Re: test of new domain
On Mon, 18 Feb 2002 13:22:16 -0500 Douglas J Hunley [EMAIL PROTECTED] scribbled in frustration: can anyone hear me? Glenn? Ian? Anyone? Comin' through here!! Mike -- He may look like an idiot and talk like an idiot but don't let that fool you., he really is an idiot. -Groucho Marx ___ Linux-users mailing list - http://linux-sxs.org/mailman/listinfo/linux-users Subscribe/Unsubscribe info, Archives,and Digests are located at the above URL.
Re: open source tax software
from Joel Hammer: If you really need Turbo Tax, use it. I will, of course, use anything that meets my needs (some conditions apply:), including tt. Would you trust some noname tax software? Actually, I would, and do, trust open-source anything in preference to proprietary closed source crap (even good crap) especially with an intuit license (imho, one of the worst anywhere, including even m$ in some instances). Quick Tax, frx, (which looks in fact to run on top of internet exploder - I'm trying to get this sludge off my system, not add more), requires 'activation' and contains, among other terms which I find grossly offensive, a term to the effect that intuit gathers 'information about your computer during the activation process'. They're, afaict, very non-specific about just what info that is. It also depends to a degree on whether one wants the program to do one's taxes or to help one do one's own taxes. ymmv Use win4lin if you must. Sure, good advice, and I appreciate, but for now anyway when it suits my needs to use a windoze app, I'll use it in windoze. I do mine with staroffice. Also good advice, I did mine with excel one year. I do have open office 638 (running well under windows, allowed me to trash word and excel and maybe more) and I've been looking kinda sideways at that. The sheets would, in theory, run on both windows and linux. R -- Don't steal. The government hates competition. ___ Linux-users mailing list - http://linux-sxs.org/mailman/listinfo/linux-users Subscribe/Unsubscribe info, Archives,and Digests are located at the above URL.
Re: CD-RW advice
Well, Samsung Acer are the only two that i've ever heard of. I've heard a lot of quality problems with Acer hardware. Samsung seems to have a decent reputation. Have you looked at pricewatch.com yet? I see a Yamaha (which has a very good reputation) IDE 20x10x40 for $96 amd a 24x10x40 for $142. --- Tim Wunder [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I know... this has been hashed out before, but technology changes. I need to replace my old Yamaha SCSI CD-RW with a new one, probably IDE (once I straighten out my filesystem and get rid of the 2.4GB drive). I mosied over to my local Best Buy here in Baltimore, and have these fine choices: Digital Research Technologies: 24x, $100 Samsung: 24x, $110 Buslink: 24x, $100 LG Int'l: 12x, $130 (24x, $180??) Acer: 24x, $130 None, except the LG Int'l (slackware), say they support linux. All speeds referenced are Write speeds. Anybody have any opinions on these brands? = Lonni J. Friedman [EMAIL PROTECTED] Linux Step-by-step help: http://netllama.ipfox.com . __ Do You Yahoo!? Yahoo! Sports - Coverage of the 2002 Olympic Games http://sports.yahoo.com ___ Linux-users mailing list - http://linux-sxs.org/mailman/listinfo/linux-users Subscribe/Unsubscribe info, Archives,and Digests are located at the above URL.
Re: CD-RW advice
Previously, Net Llama chose to write: Well, Samsung Acer are the only two that i've ever heard of. I've heard a lot of quality problems with Acer hardware. Samsung seems to have a decent reputation. Have you looked at pricewatch.com yet? I see a Yamaha (which has a very good reputation) IDE 20x10x40 for $96 amd a 24x10x40 for $142. I have a Yamaha SCSI that bit the dust. Too soon, if you ask me. I'm gonna stay away from Yamaha. Although, I HAVE heard that their IDE drives have a better reputation than heir IDE drives. Haven't checked out pricewatch, yet. Thanks for the reminder... ___ Linux-users mailing list - http://linux-sxs.org/mailman/listinfo/linux-users Subscribe/Unsubscribe info, Archives,and Digests are located at the above URL.
