Re: [GTALUG] hoping for help

2017-07-20 Thread Bob Jonkman via talk
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 > As a note to everybody else, it would be a good thing if we all > posted install instructions. It will be a resource for all the > newbies out there. Here are the instructions I used for a Linux Mint Installfest I ran a few years ago. Specifics

Re: [GTALUG] hoping for help

2017-07-18 Thread Russell via talk
On July 17, 2017 1:42:55 AM EDT, ac via talk wrote: >On Sun, 16 Jul 2017 20:13:53 -0400 (EDT) >"D. Hugh Redelmeier via talk" wrote: >> | From: Russell via talk >> | Were an IRC channel set up >> Got a number of years, we've had #gtalog on freenode.net. (We used >to Now that you mention it, I s

Re: [GTALUG] hoping for help

2017-07-16 Thread ac via talk
On Sun, 16 Jul 2017 20:13:53 -0400 (EDT) "D. Hugh Redelmeier via talk" wrote: > | From: Russell via talk > | Were an IRC channel set up > Got a number of years, we've had #gtalog on freenode.net. (We used to > use #tlug but there were other users.) > Hardly anyone uses it. Six at the moment, in

Re: [GTALUG] hoping for help

2017-07-16 Thread D. Hugh Redelmeier via talk
| From: Russell via talk | Were an IRC channel set up Got a number of years, we've had #gtalog on freenode.net. (We used to use #tlug but there were other users.) Hardly anyone uses it. Six at the moment, including me (just for testing) and Myles twice. --- Talk Mailing List talk@gtalug.org h

Re: [GTALUG] hoping for help

2017-07-16 Thread Russell via talk
On July 14, 2017 9:23:05 PM EDT, Ann Pohl via talk wrote: >Hi. Anyone want to do their bit for the environment by helping me get >set up? I am not wanting to be an OS computer whiz. I have a full plate >already doing environmental protection'defense work-activism, and being >a grandmother etc.. >

Re: [GTALUG] hoping for help

2017-07-15 Thread ac via talk
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Re: [GTALUG] hoping for help

2017-07-15 Thread Howard Gibson via talk
On Fri, 14 Jul 2017 22:23:05 -0300 Ann Pohl via talk wrote: > Hi. Anyone want to do their bit for the environment by helping me get > set up? I am not wanting to be an OS computer whiz. I have a full plate > already doing environmental protection'defense work-activism, and being > a grandmother e

Re: [GTALUG] hoping for help

2017-07-15 Thread Daniel Villarreal via talk
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA256 On 07/15/17 09:02, Ann Pohl via talk wrote: > ... most likely just Linux - Ubuntu would be fine, I have a double > boot on this old faithful laptop ... I do not need a double boot on > the new laptop... > > I do not game ... I do travel, hence lapto

[GTALUG] hoping for help

2017-07-14 Thread Ann Pohl via talk
Hi. Anyone want to do their bit for the environment by helping me get set up? I am not wanting to be an OS computer whiz. I have a full plate already doing environmental protection'defense work-activism, and being a grandmother etc.. ...I am currently shopping for a new not-fancy computer and nee