Re: How to send html with embedded jpg via kmail?

2007-11-15 Thread Matt Graham
From: "Josef Lowder" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > While I normally use text only for most email, > I have a need to email an html formatted message > with an embedded jpg image. Is it possible to > do that with kmail? If so, how is it done? Somewhere in kmail's "configure kmail", select the option t

Re: How to send html with embedded jpg via kmail?

2007-11-15 Thread Josef Lowder
. On Thu, 15 Nov 2007 07:22:25 -0700, Matt Graham wrote > From: "Josef Lowder" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > While I normally use text only for most email, > > I have a need to email an html formatted message > > with an embedded jpg image. Is it possible to > > do that with kmail? If so, how is it d

Re: update to gutsy gibbon?

2007-11-15 Thread der.hans
Am 15. Nov, 2007 schwätzte betty so: moin moin, now that i have all the updates on feisty fawn, and everything is running nicely... what would be the pros and cons of updating to gutsy gibbon? that is, why change what is not broken? While I generally recommend doing upgrades with debian and U

Re: update to gutsy gibbon?

2007-11-15 Thread Ted Gould
On Thu, 2007-11-15 at 12:34 -0700, betty wrote: > now that i have all the updates on feisty fawn, and everything is > running nicely... > what would be the pros and cons of updating to gutsy gibbon? > that is, why change what is not broken? I think there are some nice new features in gutsy, but i

update to gutsy gibbon?

2007-11-15 Thread betty
now that i have all the updates on feisty fawn, and everything is running nicely... what would be the pros and cons of updating to gutsy gibbon? that is, why change what is not broken? (note; it took 3 days to get all the updates on dial-up) THANKS -- betty i. www.webcanine.com information for

Re: update to gutsy gibbon?

2007-11-15 Thread Chris Gehlker
On Nov 15, 2007, at 12:34 PM, betty wrote: > now that i have all the updates on feisty fawn, and everything is > running nicely... > what would be the pros and cons of updating to gutsy gibbon? > that is, why change what is not broken? > > (note; it took 3 days to get all the updates on dial-up)

Re: Walmart PC's are gone

2007-11-15 Thread Joshua Zeidner
I'm wondering if this new linux PC market is going to create a market for desktop linux apps. -jmz On Nov 14, 2007 1:08 PM, Jorge Delacruz <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > http://www.linuxjournal.com/node/1005703 > > Green PCs Go Bye-Bye At WalMart > November 13th, 2007 by Justin Ryan > The low-c

Re: Walmart PC's are gone

2007-11-15 Thread Joshua Zeidner
oh, btw did anyone manage to get one of these Walmart Linux PCs? Reviews? I hear the desktop runs super fast (is it KDE or Gnome)? -jmz On Nov 14, 2007 1:08 PM, Jorge Delacruz <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > http://www.linuxjournal.com/node/1005703 > > Green PCs Go Bye-Bye At WalMart > November

Re: Walmart PC's are gone

2007-11-15 Thread eric©
I wonder more if this is in fact a new market, or whether a bunch of geeks just realized they can buy a complete MythTV or carputer box for less than one can be assembled. eric On Nov 15, 2007 2:49 PM, Joshua Zeidner <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I'm wondering if this new linux PC market is

Re: Walmart PC's are gone

2007-11-15 Thread Ben Francom
> > I hear the desktop runs super fast (is it KDE or Gnome)? It runs enlightenment (BSD License): http://www.enlightenment.org/ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GOS_%28Linux_distribution%29 --- PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix

Re: Walmart PC's are gone

2007-11-15 Thread eric©
On Nov 15, 2007 3:03 PM, Joshua Zeidner <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Good point! It could be something like that... I don't think the > whole phenomenon is fully understood at this point. Can you run > MythTV on this thing? Is there room for a TV card? jmz > Honestly, I have no idea about My

Walmart PC's are gone

2007-11-15 Thread Jorge Delacruz
http://www.linuxjournal.com/node/1005703 Green PCs Go Bye-Bye At WalMart November 13th, 2007 by Justin Ryan The low-cost Linux boxes that went on sale at WalMart stores in the U.S. last week are gone, according to the company's website. The good news is, they're not discontinued, they're sold out

Re: Walmart PC's are gone

2007-11-15 Thread Darrin Chandler
On Thu, Nov 15, 2007 at 03:08:51PM -0700, Craig White wrote: > I think eMachines sort of completely defined the concept of a large > mass, single production run of specific hardware to meet a price > point/distribution target - much as Everex has done here. > > It's an interesting approach to mark

Re: Walmart PC's are gone

2007-11-15 Thread Darrin Chandler
On Thu, Nov 15, 2007 at 03:42:34PM -0700, Craig White wrote: > heck with google apps, alfresco, jboss or ??? whose gonna need a fat > client beyond a web device anyway? Me. But I'm in the minority. ;-) -- Darrin Chandler| Phoenix BSD User Group | MetaBUG [EMAIL PROTECTED] | htt

