shimi, and your hunch. I'm off to read the document. On Sun, Apr 25, 2021 at 8:57 AM shimi wrote: > > On Sat, Apr 24, 2021 at 1:05 PM Michael Shiloh > wrote: >> >> >> I don't even know where to start looking. >> >> Any suggestions? > > > Where to start:

Re: Closing laptop lid while Zoom is running prevents wake-from-suspend when lid opened

On Sat, Apr 24, 2021 at 1:05 PM Michael Shiloh wrote: > > I don't even know where to start looking. > > Any suggestions? > Where to start: https://01.org/node/3721 My hunch, whenever NVIDIA or Intel are involved, is to start off your investigation with the graphics adapter. HTH, -- Shimi

Closing laptop lid while Zoom is running prevents wake-from-suspend when lid opened

Hello all, Lenovo Thinkpad X1 carbon, 8th generation Ubuntu 20.10, kept up to date and various programs added but I haven't modified the system. If I close the laptop lid while Zoom is running, then later on when I open the lid the laptop does not wake-from-suspend. I've tried pressing the power

Alternate docking station for the Dell Precision M3800? (Re: The Dell Precision M3800 Laptop)

The computer shop which suggested to me the Dell Precision M3800 laptop suggests that the E-port with 210W adapter (http://accessories.ap.dell.com/sna/productdetail.aspx?c=my=en=dhs=mydhs1=450-14000) be used with the laptop. I googled for Linux support for this adapter, but found no information

Re: The Dell Precision M3800 Laptop

On 23/12/15 10:54, E.S. Rosenberg wrote: > 2015-12-22 21:48 GMT+02:00 Omer Zak <w...@zak.co.il>: >> As I said few weeks ago, I am considering the purchase of a new laptop >> to replace my current desktop PC and also serve me on the road. >> >> It was suggested to m

Re: The Dell Precision M3800 Laptop

else was as unhappy with it, Ely may have gotten a lemon. Another problem is that according to what I found while googling it, the docking station mentioned with the laptop (Dell Docking Station USB 3.0 - D3100) is not supported by Linux (or maybe supported using proprietary drivers limited to some

Re: The Dell Precision M3800 Laptop

2015-12-22 21:48 GMT+02:00 Omer Zak <w...@zak.co.il>: > As I said few weeks ago, I am considering the purchase of a new laptop > to replace my current desktop PC and also serve me on the road. > > It was suggested to me to consider purchasing the Dell Precision M3800 > laptop

The Dell Precision M3800 Laptop

As I said few weeks ago, I am considering the purchase of a new laptop to replace my current desktop PC and also serve me on the road. It was suggested to me to consider purchasing the Dell Precision M3800 laptop. Before ordering it, I'd like to know if anyone else bought it and if yes, what

4GB: was Up-to-date hardware (laptop) recommendations?

On Mon, 7 Dec 2015 13:30:07 +0200 "E.S. Rosenberg" <esr+linux...@g.jct.ac.il> wrote: > BTW has anyone noticed how long we have been 'stuck' on 4GB RAM being > enough memory I have. In July 2011 I bought each of my triplets a laptop they could use for their freshman ye

Re: Up-to-date hardware (laptop) recommendations?

to use one, though the laptop hardware itself often tends to be supported well on Linux the docking stations in my experience have tended to be the Achilles heel which also tend to be documented way less since they are used less. I used to also have a heavier larger laptop but once I switched

Re: Up-to-date hardware (laptop) recommendations?

On Sun, Nov 29, 2015 at 9:02 PM, Omer Zak wrote: > > How are today's ThinkPads (which are probably different from ThinkPads > from years ago)? > There seem to be a notion for slimming down things. Less ports and no DVD (aka secondary HDD bay) bay anymore. Keyboard on newer

Re: Up-to-date hardware (laptop) recommendations?

I'd like to be able is to work at home with three monitors. I do not care if it is 3 external monitors (with disabled internal monitor) or 2 external monitors with an active internal monitor. Roman Ovseitsev's point about Skylake based laptop: not relevant since I do not need more than 3 monitors

Re: Up-to-date hardware (laptop) recommendations?

