That's excellent news. Here are a few more: XPert Solutions: (When Bjorn was doing physical work on my system several years ago he gave me an Ubuntu installation CD -- at no extra charge, as I recall -- and provided support during the installation): https://www.fslocal.com/listing/xpert-solutions-calgary-calgary/
LANified IT Services: (Don't know them, but they claim Linux expertise) https://it.lanified.com/Technologies/Linux FCI IT Services: (Don't know them, but scroll down to see Linux claim) http://www.fiala.ca/ No doubt there are others. Several months ago Memory Express fixed my Linux ThinkPad when it wouldn't turn on, though their official line was they don't support Linux. FCI IT Services Ltd. – Simple Solutions Steadfast Support<http://www.fiala.ca/> FCI IT Services Ltd. is a Canadian company with headquarters located in Calgary, Alberta. We provide a wide range of custom computer solutions and managed networking services for Windows and Linux systems. www.fiala.ca ________________________________ From: clug-talk <[email protected]> on behalf of Greg King <[email protected]> Sent: May 17, 2019 4:30 PM To: [email protected] [email protected] Subject: Re: [clug-talk] lenovo thinkpad I had coffee with some friends today and there was an independent computer services shop nearby, so I went in and asked if they could setup a laptop with Linux. They said they could and would. I did not ask the price but I suspect it would be whatever the hourly rate x 1 or 2 hours. I also suspect many independent shops would have the same capabilities. The one I visited was https://gobitbybit.ca/ . ________________________________ From: "Greg King" <[email protected]> To: "[email protected] [email protected]" <[email protected]> Sent: Thursday, May 16, 2019 3:45:43 PM Subject: Re: [clug-talk] lenovo thinkpad Hmmm. This is a bit discouraging. I would hope these support folks have some basic certification like CompTIA and those courses do not deal with Windoze exclusively. From the CompTIA certification page, students learn to "Configure device operating systems, including Windows, Mac, Linux, Chrome OS, Android and iOS and administer client-based as well as cloud-based (SaaS) software" . https://certification.comptia.org/the-new-comptia-aplus-core-series Sounds like these support companies made a business decision to not fully utilize their staff. ________________________________ From: "SZEMIR KHANGYI" <[email protected]> To: "[email protected] [email protected]" <[email protected]> Sent: Thursday, May 16, 2019 9:01:21 AM Subject: Re: [clug-talk] lenovo thinkpad Tangential, but sadly true, all the computer shops / support squads actively avoid any contact with Linux. We may want to do something about this. ----- Original Message ----- From: Patrick Davis <[email protected]> To: [email protected] Sent: Thu, 16 May 2019 08:20:53 -0600 (MDT) Subject: Re: [clug-talk] lenovo thinkpad On 2019-05-16 7:34 a.m., Greg King wrote: You may have to tweak BIOS settings. If you have not done any of this before it might be good to get help from someone who is familiar with the process and the issues that arise. Installing any Linux on laptops seems to always involve a few hassles. I don't know if MemX, Geek squad, or Staples tech do this sort of thing but Linux is pretty popular now so they may do it for a fee. I inquired at my local Best buy about Linux. The answer I got was that they did not deal with Linux at all. pat _______________________________________________ clug-talk mailing list [email protected] http://clug.ca/mailman/listinfo/clug-talk_clug.ca Mailing List Guidelines (http://clug.ca/ml_guidelines.php) **Please remove these lines when replying _______________________________________________ clug-talk mailing list [email protected] http://clug.ca/mailman/listinfo/clug-talk_clug.ca Mailing List Guidelines (http://clug.ca/ml_guidelines.php) **Please remove these lines when replying
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