On Thursday 11 September 2003 03:31 pm, Charlie M. wrote: > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- > Hash: SHA1 > > September 11, 2003 04:01 pm, Northwest Marmot wrote: > > OK, I'll start off with the disclaimer, I've been > > running Mdk 9.1 for oh, about (checks watch) a few > > hours now on a laptop from the office. This is my first > > journey into Linux (well, aside from multiple attempts > > with Red Hat years ago, each aborted when I couldn't > > get an install to successfully complete). > > That was then and this is now. You'll get used to it, > Mandrake is, in my opinion, the most user friendly > distribution around. If you count not having to chase > drivers for hardware that means it very well could be > easier than Windows.
Certainly was a helluva lot quicker, not to mention it didn't require the amount of aspirin or alcohol to survive that RH did, and winders still does. > > I'm considering putting Mdk on my home system, if I can > > convince the boss..er..wife (maybe her playing with the > > laptop while I undertake the ceaseless winders patchtes > > and updates this weekend). My question is this, what > > is a good application for burning CDs? > > Depends what she'd use it for. If she uses MS Office or > other proprietary specialized app she may not easily make > the adjustment to the way things work, look, and "feel" > in Mandrake Linux. That said you could always find ways > to make it look and act as much like Windows as possible > without compromising stability, flexibility, and > security. Don't forget that, for a lot of recent > converts, ease of personalization and customization are > the biggest draw toward GNU/Linux on "the home desktop." Mostly web and mail. Some photo re-touching and occasional work with an office suite. She's pretty adaptable, just not patient with computers (thank goodness she's moreso with her husband!). > > I am looking for something that supports both CD-R and > > CD-RW (if any programs still make any distinction). > > Should be easy to use as well (my wife does most of the > > burning, and while she's pretty savvy, she does not > > want to spend time figuring out how to use programs, > > hence the requirement for easy to use). > > Unlike that other operating system what you seek is built > in. You don't have to "find" anything except which GUI > (the front-end) fits your taste. Many of us prefer to > record CDs from the command line in a terminal just > because we find it easier. For the "drag 'n' drop" set > people prefer different interfaces. I've always been > comfortable with k3b simply 'cause it's moderately > simpler in function and control placement. That's for the > (seldom) times I don't run cdrecord from a terminal. That's two for k3b. Drag and drop sort of interface would be ideal. I'll check it out. > > Thanks in advance for any suggestions. > > > > The Northwest Marmot > > Maybe the first place (other than here of course ;->) to > look for tutorials is the community "TWiki." Link below. > > http://mandrake.vmlinuz.ca/bin/view/Main/WebHome I'll take a look at it! > Final words for now, please lose the "Reply To:" from > your mail client. *POOF* It's gone now Thanks again! > Regards; > Charlie > - -- > Edmonton,AB,Canada User 244963 at http://counter.li.org > Cooker on kernel 2.4.22-7mdk > 16:18:12 up 2:37, 1 user, load average: 0.24, 0.40, 0.34 > I distrust a man who says when. If he's got to be > careful not to drink too much, it's because he's not to > be trusted when he does. -- Sidney Greenstreet, "The > Maltese Falcon" > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- > Version: GnuPG v1.2.3 (GNU/Linux) > > iD8DBQE/YPfTG11CaRuZZSIRAlexAJ9w++P0FLz9uYU8ha1xXN1QUDfJ2 >QCbBqFg LJa7n+FpSswkWkQL6VyIQho= > =2OHQ > -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----
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