After much consideration, I purchased a Thinkpad W541. The specific model was important because I make heavy use of the Trackpoint(tm) style pointer and other newer models don't have this. My version has a massive 2880 x 1620 pixel display, as I often have multiple things open. Linux install

Re: Up-to-date hardware (laptop) recommendations?

On 29/11/15 17:42, Roman Ovseitsev wrote: > If you need 3 external monitors on top of the internal, without > discrete GPU the only option is a Skylake based laptop. It can pull > off up to 5 monitors through HDMI/DP according to the spec. AFAIK > older architectures support onl

Re: Up-to-date hardware (laptop) recommendations?

+ 3 external > monitors simultaneously? > > You need to be aware that even if there are so many ports (and my > laptop+dock does have that many ports), it does not mean you can actually > use all of them at the same time. That is a function of several factors, > GPU memory being possibly just o

Up-to-date hardware (laptop) recommendations?

After long time of not looking for hardware recommendations, I am again looking for up-to-date hardware recommendations. This time, I'd like to buy a laptop which will serve as my main workhorse PC at home and outside of it. As things look like, I would like it to have: - 16GB RAM. - Ability

Re: Up-to-date hardware (laptop) recommendations?

On 29/11/2015 11:05, Omer Zak wrote: > - Ability to connect 2-3 external displays (possibly via a docking > station). May I ask why? Do you plan to connect the internal monitor + 3 external monitors simultaneously? You need to be aware that even if there are so many ports (and my

Re: Up-to-date hardware (laptop) recommendations?

If you need 3 external monitors on top of the internal, without discrete GPU the only option is a Skylake based laptop. It can pull off up to 5 monitors through HDMI/DP according to the spec. AFAIK older architectures support only 3 monitors. However since it just got released only a couple months

Re: Up-to-date hardware (laptop) recommendations?

e if it is 3 external monitors (with disabled internal monitor) > or 2 external monitors with an active internal monitor. > > Roman Ovseitsev's point about Skylake based laptop: not relevant since I > do not need more than 3 monitors total. My laptop has a fairly basic adapter. I seem to rec

Re: Nexus 5, Linux laptop Q's

On 2/26/2014 7:29 AM, Steve G. wrote: Two questions 1.In my search for a good but cost effective phone, I think that Google's Nexus 5 is a very good choice. Currently I am with Golan, and

Nexus 5, Linux laptop Q's

light, yet cost effective laptop to run statistical analyses, in either Windows or (preferably) Linux, and my current i3 Toshiba with 3GB ram is beginning to show its age. My usual modus operandii is to either find a discontinued laptop model (I am talking in the US, at stores such as Best Buy

Re: Nexus 5, Linux laptop Q's

On 2014-02-26 07:29, Steve G. wrote 2. I need a powerful, yet light, yet cost effective laptop to run statistical analyses, in either Windows or (preferably) Linux, Fire up an amazon ec2: calculate..., kill... It may be faster

How can I explore what is causing my laptop to not come out of suspend properly when the lid is opened?

For years I had been hibernating my laptop (Lenova T60 and now T61) instead of shutting down, and of course opening the lid did nothing until I pressed the power button. Besides the long amount of time it would take to come out of hibernation, this SEEMED to work fine, although sometimes I

Re: How can I explore what is causing my laptop to not come out of suspend properly when the lid is opened?

On 06/20/2012 11:17 AM, Michael Shiloh wrote: For years I had been hibernating my laptop (Lenova T60 and now T61) instead of shutting down, and of course opening the lid did nothing until I pressed the power button. Besides the long amount of time it would take to come out of hibernation

Re: How can I explore what is causing my laptop to not come out of suspend properly when the lid is opened?