Re: Walmart PC's are gone

2007-11-15 Thread keith smith
You might be surprised. While I find google apps interesting there are docs I do not want outside of my local network. Craig White <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: On Thu, 2007-11-15 at 15:33 -0700, Darrin Chandler wrote: > On Thu, Nov 15, 2007 at 03:08:51PM -0700, Craig White wrote: > > I think eMa

Re: Walmart PC's are gone

2007-11-15 Thread Craig White
On Thu, 2007-11-15 at 15:33 -0700, Darrin Chandler wrote: > On Thu, Nov 15, 2007 at 03:08:51PM -0700, Craig White wrote: > > I think eMachines sort of completely defined the concept of a large > > mass, single production run of specific hardware to meet a price > > point/distribution target - much

Re: Walmart PC's are gone

2007-11-15 Thread Craig White
I provided the link with info at the very start of the thread about the Walmart PC's http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GOS_%28Linux_distribution%29 Neither KDE nor Gnome but rather a version of Enlightenment. I think eMachines sort of completely defined the concept of a large mass, single production

Kernel developers

2007-11-15 Thread Shawn Badger
I need a kernel guru with the abilities to diagnose kernel core dumps that is available for a short term consulting gig. I know there are a few kernel people out there on the list, but I don't know if they would be interested in doing this. If you are interested please contact me off the list. Oh,

Re: Walmart PC's are gone

2007-11-15 Thread Darrin Chandler
On Thu, Nov 15, 2007 at 03:11:00PM -0800, Ted Gould wrote: > On Thu, 2007-11-15 at 15:33 -0700, Darrin Chandler wrote: > > We both use computers every day as part of our work life and home life. > > But we are in radically different market segments. I want a computer. My > > wife wants an appliance

Re: Walmart PC's are gone

2007-11-15 Thread Ted Gould
On Thu, 2007-11-15 at 15:33 -0700, Darrin Chandler wrote: > We both use computers every day as part of our work life and home life. > But we are in radically different market segments. I want a computer. My > wife wants an appliance. > > The market segment my wife is in is very, very large. Isn't

Re: Walmart PC's are gone

2007-11-15 Thread Matt Graham
After a long battle with technology, Darrin Chandler wrote: > On Thu, Nov 15, 2007 at 03:11:00PM -0800, Ted Gould wrote: > > Isn't this the market the Nokia 770, 800 and 810 are trying to target? > "Trying to target" is an apt description. ;-) > I believe a usable keyboard is critical, for varying

Re: Walmart PC's are gone

2007-11-15 Thread Joshua Zeidner
I'll wait for the laptop model... if they can get below $500 they've got my dollar. -jmz On Nov 15, 2007 3:08 PM, Craig White <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I provided the link with info at the very start of the thread about the > Walmart PC's > > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GOS_%28Linux_dist

Re: Walmart PC's are gone

2007-11-15 Thread Joshua Zeidner
Good point! It could be something like that... I don't think the whole phenomenon is fully understood at this point. Can you run MythTV on this thing? Is there room for a TV card? jmz On Nov 15, 2007 2:57 PM, eric(c) <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I wonder more if this is in fact a new market,

Defining "PC" categories -- was Walmart PC's are gone

2007-11-15 Thread Josef Lowder
. [snipped quotes] == Craig White wrote: > eMachines defined the concept of a ... specific hardware to meet > a price point/distribution target - much as Everex has done here. > ... no Microsoft tax ... trying to copy the Macintosh look/feel ;-) == Darrin Chandler wrote > The Everex desktops and

Re: Walmart PC's are gone

2007-11-15 Thread chip33az
I looked at the Wal-Mart machine for my MythTV frontend. While the mobo is powerful enough to handle the playback, the Wal-Mart version doesn't have video out. From what I had seen, the PC has two slots (micro-ATX). I was going to use one for the TV capture card, and the other for an older P

Re: Walmart PC's are gone

2007-11-15 Thread Dan Lund
On Nov 15, 2007 5:24 PM, Matt Graham <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Give it 20 years, and we'll see how it all shakes out. Formal writing has > fallen out of favor in many ways. I heard of an 18-year-old incoming college > student saying "E-mail is for old people!" recently. (Some) people in > c

Re: Walmart PC's are gone

2007-11-15 Thread Carlos Macedo Gomes
It's funny how memes crosspollinate: The Death of Email: http://slate.com/id/2177969/pagenum/all/#page_start SMTP is dead!! Long Live SMTP!!! Linux is dead!!! Long Live Linux Windows is dead!!! EOM :-) As the world becomes more distributed and virtual good communication skills (writing and s