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Ubuntu 10.04 to Include Beginner's Manual
Better yet, I have all of their software and Windows set up to just
automatically download and install updates at night, so all they do is reboot each morning. That takes care of system updates, anti-virus, etc. For the Vista users, I even told them which sidebar gadget to use for a big green restart button; no start menu action needed. If they're interested in a new program, I download/install it first on my test machine, *before* they do, and that has prevented many extras, like toolbars and malware, because I could tell them step-by-step what to click while installing, or tell them not to use it at all. So then what is the difference in telling them step-by-step how to install s/w under *any* OS ? Not having to worry about browse-by malware and trojan installs is nearly worth the price of admission alone, especially since it seems like some people are for some reason or another, it is drawn to them. So far, Windows7 looks much better than Ubuntu, even without a sidebar. That's because Ubuntu uses the GNOME desktop. I'd recommend trying out the Kubuntu distro, as the latest version of KDE is vastly superior to the earlier versions. Looks can be changed too, easily in Linux, easier than under Windows. |
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Ubuntu 10.04 to Include Beginner's Manual
DanS expressed an opinion:
If they're interested in a new program, I download/install it first on my test machine, *before* they do, and that has prevented many extras, like toolbars and malware, because I could tell them step-by-step what to click while installing, or tell them not to use it at all. So then what is the difference in telling them step-by-step how to install s/w under *any* OS ? Not having to worry about browse-by malware and trojan installs is nearly worth the price of admission alone, especially since it seems like some people are for some reason or another, it is drawn to them. The main difference is familiarity. It's far easier to simply specify how many click-throughs until they get to the browser toolbar they have to untick, and the place to choose the shortcuts they prefer. Most of the the programs they install are games, anyway. Besides, I'm dealing with people using the internet for email and entertainment, not using the computer itself for actual work. They don't need Office when Notepad is enough for recipes and lists. If the OEM includes MS Works, that's ok, too. None of them have a use for accounting software, so a freeware checkbook program is plenty. Vista sidebars are mostly populated by the default clocks and weather apps, a combined shutdown/restart button app, and sometimes the default sticky notes. This was a big challenge for those that needed to replace their Win98/Win98SE or XP machines. Most of them are still very much resistant to change. True example: while on the phone with my aunt one day, I heard my uncle swearing in the background. He wanted to balance his paper checkbook but the calculator needed new batteries and they were out. Instead of driving to the store, I told them which keyboard hotkey opened the calculator. I still haven't convinced him that a checkbook program is easier than paper, but at least they don't need a calculator now. -- Give me coffee and no one gets hurt. KristleBawl's Taglines by http://tagzilla.mozdev.org Localizations by http://www.babelzilla.org/ Get Involved |
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Ubuntu 10.04 to Include Beginner's Manual
Bill Yanaire, ESQ wrote:
"Alias" wrote in message ... Andy wrote: DanS wrote: How illogical can you be ? (Rhetorical) You must be talking to your own image in the mirror. It's obvious that you don't know what a rhetorical question is. It is obvious that you don't understand what was posted and your struggles with reading comprehension are obvious. Amazing, you educate someone on usenet and it turns out that he/she/it is a psychopath that starts cyber stalking you, with all those unusual nyms that come out of the woodwork all posting the same drivel over and over. You find it hard to believe that more than one person responds to you ? This isn't a 300 baud BBS with 10 users dipsh*t. I am as far from a sockpuppet as can be. I've been using the same posting name, and only the one posting name since 2001, except when some slug loser like you was inpersonating many different people in a different group, and even then I only added 'TheReal' to it, which was promptly impersonated again. I feel sorry for you, you aren't very logical...or intelligent for that matter, and are paranoid as well. You're just making stuff up in your head to explain things you don't comrehend. Ubuntu? My favorite KF of the year, so far. Who IS Ubuntu anyway?!? It's not a person. If you really want to know what it means, educate yourself he Friends don't let friends use Ubuntu Sounds like a Nigerian money scam! LOLOL!!! ****ing bigot. Nevermind. I don't really wanna know! Andy Another ostrich. How cute. -- Alias The majority of people who try Ubuntu remove it off their computers within hours or a few days. Perhaps on the planet you inhabit but not on planet earth. -- Alias |
