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Replying to: jimbres (Oct 09, 2009 5:53 pm) I'm at home and I'm posting. Thanks Jim, that did it. BTW, that's my name too. I guess you can say us Jim's stick together.  Thanks everyone for your help. This place ain't too bad. Now I'm headed over to SFTSFL. I've got to settle some things with a few of the guys over there who were mouthing off because they knew I couldn't get to them 24/7.  Thanks again, jmonroe |
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Replying to: jmonroe (Oct 09, 2009 6:51 pm) IMO, computer problems are more maddening than car problems.
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Replying to: jimbres (Oct 09, 2009 7:03 pm)  That old gag about rebooting your car isn't so much of a gag anymore.
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Replying to: steve_ (Oct 09, 2009 7:35 pm) And the "blue screen of death" so famous in Windows as the OS commits suicide. |
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Replying to: jmonroe (Oct 09, 2009 6:51 pm) I didn't need another Windows box in the house, so I parked it behind the door of my office & forgot about it. Then I began hearing good things about another operating system: Ubuntu Linux. Curious, I downloaded a copy, burned it to a CD & took it for a test drive. (You can try Ubuntu on your PC without installing it to your hard drive.) Liked it so much that I went ahead & installed it. That was over 3 1/2 years ago, & I've had absolutely no problems with it. Ubuntu Linux is easy to install, easy to use & easy to maintain. It's also free. That's right - there's nothing to buy & no need to spend money on security packages like McAfee (which I hate almost as much as I do Osama Bin Laden). The excellent Firefox browser is included in the distro (installation package), & you can install tons of useful (& free!) software. Ubuntu won't work for you if there are Windows-only programs that you can't live without, but it's ideal for general purpose word processing, web browsing & e-mail use. It's also perfect for middle-aged or elderly machines that don't have the juice to run the latest version of Windows but that aren't yet ready to be scrapped. And it's free. You should check it out.
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Replying to: jimbres (Oct 10, 2009 5:55 am) I beg to differ about Linux. It's an awful option for the casual user who just wants to get online. Just trying to hunt down drivers can take hours and hours, and your old printer or whatever still may never work. Windows (or OS X) just works, and finds and install all your hardware. I do a lot of editing and Firefox doesn't support the insert key, which makes it unusable for me. How idiotic is that? Maybe they'll figure it out in this new version?
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Replying to: jimbres (Oct 10, 2009 5:55 am) The one I have is a Model MTC2. A pretty decent box in its day, even has a DVD burner. The excellent Firefox browser is included in the distro (installation package), & you can install tons of useful (& free!) software. After I got my computer back in order (thanks to you), I downloaded Firefox and am using it right now. Something quirky happened when I first down loaded it. It only displayed the side bar of the Edmunds pages in the middle of the screen and nothing I did could correct that. So, I un-installed it and started over again. So far so good and it seems to be faster than IE. Now I just have to convince Mrs.jmonroe to stick with it until she is comfortable with it. She doesn’t like changes. Come to think of it that might explain why she’s kept me around.  Ubuntu Linux is easy to install, easy to use & easy to maintain. OK, I’ll keep that in mind but I ‘m just now catching my breath from my computer fiasco of last week. Give a guy a break, will ya?  Thanks again for your help. jmonroe |
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Replying to: steve_ (Oct 10, 2009 7:33 am) I hear ya, Steve. You've pretty much described my experiences with Linux before I found Ubuntu. (I know - this makes me sound like someone who knocks on doors & tries to sell religious magazines.) I'm not a Linux zealot out to lynch Bill Gates. I like Windows & have no plans to dump it. My main box (homebuilt) runs XP & will be upgraded to 7 after the holidays. (I save this stuff for dreary January weekends.) But Ubuntu is just the ticket for that old machine in your basement that you inherited from Aunt Tillie. Try Ubuntu on it. Less than an hour after you pop in the installation CD, you'll be online. Give it a shot. I think you'll be pleasantly surprised. |
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Replying to: jimbres (Oct 10, 2009 8:46 am) On the other hand, I got a new laptop last Spring with Vista on it and it works fine. I don't understand all the fuss and wish I had upgraded from XP lots earlier. 7 is great (well, mostly, lol); been running it for months now, and have my preorder in so hopefully I can get the final late in the month. |
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I have a 1972 Monte Carlo that I would like to sell. There's an emblem on the car that says 454 SS. Problem is, everything I've read about this car says GM didn't offer the SS package on the '72 Monte Carlo. Did some previous owner stick this on the car or did GM build a few of these?
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