Re: [MBZ] ArchLinux, and browser control

2010-09-07 Thread Fmiser
Tim C wrote: If you don't use flash you should get rid of it. That's where all my recent spikes and hangs have come from. Noscript at least has helped block anything I don't specifically approve but it takes a lot of patience to train. I find it's quite easy to train. Have it set to none,

Re: [MBZ] ArchLinux

2010-09-06 Thread Mountain Man
Craig wrote: They even have it for Linux, though you have to look carefully at the page to see the link. hmmm - all I saw was XP installer I'll need to take another look-see. If you come up with the link - put it up here - thanks. mao ___

Re: [MBZ] ArchLinux

2010-09-06 Thread Craig
On Mon, 6 Sep 2010 19:14:59 -0500 Mountain Man maontin@gmail.com wrote: Craig wrote: They even have it for Linux, though you have to look carefully at the page to see the link. hmmm - all I saw was XP installer I'll need to take another look-see. If you come up with the link - put

Re: [MBZ] ArchLinux

2010-09-05 Thread Rich Thomas
Correct! I am fairly unbalanced! --R On 9/4/10 10:19 PM, Mountain Man wrote: --R wrote: It is the Summer of Recovery! You watch too much npr. Or, you listen to too much fox. mao ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to

Re: [MBZ] ArchLinux

2010-09-05 Thread Walt Zarnoch
Funny, I thought it was CNN pushing that... On Sep 4, 2010 10:19 PM, Mountain Man maontin@gmail.com wrote: --R wrote: It is the Summer of Recovery! You watch too much npr. Or, you listen to too much fox. mao ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used

Re: [MBZ] ArchLinux

2010-09-05 Thread Mountain Man
Walt wrote: Funny, I thought it was CNN pushing that... Oh, that's right. He is injecting too much CNN. mao ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or

Re: [MBZ] ArchLinux

2010-09-05 Thread Walt Zarnoch
Personally, I've started looking to the BBC and Canadian news systems a bit more, nice to see a perspective from outside the guilded cage of American journalism, with it's money and party bound integrity... And that goes for either party affiliation as well. Walt On Sep 5, 2010 1:45 PM, Mountain

Re: [MBZ] ArchLinux

2010-09-05 Thread Mountain Man
Walt wrote: Personally, I've started looking to the BBC and Canadian news systems a bit more, nice to see a perspective from outside the guilded cage of American journalism, with it's money and party bound integrity... And that goes for either party affiliation as well. Yes, but even they

Re: [MBZ] ArchLinux

2010-09-05 Thread LWB250
BBC news is on a lot of NPR stations these days. I listen to it at 6:30 right after the finance program (Moneyline?) Dan --- On Sun, 9/5/10, Walt Zarnoch zarnoch...@gmail.com wrote: From: Walt Zarnoch zarnoch...@gmail.com Subject: Re: [MBZ] ArchLinux To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes

Re: [MBZ] ArchLinux

2010-09-05 Thread OK Don
Rather than Chrome, get Iron from SRWare - it's had the Google spyware stripped out of the Chrome source code, then re-compiled. On Sat, Sep 4, 2010 at 7:43 PM, Mountain Man maontin@gmail.com wrote: So, I guess I will have my son install ArchLinux and get chrome to run as my browser.

Re: [MBZ] ArchLinux

2010-09-05 Thread Mountain Man
Dan wrote: BBC news is on a lot of NPR stations these days.  I listen to it at 6:30 right after the finance program (Moneyline?) You're right - thanks for that reminder. Marketplace, not Moneyline. mao ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go

Re: [MBZ] ArchLinux

2010-09-05 Thread Mountain Man
OK Don wrote: Rather than Chrome, get Iron from SRWare - it's had the Google spyware stripped out of the Chrome source code, then re-compiled. Sounds wonderful - thanks. mao ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search

Re: [MBZ] ArchLinux

2010-09-05 Thread Rich Thomas
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/debate/article-1309041/It-true-The-BBCs-boss-says-biased.html On 9/5/10 9:06 PM, Mountain Man wrote: Dan wrote: BBC news is on a lot of NPR stations these days. I listen to it at 6:30 right after the finance program (Moneyline?) You're right - thanks

Re: [MBZ] ArchLinux

2010-09-05 Thread LWB250
Ah, yes - Marketplace with Kai Rhysdahl. On the tip of my tongue... Dan --- On Sun, 9/5/10, Mountain Man maontin@gmail.com wrote: From: Mountain Man maontin@gmail.com Subject: Re: [MBZ] ArchLinux To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com Date: Sunday, September 5, 2010

Re: [MBZ] ArchLinux

2010-09-05 Thread Craig McCluskey
On Sun, 5 Sep 2010 19:20:07 -0500 OK Don okd...@gmail.com wrote: Rather than Chrome, get Iron from SRWare - it's had the Google spyware stripped out of the Chrome source code, then re-compiled. They even have it for Linux, though you have to look carefully at the page to see the link. Craig

Re: [MBZ] ArchLinux

2010-09-04 Thread Tim C
On Sat, Sep 4, 2010 at 8:43 PM, Mountain Man maontin@gmail.com wrote: My son runs this. I guess it has the best java support in linux? If you're looking for Javascript performance, you should switch to Opera. Not sure that's really your issue though it probably wouldn't hurt. I know my

Re: [MBZ] ArchLinux

2010-09-04 Thread Mountain Man
Tim wrote: Try browsing with JS disabled... That did it - thanks. I'm surprised my son didn't suggest that right off. mao ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To

Re: [MBZ] ArchLinux

2010-09-04 Thread Walt Zarnoch
Adblock+, noscript, and you should be good. Although I prefer dillo for all but the most intensive browsing, it's fast, if a bit spartan, and it doesn't eat memory like a pig. I think the newest version supports ssl fully as well. Walt On Sep 4, 2010 9:55 PM, Tim C bb...@crone.us wrote: On

Re: [MBZ] ArchLinux

2010-09-04 Thread Mountain Man
Walt wrote: Adblock+, noscript, and you should be good. Although I prefer dillo for all but the most intensive browsing, it's fast, if a bit spartan, and it doesn't eat memory like a pig. I think the newest version supports ssl fully as well. One of these days I need to dig in to

Re: [MBZ] ArchLinux

2010-09-04 Thread Rich Thomas
It is the Summer of Recovery! --R On 9/4/10 10:11 PM, Mountain Man wrote: Walt wrote: Adblock+, noscript, and you should be good. Although I prefer dillo for all but the most intensive browsing, it's fast, if a bit spartan, and it doesn't eat memory like a pig. I think the newest version

Re: [MBZ] ArchLinux

2010-09-04 Thread Mountain Man
--R wrote: It is the Summer of Recovery! You watch too much npr. Or, you listen to too much fox. mao ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change