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Alias wrote:
Bill Yanaire, ESQ wrote: "Alias" wrote in message ... Andy wrote: DanS wrote: How illogical can you be ? (Rhetorical) You must be talking to your own image in the mirror. It's obvious that you don't know what a rhetorical question is. It is obvious that you don't understand what was posted and your struggles with reading comprehension are obvious. Amazing, you educate someone on usenet and it turns out that he/she/it is a psychopath that starts cyber stalking you, with all those unusual nyms that come out of the woodwork all posting the same drivel over and over. You find it hard to believe that more than one person responds to you ? This isn't a 300 baud BBS with 10 users dipsh*t. I am as far from a sockpuppet as can be. I've been using the same posting name, and only the one posting name since 2001, except when some slug loser like you was inpersonating many different people in a different group, and even then I only added 'TheReal' to it, which was promptly impersonated again. I feel sorry for you, you aren't very logical...or intelligent for that matter, and are paranoid as well. You're just making stuff up in your head to explain things you don't comrehend. Ubuntu? My favorite KF of the year, so far. Who IS Ubuntu anyway?!? It's not a person. If you really want to know what it means, educate yourself he Friends don't let friends use Ubuntu Sounds like a Nigerian money scam! LOLOL!!! ****ing bigot. Nevermind. I don't really wanna know! Andy Another ostrich. How cute. -- Alias The majority of people who try Ubuntu remove it off their computers within hours or a few days. Perhaps on the planet you inhabit but not on planet earth. Sorry cody, but what he said is true. You're nuts if you believe otherwise. Oops!...you are nuts aren't you!...LOL! |
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Frank wrote:
Alias wrote: Bill Yanaire, ESQ wrote: "Alias" wrote in message ... Andy wrote: DanS wrote: How illogical can you be ? (Rhetorical) You must be talking to your own image in the mirror. It's obvious that you don't know what a rhetorical question is. It is obvious that you don't understand what was posted and your struggles with reading comprehension are obvious. Amazing, you educate someone on usenet and it turns out that he/she/it is a psychopath that starts cyber stalking you, with all those unusual nyms that come out of the woodwork all posting the same drivel over and over. You find it hard to believe that more than one person responds to you ? This isn't a 300 baud BBS with 10 users dipsh*t. I am as far from a sockpuppet as can be. I've been using the same posting name, and only the one posting name since 2001, except when some slug loser like you was inpersonating many different people in a different group, and even then I only added 'TheReal' to it, which was promptly impersonated again. I feel sorry for you, you aren't very logical...or intelligent for that matter, and are paranoid as well. You're just making stuff up in your head to explain things you don't comrehend. Ubuntu? My favorite KF of the year, so far. Who IS Ubuntu anyway?!? It's not a person. If you really want to know what it means, educate yourself he Friends don't let friends use Ubuntu Sounds like a Nigerian money scam! LOLOL!!! ****ing bigot. Nevermind. I don't really wanna know! Andy Another ostrich. How cute. -- Alias The majority of people who try Ubuntu remove it off their computers within hours or a few days. Perhaps on the planet you inhabit but not on planet earth. Sorry cody, but what he said is true. You wish. -- Alias |
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Alias wrote:
