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Beloved Talker and Laura,  I just want to Love on you both for being so generous in sharing these things with us. I love learning new things, and computers for me is like using my left hand instead of my right! Thank you Talker and Laura. Namaste` Julia  |
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Dearest friends, Julia whenever Talker makes his apparition I feel spoiled. Funny you speak about left hand as these past weeks I used mine more than in my whole life. Very soon I shall be very skilled in being left handed. |
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« Reply #167 on: October 26, 2009, 22:20:58 » |
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Dearest friends, Julia whenever Talker makes his apparition I feel spoiled. Funny you speak about left hand as these past weeks I used mine more than in my whole life. Very soon I shall be very skilled in being left handed. Ah me, paying attention, to experiences traveling ones life path, one soon learns that 'spoiling' the ladies, has it's rewards. Now, another Win XP hint that is handy to know about. There are times, when a simple 'Picture Save' is totally inadequate. A picture or item is much to small for intended purposes. With Win XP, and I believe, other versions of Microsoft operating systems, the Paint program, serves well. Here is a brief outline, that works very well for me. Even with those pictures / items, that will not allow a 'Save'. With what ever is 'showing' on the monitor, that you would like to 'capture', press 'Ctrl' and then 'Prt Scrn'. Now go to the 'Paint' program. Find and Click the 'View' button. Find and Click the 'Zoom' botton. Find and Click the Large size' button. Find and click the 'Edit' button. Find and click the'Paste' button. Now at this point, numerous avenues of approach are available. While still in the Paint program, what I usually wind up doing is: Select/ Cut/ New/ No Save/ Zoom/ Large/ Paste/ Save. Goes rapidly after a few tries, having gained a tad of experience. Enjoy Be Well |
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« Reply #168 on: January 26, 2010, 02:21:17 » |
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Crossposted from this thread. Most of these are from Wikipedia admittedly. Dunno; may find it useful, maybe not. I've had many of these organized in my bookmarks and decided to post them here. Last Changed: 01:19 @ 2010-01-26Software ListsSoftware ComparisonsDistrowatchFree Software Repositories |
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« Reply #169 on: February 26, 2010, 13:26:46 » |
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« Reply #170 on: February 26, 2010, 13:55:56 » |
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Dear Melody,
Is anybody using Linux as an operating system? What is your experience with Linux?
My servers run Linux - CentOS specifically - because Linux is really a server operating system. All management is from the good old fashion command line of course I can see absolutely no tangible benefit in running Linux on a PC, even with a GUI such as Gnome or KDE, except that it is free. The downside is the choice of PC applications available for Linux is greately less than for Windows. In Love and Light, Adrian. |
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« Reply #171 on: February 26, 2010, 17:50:39 » |
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I can see absolutely no tangible benefit in running Linux on a PC, even with a GUI such as Gnome or KDE, except that it is free. The downside is the choice of PC applications available for Linux is greately less than for Windows. Oy. It depends on what a person wants to do.  I had asked some questions in this thread here on the subject of mainly multimedia development and received several answers (can be done, but is limited). What is out with Linux is: some games (limited graphical ones like those bought in the PC section of an electronics store (see WINE's AppDB to see how well the game runs under it)), no DVD playback in some instances and next-to-none with DVD-HD and especially Blu-Ray ("forget it", I basically found out (1 2 3 4 5 6 7) due to highly advanced, excessive encryption methods and DRM / DMCA excrement restricting the content to where it cannot even be played on anything but certified licensed software and hardware which typically paid 5/6-figure numbers just to be able to do so). What works most excellently in Linux, if not better than in Windows...: - Web Browsing (Firefox, Chromium, SeaMonkey, etc.)
- Internet Relay Chat a.k.a. IRC
- Software Coding / Development
- Document Creation (OpenOffice.org, AbiWord, etc.). They're not Microsoft Office but they are close.
- Music Playback (Audacious, VideoLAN VLC, MPlayer, NCMPCPP, etc.). No issues there at all.
- Instant Messaging such as AIM / Google Talk / ICQ / Windows Live / Yahoo! etc. (Pidgin, etc.)
I am a particular fan of Arch Linux 64 (even donated a hat-tip $10) simply because it's the host of the latest bleeding-edge (practically nightly/developer builds, and in many instances literally so) software, unlike Ubuntu which can wait up to 30 days before posting the latest stable release to Pidgin Instant Messenger client for example, but for ease-of-use and absolute stability, Ubuntu is first and foremost in being the most user-friendly and accessible alongside Windows, and anyone who wants a no-hassle Windows-like experience should go with that variant. Is anybody using Linux as an operating system? What is your experience with Linux? What would you be doing on it, generally speaking?
A few posts above is a crosspost of mine where one can pretty much find any Windows or Linux software they so desire. Many of the URLs are to Wikipedia pages listing and comparing all the softwares of a particular category. Many programs are cross-platform and if are that or Windows or Linux-specific, it is mentioned.