Re: CD-RW advice
Previously, Tim Wunder chose to write: Although, I HAVE heard that their IDE drives have a better reputation than heir IDE drives. er, I have heard that their IDE drives have a better reputation than their SCSI drives. ___ Linux-users mailing list - http://linux-sxs.org/mailman/listinfo/linux-users Subscribe/Unsubscribe info, Archives,and Digests are located at the above URL.
Re: CD-RW advice
--- Tim Wunder [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Previously, Net Llama chose to write: Well, Samsung Acer are the only two that i've ever heard of. I've heard a lot of quality problems with Acer hardware. Samsung seems to have a decent reputation. Have you looked at pricewatch.com yet? I see a Yamaha (which has a very good reputation) IDE 20x10x40 for $96 amd a 24x10x40 for $142. I have a Yamaha SCSI that bit the dust. Too soon, if you ask me. I'm gonna stay away from Yamaha. Although, I HAVE heard that their IDE drives have a better reputation than heir IDE drives. Yea, i too have heard bad things about the Yamaha SCSI drives, but i've had a Yamaha IDE for over a year, and its never given me a problem. = Lonni J. Friedman [EMAIL PROTECTED] Linux Step-by-step help: http://netllama.ipfox.com . __ Do You Yahoo!? Yahoo! Sports - Coverage of the 2002 Olympic Games http://sports.yahoo.com ___ Linux-users mailing list - http://linux-sxs.org/mailman/listinfo/linux-users Subscribe/Unsubscribe info, Archives,and Digests are located at the above URL.
Re: CD-RW advice
More info, for the curious: Previously, I chose to write: I know... this has been hashed out before, but technology changes. I need to replace my old Yamaha SCSI CD-RW with a new one, probably IDE (once I straighten out my filesystem and get rid of the 2.4GB drive). I mosied over to my local Best Buy here in Baltimore, and have these fine choices: Digital Research Technologies: 24x, $100 Sold only by Best Buy and Circuit City, according to www.dr-tech.com. I happen to have a DR Tech wheel mouse that's been perfectly fine for a couple of years (not that a mouse is comparable to a CDRW) Samsung: 24x, $110 Can be found for $75, plus shipping, at jazztechnology.com Anybody ever buy anything from Jazz Technology? Buslink: 24x, $100 www.buslink.com, all the big superstores have 'em. best buy, staples, BJ's wholsale, Insight, Tiger Direct. LG Int'l: 12x, $130 (24x, $180??) Can be found for $75, plus shipping, at jazztechnology.com Acer: 24x, $130 $68-$79 at various online outlets (as determined by a search on pricewatch.com) Looks like I can get Plextor for around $130, online at Jazz Technology, or Marina Technology (mtzon.com -- I find it interesting that mtzon.com and jazztechnology.com have almost the EXACT same web site...at least their CDRW sections are VERY similar). Don't know if the name is worth the extra $$$'s, though. Tim -- Caldera eWorkstation 3.1, kernel 2.4.9, KDE 2.2.1, Xfree86 4.1.0 ___ Linux-users mailing list - http://linux-sxs.org/mailman/listinfo/linux-users Subscribe/Unsubscribe info, Archives,and Digests are located at the above URL.
Re: opinion on new graphic?
Previously, Douglas J Hunley chose to write: What does everyone think of my new header graphic on the SxS pages? The old graphic needed to be replaced since it referenced linux.nf.. so I thought what the hell and made up a new one I like the old one better :-( While you're updating, do you wanna get rid of the Norfolk Island reference, too? Tim -- Caldera eWorkstation 3.1, kernel 2.4.9, KDE 2.2.1, Xfree86 4.1.0 ___ Linux-users mailing list - http://linux-sxs.org/mailman/listinfo/linux-users Subscribe/Unsubscribe info, Archives,and Digests are located at the above URL.
Re: opinion on new graphic?