Frank wrote: Alias wrote: Bill Yanaire, ESQ wrote: "Alias" wrote in message ... Andy wrote: DanS wrote: How illogical can you be ? (Rhetorical) You must be talking to your own image in the mirror. It's obvious that you don't know what a rhetorical question is. It is obvious that you don't understand what was posted and your struggles with reading comprehension are obvious. Amazing, you educate someone on usenet and it turns out that he/she/it is a psychopath that starts cyber stalking you, with all those unusual nyms that come out of the woodwork all posting the same drivel over and over. You find it hard to believe that more than one person responds to you ? This isn't a 300 baud BBS with 10 users dipsh*t. I am as far from a sockpuppet as can be. I've been using the same posting name, and only the one posting name since 2001, except when some slug loser like you was inpersonating many different people in a different group, and even then I only added 'TheReal' to it, which was promptly impersonated again. I feel sorry for you, you aren't very logical...or intelligent for that matter, and are paranoid as well. You're just making stuff up in your head to explain things you don't comrehend. Ubuntu? My favorite KF of the year, so far. Who IS Ubuntu anyway?!? It's not a person. If you really want to know what it means, educate yourself he Friends don't let friends use Ubuntu Sounds like a Nigerian money scam! LOLOL!!! ****ing bigot. Nevermind. I don't really wanna know! Andy Another ostrich. How cute. -- Alias The majority of people who try Ubuntu remove it off their computers within hours or a few days. Perhaps on the planet you inhabit but not on planet earth. Sorry cody, but what he said is true. You wish. I know. |
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Frank wrote:
Alias wrote: Frank wrote: Alias wrote: Bill Yanaire, ESQ wrote: "Alias" wrote in message ... Andy wrote: DanS wrote: How illogical can you be ? (Rhetorical) You must be talking to your own image in the mirror. It's obvious that you don't know what a rhetorical question is. It is obvious that you don't understand what was posted and your struggles with reading comprehension are obvious. Amazing, you educate someone on usenet and it turns out that he/she/it is a psychopath that starts cyber stalking you, with all those unusual nyms that come out of the woodwork all posting the same drivel over and over. You find it hard to believe that more than one person responds to you ? This isn't a 300 baud BBS with 10 users dipsh*t. I am as far from a sockpuppet as can be. I've been using the same posting name, and only the one posting name since 2001, except when some slug loser like you was inpersonating many different people in a different group, and even then I only added 'TheReal' to it, which was promptly impersonated again. I feel sorry for you, you aren't very logical...or intelligent for that matter, and are paranoid as well. You're just making stuff up in your head to explain things you don't comrehend. Ubuntu? My favorite KF of the year, so far. Who IS Ubuntu anyway?!? It's not a person. If you really want to know what it means, educate yourself he Friends don't let friends use Ubuntu Sounds like a Nigerian money scam! LOLOL!!! ****ing bigot. Nevermind. I don't really wanna know! Andy Another ostrich. How cute. -- Alias The majority of people who try Ubuntu remove it off their computers within hours or a few days. Perhaps on the planet you inhabit but not on planet earth. Sorry cody, but what he said is true. You wish. I know. No, you don't. -- Alias |
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Ubuntu 10.04 to Include Beginner's Manual
Alias wrote:
Frank wrote: Alias wrote: Frank wrote: Alias wrote: Bill Yanaire, ESQ wrote: "Alias" wrote in message ... Andy wrote: DanS wrote: How illogical can you be ? (Rhetorical) You must be talking to your own image in the mirror. It's obvious that you don't know what a rhetorical question is. It is obvious that you don't understand what was posted and your struggles with reading comprehension are obvious. Amazing, you educate someone on usenet and it turns out that he/she/it is a psychopath that starts cyber stalking you, with all those unusual nyms that come out of the woodwork all posting the same drivel over and over. You find it hard to believe that more than one person responds to you ? This isn't a 300 baud BBS with 10 users dipsh*t. I am as far from a sockpuppet as can be. I've been using the same posting name, and only the one posting name since 2001, except when some slug loser like you was inpersonating many different people in a different group, and even then I only added 'TheReal' to it, which was promptly impersonated again. I feel sorry for you, you aren't very logical...or intelligent for that matter, and are paranoid as well. You're just making stuff up in your head to explain things you don't comrehend. Ubuntu? My favorite KF of the year, so far. Who IS Ubuntu anyway?!? It's not a person. If you really want to know what it means, educate yourself he Friends don't let friends use Ubuntu Sounds like a Nigerian money scam! LOLOL!!! ****ing bigot. Nevermind. I don't really wanna know! Andy Another ostrich. How cute. -- Alias The majority of people who try Ubuntu remove it off their computers within hours or a few days. Perhaps on the planet you inhabit but not on planet earth. Sorry cody, but what he said is true. You wish. I know. No, you don't. You wish! |
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