You might want to check the Lenovo support website to see if they've a BIOS/driver update for your model that addresses this issue. Rony On Wed, Jun 20, 2012 at 9:17 PM, Michael Shiloh michaelshiloh1...@gmail.com wrote: For years I had been hibernating my laptop (Lenova T60 and now T61

Re: Laptop

On Friday 03 September 2010 06:04:59 Steve G. wrote: My 4+ year old Macbook is dying a slow death, and I am contemplating getting a new laptop and would like your advice. Here are the parameters: - My environment is Linux, Ubuntu for the last 2-3 years, and I would like to have

RE: Laptop

Re which laptop, this is an interesting data point: http://www.linux-mag.com/id/7851?hq_e=el http://www.linux-mag.com/id/7851?hq_e=elhq_m=1065883hq_l=3hq_v=392d56542 1 hq_m=1065883hq_l=3hq_v=392d565421 Re virtualization, I recommend the free open source VirtualBox, which works fine under Win7

Re: Laptop

At 11:59:22 on Friday Friday 03 September 2010, Shlomi Fish shlo...@iglu.org.il wrote: On Friday 03 September 2010 06:04:59 Steve G. wrote: My 4+ year old Macbook is dying a slow death, and I am contemplating getting a new laptop and would like your advice. Here are the parameters

Re: Laptop

getting a new laptop and would like your advice. Here are the parameters: - My environment is Linux, Ubuntu for the last 2-3 years, and I would like to have it available to me on the laptop if I can. I have little use for either Mac OS-X or Windows as far as actually making

Re: Laptop

2010/9/3 Steve G. word...@gmail.com: Second, some bank accounts require it to fully function. Which bank accounts are those? -- Dotan Cohen http://gibberish.co.il http://what-is-what.com ___ Linux-il mailing list Linux-il@cs.huji.ac.il

Laptop

My 4+ year old Macbook is dying a slow death, and I am contemplating getting a new laptop and would like your advice. Here are the parameters: - My environment is Linux, Ubuntu for the last 2-3 years, and I would like to have it available to me on the laptop if I can. I have little use

fic ce268 laptop

Hi all, I am considering buying a FIC CE268 laptop, and would like to get reviews about it from current users of it. It's a low-profile netbook, costs 699 NIS in officedepot: http://www.fic.com.tw/product/ce268.aspx http://officedepot.co.il/catalog/catalogSku.do?id=4236592pr=QJ5N=2%2032937sgID

Re: fic ce268 laptop

laptop, and would like to get reviews about it from current users of it. It's a low-profile netbook, costs 699 NIS in officedepot: http://www.fic.com.tw/product/ce268.aspx http://officedepot.co.il/catalog/catalogSku.do?id=4236592pr=QJ5N=2%2032937sgID=10 Does it work well? Is all the hardware

Re: fic ce268 laptop

On Aug 14, 2010, at 11:58 PM, Yedidyah Bar-David wrote: Hi all, I am considering buying a FIC CE268 laptop, and would like to get reviews about it from current users of it. There is also one called the JumPC which is about the same price. I don't know much about it, except it was sold

[HEBREW] Thanks to all those who helped me with WiFi on my laptop few weeks ago

בהנגשת כנס אוגוסט פינגווין 2010 לאנשים עם מוגבלויות, זכיתי לשיתוף פעולה מאנשים רבים וכאן המקום להגיד לכולם תודה. ארגון בקול, באמצעות דברת נוטמן, העמיד לרשותי מערכת FM עבור כבדי שמיעה. התנאים היו כאלה שאיפשרו ביטול ברגע האחרון וללא קנס במידה ולא

Re: Missing firmware file when installing Debian Squeeze on my laptop

Tzafrir Cohen tzaf...@cohens.org.il writes: I know nothing about Ubuntu, But Omer asked about Debian. Hmm... I was still at work, so I couldn't be drunk... The only reasonable conclusion is that I should work less... Omer - apologies. I remember using those tg drivers in the past so I was

Re: Missing firmware file when installing Debian Squeeze on my laptop

On Mon, 2010-07-12 at 20:32 +0300, Oleg Goldshmidt wrote: Tzafrir Cohen tzaf...@cohens.org.il writes: I know nothing about Ubuntu, But Omer asked about Debian. Hmm... I was still at work, so I couldn't be drunk... The only reasonable conclusion is that I should work less... Omer -

WiFi PC Card for a laptop?