Looks good On Monday 18 February 2002 21:44, you were heard blurting out: What does everyone think of my new header graphic on the SxS pages? The old graphic needed to be replaced since it referenced linux.nf.. so I thought what the hell and made up a new one -- Bill Day Our crystal tears now fall upon the ashes, but from the dust shall grow a spirit, to be in compassion for those who are lost, and one in determination to break those who dare test our resolve to be free... 9/11/01 http://www.daysdomain.com/tribute.html 9:30pm up 201 days, 12:35, 12 users, load average: 0.00, 0.00, 0.00 ___ Linux-users mailing list - http://linux-sxs.org/mailman/listinfo/linux-users Subscribe/Unsubscribe info, Archives,and Digests are located at the above URL.
Libranet 2.0 Debian
Libranet 2.0 is now shipping. This is a Debian worth trying. Installation from the two CD's took exactly one hour on a Celeron 850 box with an ATA100 HD. Detection and configuration of mouse and video card was automatic and correct. The monitor was set to a very conservative default and consequently I could not get anything above 640X480 until I edited the scan rates. It also detected the IDE burner and set up SCSI emulation. You can also set up a network or dial-up during the install. The provided installation note is a bit sparse, and would probably not provide a newbie much comfort. Libranet is easy to install if you know the mechanics of partitioning, but a neophyte will need some help. Although the new Libranet's semi-automatic installation greatly simplifies installation, I suspect Libranet deliberately distances itself from the promise of a painless fully automatic install, leaving that niche for the yet to appear Xandros, heir to the late and unlamented Corel Linux. (It remains to be seen if Xandros can succeed where Corel and Progeny failed in sustaining a Debian for the newbie.) Libranet 2.0 comes with 2.4.16 kernel, KDE 2.2.2 (as well as Gnome) It installs Reiser FS as default. If you are installing Libranet 2.0 on a multi boot system and do not want Libranet to take over booting, you can create a boot floppy before Libranet reboots to finish its installation. Otherwise, you need to edit your LILO or GRUB beforehand so you can reboot into it. I use GRUB on my boxes, and simply add a chainloader line for other Linuces. Libranet now uses GRUB too, but LILO is still there if you want to use it instead. Libranet 2.0 does not have Kpackage. This was a bit of a nuisance because I find it useful for examining packages (Deb and RPM; Libranet supports both). It does provide Gnome package, but warns not to use it for installation or removal of packages. I had a bit of a problem with Libranet's own package manager until I figured out it was looking in my CD-RW (slave) rather than the CDROM for packages. I have installed Kpackage 2.2.2-5 and it works fine with Debs, but is a bit unreliable with RPM's. Another irritation was leaving out libc5, so WP8 users are out of luck. However, WP8.1 (the full version that came with Corel Linux deluxe) can install since it has its own libs.. I have posted an interim how-to to the slowly dying Corel WP8/Linux news group, I have found the libs needed to get WP8 to run, and will post a new how-to to the SxS site later when I have finished monkeying around the WP8 personal and download versions installation as well as printing, which is now with CUPS. For $50 ($30 if you bought an earlier release) plus postage you get a very slick Debian. There are a few rough edges, but they are manageable. It boots up faster than any other Linux I have experienced, and KDE 2.2.2 also starts fast. This is an excellent distribution for an RPM'er who wants to give Debian a try. -- Leon A. Goldstein Powered by Caldera Linux 2.4 System 5WV271 ___ Linux-users mailing list - http://linux-sxs.org/mailman/listinfo/linux-users Subscribe/Unsubscribe info, Archives,and Digests are located at the above URL.
Re: opinion on new graphic?
Myles Green babbled on about: The site keeps timing out here... weird. did you try 'www.' or without? not that it should matter.. I bet something is broke between you and I... for whoever asked, the Norfolk reference is probably going to hang around for a while... there are reasons... -- Douglas J Hunley (doug at hunley.homeip.net) - Linux User #174778 Admin: Linux StepByStep - http://www.linux-sxs.org And your cry-baby whiny-butt opinion would be...? ___ Linux-users mailing list - http://linux-sxs.org/mailman/listinfo/linux-users Subscribe/Unsubscribe info, Archives,and Digests are located at the above URL.
