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    Re: SPEED Ubuntu Vs. Vista ??

    The relative speeds of these operating systems is going to vary by general hardware capability and by the way the operating systems' driver databases cope with the hardware present in the systems....
  2. [SOLVED] Re: Why does pressing not copy the window title?

    I use kind of a dumb workaround in HH. I use compiz fusion to switch the window manager from compiz to metacity, get the Alt-PrtScr shot, then revert to the compiz window manager.
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    [all variants] Re: Windows Live Mail

    If you check mail in the account via the Web interface, all you have to do to make the message available for download to the POP3 client is to use the browser to mark it as unread.

    If you check...
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    [ubuntu] Re: Brasero will not burn

    I thought I would post this information -- just in case it's applicable to your situation.

    I am using the latest version of brasero available for Hardy from GetDeb -- version 0.8.4.

    I never...
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    [all variants] Re: Windows Live Mail

    In addition to the Webmail add-ons linked by skymera there are other means of using Hotmail / Windows Live Mail via POP3 /SMTP. They do provide POP3 and SMTP servers now.
    ...
  6. Thread: GNU Cash

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    [ubuntu] Re: GNU Cash

    The GnuCash developers are working on including inventory functionality, but it will be quite some time before this makes it into a release. You can read about it here in their wiki.

    I've heard...
  7. [ubuntu] Re: At Login, Keyboard Won't Allow ALT+### (Ascii) chars

    Although there are systems -- like a couple of my notebooks -- that do HD encryption through the controller. The BIOS on them can't be reset by any brute force method, and removing the drive and...
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    [all variants] Re: How quickly are repositories updated?

    I kind of figured you'd go that way. Good for you.

    There are some GUI glitches in 2.22.3 that have been pestering me for a while. Now that you've brought this up I'm going to go look at their...
  9. [ubuntu] Re: At Login, Keyboard Won't Allow ALT+### (Ascii) chars

    It is possible to password protect the bootloader and / or rescue mode, the easiest method involving installing startupmanager (That's the actual name of the package.), running it, and using the...
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    [all variants] Re: How quickly are repositories updated?

    From what I can see, there are several ways in which you might obtain a version update for a given package in Ubuntu without a lot of fussing around:

    1. from the main repositories -- This isn't...
  11. [all variants] Re: Unmounting a Hard Drive when not in use to preserve integrity?

    The combination of that droll comment plus your nickname is making the hair stand up on my neck.

    ;)


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    I admire your sense of adventure, sir. I'll probably emulate you -- once I...
  12. [all variants] Re: Unmounting a Hard Drive when not in use to preserve integrity?

    Yup, you need off site storage. I use a combination of safety deposit boxes for physical media and online storage (commercial, but free is available).

    As for fire protection within the home....
  13. [all variants] Re: Unmounting a Hard Drive when not in use to preserve integrity?

    Sounds like a plan.

    Some folks think I'm paranoid, but I could tell you some stories about several months' worth of data loss in a hospital back in the days of the Jerusalem B virus. (I'm...
  14. [all variants] Re: Unmounting a Hard Drive when not in use to preserve integrity?

    Please take my word for it. No UPS (or any other kind of protection) will protect that system from lightning or strong EMF coupling which strikes the power supply chain anywhere near you. If such a...
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    [ubuntu] Re: My Screen Resolution

    That's what it always says -- until you put a checkmark in the box beside the driver listed in the box below that statement. It's kind of an odd (read non-Windows) way for them to get the idea...
  16. [ubuntu] Re: Don't have authorization to open CD ROM drive

    Where in the file system is the drive mounted? If, for instance, it is under /media (as in /media/cdrom0) what is listed as the owner, and what are the permissions on the mount point?
  17. Thread: Shame on ATI

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    Re: Shame on ATI

    Wow! Stress much? Anyone of us drawing from his own limited experience can't necessarily do a good job of extrapolating to make such a broad statement. I think the thread is mostly conjecture about...
  18. Thread: Shame on ATI

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    Re: Shame on ATI

    There may be a certain kernel of truth in what you say. It may even be reasonably generalized to other categories of merchandise. I have in mind two execrable BMWs and one truly accurse Mercedes with...
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    [ubuntu] Re: Javascript slow in Firefox

    Whatever you do, please let us know how it goes. Stories -- both happy and dire -- are grist for the mill around here!

    ;)
  20. Thread: Shame on ATI

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    Re: Shame on ATI

    AFAIK, there are Linux devs actively developing drivers for ATI and Intel video subsystems. I think ATI was just announcing that they, themselves (as a company), are no longer participating in...
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    [ubuntu] Re: Javascript slow in Firefox

    It could be that I am a moron. Here it is.

    https://launchpad.net/~ubuntu-mozilla-daily/+archive/ppa

    Sorry about that.

    It's a really good way to go, because the builds are created by people...
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    [ubuntu] Re: Javascript slow in Firefox

    If you've decided to go for the Firefox 3.1 beta you might want to use this repository instead. If you follow the instructions at the link below, you'll be adding the repository and key for the...
  23. Thread: Shame on ATI

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    Re: Shame on ATI

    well, from the way I look at it, ATI is offering the best kind of support to the Open Source community. They (supposedly) gave all the information the devs need to write their own drivers. That's...
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    [ubuntu] Re: Laptop suddenly turns off

    Despite being handicapped with all of the legacy stuff they must support, Microsoft actually does a superb job of producing a first rate operating system -- for some purposes, particularly...
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    [ubuntu] Re: Laptop suddenly turns off

    Hi, jackn.

    Well, that's interesting. I guess that you have, at least, found a way in which you can work with your system. I know that opening that many tabs -- especially if there's much...
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