[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> Please stifle the urge to abuse us readers with your gratuitously cynical
> opinion.
Gratuitously cynical? Did you learn something at the debates that
affects how you will vote?
The 1960 debate gave JFK a surprise upset over Nixon. That was
newsworthy, though the news was more about a campaign strategy mistake
than about the candidates' platforms. Ever since 1960, the debates
have steadily become more content-free. Today, they're light
entertainment at best. IMO.
To attempt to redeem myself after mentioning politics, I'll inject
some Linux content now. (-:
Anne got a new Lenovo T500 a couple of weeks ago. (The two-digit
T-series are apparently obsolete now.) After some false starts with
other versions, Ubuntu 8.04.1 installed cleanly. Graphics (Intel) and
Wi-Fi (Intel 5100AGN) work great.
On my Cisco-owned laptop, I installed Windows XP under VirtualBox, and
used the product activation key from the preinstalled Windows to
activate the virtual Windows instance. On Anne's box (yes, we ordered
the XP upgrade/downgrade), that trick doesn't work. Does anyone
understand Windows product activation well enough to explain why one
works and the other doesn't?
Thank you.
--
Bob Miller K<bob>
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