Last night I swapped out my laptop's standard 320GB HDD (eww @ reviews) with a Hitachi 7200rpm 500GB, which I partitioned with GNOME Partition Editor (gparted) and installed Windows 7 Home Premium 32-bit on. Clean install, clean system. 20GB Windows 7-only install, followed by a massive 350GB utility / multimedia / multimedia development partition, then a 10GB "portable" partition where all uninstallables and personal data goes, then the remaining 80GB is Arch Linux 64 on ext4 filesystem. Yay!  |
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« Reply #172 on: February 26, 2010, 22:44:08 » |
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Oh wow Sky!! Quite the geek here eh?  My geek friends have only great things to say about Windows 7 apparently is a total evolution..
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« Reply #173 on: February 27, 2010, 02:57:52 » |
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Dear Skyalmian, Yes Linux has its place on PC's, but it is regarded more of an enthusiasts operating system than anything else in that environment. Unix and then Linux was designed as a server operating system, but the enthusiasts added Gnome and then KDE to provide an alternative to Windows. As Laura mentions, Windows 7 is a huge step forward from Vista and previous versions of Windows, removing many of the arguments that Windows is too inneficient and resource hungry. I have seen "religious wars" between Unix/Linux and MSDOS and then Unix/Linux Windows for 35 years. At the final analysis it is a matter of preference. My observations are that most people evengelising Linux for the PC historically fall in to three main categories: 1. Technology enthusiasts who think the text command line is the only "hard core" way to use computers. 2. Those who have a deep seated dislike of Microsoft and/or Bill Gates 3. Those who think that everything should be free As I said before, I use whatever is most appropriate - Windows 7 on the PC and command line CentOS for the servers. In Love and Light, Adrian. I can see absolutely no tangible benefit in running Linux on a PC, even with a GUI such as Gnome or KDE, except that it is free. The downside is the choice of PC applications available for Linux is greately less than for Windows. Oy. It depends on what a person wants to do. I had asked some questions in this thread here on the subject of mainly multimedia development and received several answers (can be done, but is limited). What is out with Linux is: some games (limited graphical ones like those bought in the PC section of an electronics store (see WINE's AppDB to see how well the game runs under it)), no DVD playback in some instances and next-to-none with DVD-HD and especially Blu-Ray ("forget it", I basically found out (1 2 3 4 5 6 7) due to highly advanced, excessive encryption methods and DRM / DMCA excrement restricting the content to where it cannot even be played on anything but certified licensed software and hardware which typically paid 5/6-figure numbers just to be able to do so). What works most excellently in Linux, if not better than in Windows...: - Web Browsing (Firefox, Chromium, SeaMonkey, etc.)
- Internet Relay Chat a.k.a. IRC
- Software Coding / Development
- Document Creation (OpenOffice.org, AbiWord, etc.). They're not Microsoft Office but they are close.
- Music Playback (Audacious, VideoLAN VLC, MPlayer, NCMPCPP, etc.). No issues there at all.
- Instant Messaging such as AIM / Google Talk / ICQ / Windows Live / Yahoo! etc. (Pidgin, etc.)
I am a particular fan of Arch Linux 64 (even donated a hat-tip $10) simply because it's the host of the latest bleeding-edge (practically nightly/developer builds, and in many instances literally so) software, unlike Ubuntu which can wait up to 30 days before posting the latest stable release to Pidgin Instant Messenger client for example, but for ease-of-use and absolute stability, Ubuntu is first and foremost in being the most user-friendly and accessible alongside Windows, and anyone who wants a no-hassle Windows-like experience should go with that variant. Is anybody using Linux as an operating system? What is your experience with Linux? What would you be doing on it, generally speaking?
A few posts above is a crosspost of mine where one can pretty much find any Windows or Linux software they so desire. Many of the URLs are to Wikipedia pages listing and comparing all the softwares of a particular category. Many programs are cross-platform and if are that or Windows or Linux-specific, it is mentioned.
Last night I swapped out my laptop's standard 320GB HDD (eww @ reviews) with a Hitachi 7200rpm 500GB, which I partitioned with GNOME Partition Editor (gparted) and installed Windows 7 Home Premium 32-bit on. Clean install, clean system. 20GB Windows 7-only install, followed by a massive 350GB utility / multimedia / multimedia development partition, then a 10GB "portable" partition where all uninstallables and personal data goes, then the remaining 80GB is Arch Linux 64 on ext4 filesystem. Yay! |
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« Reply #174 on: February 27, 2010, 14:44:14 » |
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Dear Skyalmian,
Yes Linux has its place on PC's, but it is regarded more of an enthusiasts operating system than anything else in that environment.
Unix and then Linux was designed as a server operating system, but the enthusiasts added Gnome and then KDE to provide an alternative to Windows.
As Laura mentions, Windows 7 is a huge step forward from Vista and previous versions of Windows, removing many of the arguments that Windows is too inneficient and resource hungry.