I have a laptop without built-in WiFi adapter. However it has a PC Card socket. Now I encountered the need to equip it with WiFi access. What is the collective recommendation for a PC Card WiFi adapter? It must work well with Debian Lenny and should work with Debian Squeeze (no driver stuff

Re: WiFi PC Card for a laptop?

would you be interested in a usb card? On Sun, Jul 11, 2010 at 9:32 AM, Omer Zak w...@zak.co.il wrote: I have a laptop without built-in WiFi adapter. However it has a PC Card socket. Now I encountered the need to equip it with WiFi access. What is the collective recommendation for a PC

Missing firmware file when installing Debian Squeeze on my laptop

I am now in midst of clean install of Debian Squeeze on my old laptop, from a netinst CD. Since the laptop has a Broadcom network card, before installing the base system, the Debian Squeeze installer says that it needs the tigon/tg3_tso5.bin firmware. The installer offers to load it from

Re: Missing firmware file when installing Debian Squeeze on my laptop

On Sun, Jul 11, 2010 at 5:39 PM, Omer Zak w...@zak.co.il wrote: I am now in midst of clean install of Debian Squeeze on my old laptop, from a netinst CD. Since the laptop has a Broadcom network card, before installing the base system, the Debian Squeeze installer says that it needs the tigon

Re: WiFi PC Card for a laptop?

Hello Sara, My laptop has two USB 1.1 ports (no USB 2.0), so USB WiFi adapter won't do :-( However, I would consider a PC Card which serves as USB hub together with an USB WiFi adapter. Does such a symbiote exist and work well with Linux? Where could I try such a combination before buying

Re: Missing firmware file when installing Debian Squeeze on my laptop

On Sun, Jul 11, 2010 at 06:10:08PM +0300, Oleg Goldshmidt wrote: On Sun, Jul 11, 2010 at 5:39 PM, Omer Zak w...@zak.co.il wrote: I am now in midst of clean install of Debian Squeeze on my old laptop, from a netinst CD. Since the laptop has a Broadcom network card, before installing

Re: Feedback on Acer laptop w. Linux

Boaz Rymland wrote: Hi all, Can anyone provide feedback on the following Acer laptop, or any other Acer Linux based laptops? (Interestingly, searching for linux word in laptop section in zap.co.il shows almost exclusively only Acer results: http://zap.co.il/models.aspx?sog=C

Re: Feedback on Acer laptop w. Linux

On Friday, 4 בSeptember 2009 20:43:22 Diego Iastrubni wrote: On יום ראשון 30 אוגוסט 2009 11:36:03 Oron Peled wrote: I also make sure that the people who sell stuff will know *why* I chose their hardware While I do tend to agree with what you say... who are those people? Is it the poor

[SOLVED?] Re: Feedback on Acer laptop w. Linux

: *This laptop model is equipped with NVIDIA G105M chipset. I didn't work out of the box: ubuntu installed its latest nvidia drivers but those were too old to know this card. When vesa or some other default driver was used, X run, but not in optimal resolution and no acceleration. I battled

Re: [SOLVED?] Re: Feedback on Acer laptop w. Linux

On Fri, 2009-09-04 at 09:19 +0300, Boaz Rymland wrote: WebCam: not working out of the box. Haven't really tried setting it up yet. From my limited experience, the gspca driver (for several Webcam models) does not work nicely with NViDia proprietary drivers. For my new desktop PC (which I

Re: [SOLVED?] Re: Feedback on Acer laptop w. Linux

: *This laptop model is equipped with NVIDIA G105M chipset. I didn't work out of the box: ubuntu installed its latest nvidia drivers but those were too old to know this card. When vesa or some other default driver was used, X run, but not in optimal resolution and no acceleration. I battled it too much

Re: [SOLVED?] Re: Feedback on Acer laptop w. Linux

a little upgraded in comparison to the original model suggested - with 4GB RAM and NVIDIA GPU. The rest of the specs are the same. *Distro Installed: *Ubuntu 9.04, amd64.* [clip] *X: *This laptop model is equipped with NVIDIA G105M chipset. I didn't work out of the box: ubuntu installed its

Re: [SOLVED?] Re: Feedback on Acer laptop w. Linux

.* [clip] *X: *This laptop model is equipped with NVIDIA G105M chipset. I didn't work out of the box: ubuntu installed its latest nvidia drivers but those were too old to know this card. When vesa or some other default driver was used, X run, but not in optimal resolution and no acceleration

Re: [SOLVED?] Re: Feedback on Acer laptop w. Linux

(didn't try other types). *X: *This laptop model is equipped with NVIDIA G105M chipset. I didn't work out of the box: ubuntu installed its latest nvidia drivers but those were too old to know this card. When vesa or some other default driver was used, X run, but not in optimal resolution

Re: Feedback on Acer laptop w. Linux

On יום ראשון 30 אוגוסט 2009 11:36:03 Oron Peled wrote: I normally follow your original method -- put some effort *before* buying to have an idea about good/problematic hardware. I also make sure that the people who sell stuff will know *why* I chose their hardware (because its vendor is

Re: [SOLVED?] Re: Feedback on Acer laptop w. Linux

(didn't try other types). *X: *This laptop model is equipped with NVIDIA G105M chipset. I didn't work out of the box: ubuntu installed its latest nvidia drivers but those were too old to know this card. When vesa or some other default driver was used, X run, but not in optimal resolution

Re: [SOLVED?] Re: Feedback on Acer laptop w. Linux

Boaz Rymland wrote: Michael Shiloh wrote: I'd love to know if the Arduino IDE and FTDI USB serial port drivers function properly. Do you have an Arduino, or can you borrow one from someone to test? Possibly I have one - I just need to know how it looks like to figure that out :-) What's

Re: Feedback on Acer laptop w. Linux

On Sunday, 30 בAugust 2009 07:52:18 Boaz Rymland wrote: ... or, go for sure on the Linux pre-installed ones. Just a general warning (don't know if it applies to this specific model). Many devices on the market with Linux pre-installed have some binary components that make them worthless --

Re: Feedback on Acer laptop w. Linux

pre-installed have some binary components that make them worthless -- install your own version and many important features will stop working. and isn't there a way, if it can be generalized at all, to: get a linux preinstalled laptop, install your own linux, then install the manufacturer

Re: Feedback on Acer laptop w. Linux

them worthless -- install your own version and many important features will stop working. and isn't there a way, if it can be generalized at all, to: get a linux preinstalled laptop, install your own linux, then install the manufacturer packages/updates separately? Alternatively, can one

Re: Feedback on Acer laptop w. Linux

Boaz Rymland wrote: Hi all, Can anyone provide feedback on the following Acer laptop, or any other Acer Linux based laptops? (Interestingly, searching for linux word in laptop section in zap.co.il shows almost exclusively only Acer results: http://zap.co.il/models.aspx?sog=C

Feedback on Acer laptop w. Linux

Hi all, Can anyone provide feedback on the following Acer laptop, or any other Acer Linux based laptops? (Interestingly, searching for linux word in laptop section in zap.co.il shows almost exclusively only Acer results: http://zap.co.il/models.aspx?sog=C-PCLaptopkeyword=linux). In specific

Re: Feedback on Acer laptop w. Linux

On Saturday 29 August 2009 16:52:49 Boaz Rymland wrote: Hi all, Can anyone provide feedback on the following Acer laptop, or any other Acer Linux based laptops? (Interestingly, searching for linux word in laptop section in zap.co.il shows almost exclusively only Acer results: http

Re: Feedback on Acer laptop w. Linux

Hi Steve, On Sun, Aug 30, 2009 at 7:28 AM, Steve Littsl...@troubleshooters.com wrote: On Saturday 29 August 2009 16:52:49 Boaz Rymland wrote: Hi all, Can anyone provide feedback on the following Acer laptop, or any other Acer Linux based laptops? (Interestingly, searching for linux word