I have seen "religious wars" between Unix/Linux and MSDOS and then Unix/Linux Windows for 35 years. At the final analysis it is a matter of preference. My observations are that most people evengelising Linux for the PC historically fall in to three main categories:
1. Technology enthusiasts who think the text command line is the only "hard core" way to use computers.
2. Those who have a deep seated dislike of Microsoft and/or Bill Gates
3. Those who think that everything should be free
As I said before, I use whatever is most appropriate - Windows 7 on the PC and command line CentOS for the servers.
In Love and Light,
Adrian.
For the time being, I am unfortunately using Microsoft Windows. When I build my new computer, I will definitely ditch Windows and switch to Linux. I definitely don’t trust Microsoft. Not with Windows XP to my knowledge, but with Vista and Windows 7, the operating system is compromised as I believe Microsoft and the U.S. government worked together to create something that an operating system is not supposed to be. It is just a bit more than an operating system if you understand what I'm implying here. On the other hand, Linux is an open source operating system. It is my opinion that people’s dislike in general are not necessarily toward Bill Gates or Microsoft per se. One must go beyond Bill Gates and the label, “Microsoft”. I believe the disapproval or the dislike (whatever you wish to call it) is for the involvement and the influence and the control of the government by the corporations. My reasons to switch to Linux are that 1- Linux is not a target with a bull's eye on its back for viruses, spyware and malware. 2- You don’t get “the blue screen of death” with Linux. (“the blue screen of death” is a term used when Windows crashes with the infamous blue screen.) 3- You don’t have to worry about the operating system because it is not compromised. Linux is an open source. If you’re experienced, you can examine the source code. |
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« Reply #175 on: February 27, 2010, 15:13:45 » |
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Hello ATICI,
Actually there is a bigger picture - Google Chrome.
Right now most think of Google Chrome as a Web browser, but it is actually much more.
Google are moving applications that have always been PC based - e.g. Microsoft Office - on to the Internet and for free. This means that all these applications will be accessed and used on the Internet with your data stored on the PC. The applications will be always up to date.
Chrome already has the necessary code integrated.
This of course would effectively finish Microsoft because Linux, being a server operating system, would not be affected - in fact it would host the applications.
I think you are being a bit unfair about Windows. It isn't Wndows that catches viruses and trojans, it is users due to negligence or without sufficient basic knowledge to avoid them. If Linux was the main desktop operating system then Linux would be targetted. As it is it is Linux servers that are targetted and attacked relentlessly, which is why I have a whole arsenal of defences.
I have not seen a "blue screen of death" in 15 or 20 years, and is almost always the result of poorly written device drivers or software - not Windows. I have never contracted a virus or a trojan.
All I am doing here is put things in to perspective and share with you a glimpse of the future.
In Love and Light,
Adrian.
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« Reply #176 on: February 27, 2010, 16:36:49 » |
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Actually there is a bigger picture - Google Chrome.
Right now most think of Google Chrome as a Web browser, but it is actually much more.
Google are moving applications that have always been PC based - e.g. Microsoft Office - on to the Internet and for free. This means that all these applications will be accessed and used on the Internet with your data stored on the PC. The applications will be always up to date.
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« Reply #177 on: February 27, 2010, 16:47:40 » |
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Dear Melody,
Actually there is a bigger picture - Google Chrome.
Right now most think of Google Chrome as a Web browser, but it is actually much more.
Google are moving applications that have always been PC based - e.g. Microsoft Office - on to the Internet and for free. This means that all these applications will be accessed and used on the Internet with your data stored on the PC. The applications will be always up to date.
So there would be no room left for any computing privacy? Goggle will be able to access all your typed and other stuff that you will do on their applications? It does not work that way. The application and data layers are seperate. When the data is saved it will be optionally saved to the hard disk of your PC. Chrome will only manage the application layer. In Love and Light, Adrian. |
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« Reply #178 on: February 27, 2010, 16:51:43 » |
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Yes, once it is saved it will be on your computer, but while you are working on it, it is on Google's servers and inside its applications and really quite visible to Google? Email and internet history is required by law to be kept for one year. Internet and Email records to be kept for 1 year. http://www.bits.ie/wordpress/?p=47http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/2009/apr/06/internet-data-storageGoogle keeps the track of search history for a period of time, maybe even indefinitely. They refused to disclose it when asked by the government, claiming the breach of privacy. http://www.hlswatch.com/2006/01/19/google-subpoenas-and-homeland-security-research/Other search engines apparently disclosed the data. It might be that Google would keep all the records how their forthcoming applications would be used, the same way they keep the track of all searches around the world. And maybe they will be asked in the future to disclose it... |
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« Reply #179 on: February 27, 2010, 18:31:18 » |
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Yes Linux has its place on PC's, but it is regarded more of an enthusiasts operating system than anything else in that environment. /nodding... Even as I type this from Windows 7 Home 32... (Arch I've yet to install as well as figure out what desktop environment I want...) If it weren't for my goofy games and multimedia creation I'd be on Linux fully... Quite the geek here eh? My geek friends have only great things to say about Windows 7 apparently is a total evolution... Indeed it is...
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