Re: Feedback on Acer laptop w. Linux

Thanks for the input. The Linux powered Acer laptop comes with Linpus as far as I can tell. I see in Zap other Acers with Linux but searching the net I see my targeted model powered with Linpus as well (In India, for example). I still contemplate on whether to go with the Windows powered

Compaq Presaro Laptop

Specifications 4GB Hard Disk 128 MB Ram, hard disk is partitioned 2.5 Gb and 1.5.Gb. I got given this little old laptop it runs Windows XP Pro very well indeed. It works Office 2000 programmes OK. I am thinking of replacing it with a Linux distro. Any ideas on this all welcome! Obviously

Re: Compaq Presaro Laptop

On Jul 6, 2009, at 8:02 PM, mbrace7for...@aim.com wrote: Specifications 4GB Hard Disk 128 MB Ram, hard disk is partitioned 2.5 Gb and 1.5.Gb. I got given this little old laptop it runs Windows XP Pro very well indeed. It works Office 2000 programmes OK. I am thinking of replacing

Re: [Off topic] Engraving Hebrew on US laptop keyboard

On Tue, 2 Jun 2009 05:44:33 +0300 Alexander Indenbaum alexander.indenb...@gmail.com wrote: Hello, This is off topic, still probably crowd here has relevant experience, so ... I'm considering bringing Sony laptop from US. My main concerns are: 1. Engraving Hebrew on keyboard Asked at some

Re: [Off topic] Engraving Hebrew on US laptop keyboard

On Tue, 2 Jun 2009 14:31:45 +0300 Dotan Cohen dotanco...@gmail.com wrote: 1. Engraving Hebrew on keyboard I actually just painted the keyboard letter keys black, so there are no English or Hebrew letters! Now my laptop is less usable to thieves, and my typing speed has increased

Re: [Off topic] Engraving Hebrew on US laptop keyboard

On Jun 2, 2009, at 7:59 AM, Leonid Podolny wrote: Does anyone has an experience servicing laptops purchased in US in Israel (probably by ישפאר)? I considered it a year and a half ago, so I just called the Israel representatives of all laptop manufacturers I could think of. Sony were the only

Re: [Off topic] Engraving Hebrew on US laptop keyboard

Alexander Indenbaum wrote: Hello, This is off topic, still probably crowd here has relevant experience, so ... I'm considering bringing Sony laptop from US. My main concerns are: 1. Engraving Hebrew on keyboard 2. Service/warranty Does anyone has a pointer or recommendation about (1). How

Re: [Off topic] Engraving Hebrew on US laptop keyboard

considering bringing Sony laptop from US. My main concerns are: 1. Engraving Hebrew on keyboard 2. Service/warranty Does anyone has a pointer or recommendation about (1). How could provide such service in Israel? Does anyone has an experience servicing laptops purchased in US in Israel (probably

Re: [Off topic] Engraving Hebrew on US laptop keyboard

@cs.huji.ac.il Sent: Tuesday, June 02, 2009 7:59 AM Subject: Re: [Off topic] Engraving Hebrew on US laptop keyboard Does anyone has an experience servicing laptops purchased in US in Israel (probably by ישפאר)? I considered it a year and a half ago, so I just called the Israel representatives

Re: [Off topic] Engraving Hebrew on US laptop keyboard

Message From: Alexander Indenbaum alexander.indenb...@gmail.com To: linux-il List linux-il@cs.huji.ac.il Sent: Tuesday, June 2, 2009 5:44:33 AM Subject: [Off topic] Engraving Hebrew on US laptop keyboard Hello, This is off topic, still probably crowd here has relevant experience, so ... I'm

Re: [Off topic] Engraving Hebrew on US laptop keyboard

Alexander Indenbaum wrote: Hello, This is off topic, still probably crowd here has relevant experience, so ... I'm considering bringing Sony laptop from US. My main concerns are: 1. Engraving Hebrew on keyboard 2. Service/warranty Does anyone has a pointer or recommendation about (1). How

Re: [Off topic] Engraving Hebrew on US laptop keyboard

1. Engraving Hebrew on keyboard I actually just painted the keyboard letter keys black, so there are no English or Hebrew letters! Now my laptop is less usable to thieves, and my typing speed has increased dramatically. 2. Service/warranty Dell told me that I would have no warranty on my

Re: [Off topic] Engraving Hebrew on US laptop keyboard

2009/6/2 Alexander Indenbaum alexander.indenb...@gmail.com Hello, This is off topic, still probably crowd here has relevant experience, so ... I'm considering bringing Sony laptop from US. My main concerns are: 1. Engraving Hebrew on keyboard I got sets of stickers sent to me from Israel

Re: [Off topic] Engraving Hebrew on US laptop keyboard

So far, about 6 months of not very heavy use and the stickers are as good as new - you can hardly tell that there are stickers on the keys. I think they were bought at Bug but I don't have a package for reference. Bah, Bug is an expensive Windows shop. If someone outside Israel needs the

Re: [Off topic] Engraving Hebrew on US laptop keyboard

http://www.pcgraph.co.il/ Been there several times. Good service. Make sure the order specifies: Size of engraving, font, color. They even have sample layouts in several languages. Moish ___ Linux-il mailing list Linux-il@cs.huji.ac.il

Re: [Off topic] Engraving Hebrew on US laptop keyboard

Been there several times. Good service. Make sure the order specifies:  Size of engraving, font, color.  They even have sample layouts in several languages. Thanks, Moish. I just asked how much it would cost to change the Windows key into a Tux key. -- Dotan Cohen http://what-is-what.com

[Off topic] Engraving Hebrew on US laptop keyboard

Hello, This is off topic, still probably crowd here has relevant experience, so ... I'm considering bringing Sony laptop from US. My main concerns are: 1. Engraving Hebrew on keyboard 2. Service/warranty Does anyone has a pointer or recommendation about (1). How could provide such service

Re: [Off topic] Engraving Hebrew on US laptop keyboard

Does anyone has an experience servicing laptops purchased in US in Israel (probably by ישפאר)? I considered it a year and a half ago, so I just called the Israel representatives of all laptop manufacturers I could think of. Sony were the only ones that plainly said that I will not get any

Fwd: Windows Free Laptop (one more)

On Mar 6, 2009, at 2:11 PM, Rami Rosen wrote: - I asked about Laptops without Windows; they offered me some MSI laptops (which I didn't like so much). These MSI laptops are with freeDos I have an MSI Wind U100 and love it. It's small, lightweight and has a full sized keyboard. I run

Re: Windows Free Laptop (one more)

Just FYI:   - I happened to be today at an Ivory shop  (http://www.ivory.co.il/) A friend had bought a computer from Ivory last year, fully assembled in case with PSU and it costs less than I could have built it for her just buying the CPU, memory, motherboard, and drives separately. It had a

Re: Windows Free Laptop (one more)

On Sat, 7 Mar 2009 19:24:29 +0200 Dotan Cohen dotanco...@gmail.com wrote: Just FYI:   - I happened to be today at an Ivory shop  (http://www.ivory.co.il/) A friend had bought a computer from Ivory last year, fully assembled in case with PSU and it costs less than I could have built it

Windows Free Laptop (one more)

that it is impossible to get them without Windows. - When I told them about Zvi Devir and the Windows refund case with the Dell laptop (which appeared in the newspaper) they told me that they did not hear about it before ; they added that if the same case happened with a Lenovo laptop, there might

Re: Windows Free Laptop (one more)

me some MSI laptops (which I didn't like so much). These MSI laptops are with freeDos. - When I asked about some Lenovo models, they told me that it is impossible to get them without Windows. - When I told them about Zvi Devir and the Windows refund case with the Dell laptop (which

Re: Windows-free laptop in Israel - possible after all

Quoting Oleg Goldshmidt, from the post of Mon, 02 Mar: service), and left with a nice Lenovo ThinkPad X200 with FreeDOS for my trouble. indeed a trouble. the X200 is not as good as the X60 it's priced to replace. Sic transrit gloria laptopi - Lenovo is sadly phasing out the good old IBM

Re: sic transit gloria mundi [Was: Windows-free laptop in Israel - possible after all]

, but I am interested in what you have to say. Since I looked long and hard for a laptop I wanted to buy I would appreciate more details. In what ways do you think it is inferior to X60 (or X61s that I used to have[*]) and in general why in your opinion is it second-rate design? What are your

Re: Windows-free laptop in Israel - possible after all

that sell dells windows free. Thinkpads this is the first time I hear about. On Mon, 02 Mar 2009 13:24:25 +0200 Oleg Goldshmidt p...@goldshmidt.org wrote: Hi everybody, I decided that some of you might be interested to know that I got myself a new laptop a few days ago. The reason for your

Re: Windows-free laptop in Israel - possible after all

I decided that some of you might be interested to know that I got myself a new laptop a few days ago. The reason for your possible interest will be not just being good friends of mine (though some of you undoubtedly are), but the fact that the laptop came without Windows Vista Ultimate

Windows-free laptop in Israel - possible after all

Hi everybody, I decided that some of you might be interested to know that I got myself a new laptop a few days ago. The reason for your possible interest will be not just being good friends of mine (though some of you undoubtedly are), but the fact that the laptop came without Windows Vista

Re: Windows-free laptop in Israel - possible after all

On 02/03/2009, at 13:24, Oleg Goldshmidt wrote: Well, it turns out that there is at least one importer who does that. They are http://www.memory4less.co.il, I haven't bought a laptop from them, but I'll second the recommendation of them as a retailer. I purchased some oddball RAM from

Re: Windows-free laptop in Israel - possible after all

increase the numbers of such stores. Rgs, DanS On Mon, Mar 2, 2009 at 1:24 PM, Oleg Goldshmidt p...@goldshmidt.org wrote: Hi everybody, I decided that some of you might be interested to know that I got myself a new laptop a few days ago. The reason for your possible interest will be not just

Re: Windows-free laptop in Israel - possible after all

Date: Mon, 2 Mar 2009 16:23:45 +0200 From: Dan Shimshoni danshi...@gmail.com Subject: Re: Windows-free laptop in Israel - possible after all To: linux-il@cs.huji.ac.il Message-ID: 2d2a24500903020623h364d175fvc0e1f788adfde...@mail.gmail.com Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Hi

installing linux on a vista-pre-installed-laptop

hi i have a few questions about a computer i bought and wanted to install linux on. the computer came with vista preinstalled. i wanted to install linux. i tried ntfsresize, but it didn't work (doesn't support vista partitions ?). I tried to resize the partition from vista. it let me shrink the

Re: installing linux on a vista-pre-installed-laptop

Hi, You can use GParted Live CD to resize you Vista partition(s). Follow this link: http://www.howtogeek.com/howto/windows-vista/using-gparted-to-resize-your-windows-vista-partition/ Hetz On Thu, Oct 30, 2008 at 6:20 PM, Erez D [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: hi i have a few questions about a

Re: installing linux on a vista-pre-installed-laptop

On Thu, 30 Oct 2008 18:20:21 +0200 Erez D [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: hi i have a few questions about a computer i bought and wanted to install linux on. the computer came with vista preinstalled. i wanted to install linux. i tried ntfsresize, but it didn't work (doesn't support vista

Re: Ubuntu laptop hard drive heating up

On Sat, 12 Jul 2008 13:25:56 +0300, Dotan Cohen wrote 2008/7/10 Ami Chayun [EMAIL PROTECTED]: Hi, I installed Hardy on a friend's new Thinkpad X61 laptop, and I'm facing a serious problem. The laptop's hard drive heats up to unbearable temperature (hddtemp shows numbers over 50 degrees

Re: Ubuntu laptop hard drive heating up

2008/7/10 Ami Chayun [EMAIL PROTECTED]: Hi, I installed Hardy on a friend's new Thinkpad X61 laptop, and I'm facing a serious problem. The laptop's hard drive heats up to unbearable temperature (hddtemp shows numbers over 50 degrees). When running smartctls, the hdd's Load_Cycle_Count

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