[NBLUG/talk] nblug newbie here, distro+applic. query...

Meg Holden megymonster at yahoo.com
Mon Dec 8 18:21:01 PST 2003


--- Bill Kendrick <nbs at sonic.net> wrote:
> On Mon, Dec 08, 2003 at 03:29:06PM -0800, sms at sonic.net wrote:
> > Educational/edutainment (3 kids in the house) + Quicken.
> > I know that there are some Linux app's in the personal &
> > home-finance sector, but AFAIK none are NEARLY so polished
> > as Intuit's.  And, of course, nobody offers kids' stuff
> > like the mass-media leader... :/
> 
> We're workin' on it! ;^)
> 
> (See my recent presentation to LUGOD out in Davis:
> http://www.lugod.org/presentations/kidslinux/ )
> 
> 
> > [ UPDATE:  XP Pro looks like it'll co$t more than I expected;
> > I'm told that it's notably more stable & secure than XP Home,
> > but I dunno that it's worth THAT much to me, since I expect
> > to boot Linux approx. 95% of the time... but getting XP Pro
> > pre-loaded looks like I'd have to spend MUCH more on h/w than
> > I was planning to.]
> 
> Hrm, maybe the version of XP Pro on my work laptop is old, but it
> seems to be about as irritating and unstable as it gets.
> 
> ...Unable to hibernate sometimes (due to drivers for a NIC card
> that's
> not even in the PCMCIA slot!), which causes a nice heat issue and
> then
> eventual dead battery when I stick it in the carrying case...
> 
> ...Inability to shut down; perfect timing, too, right when I wanted
> to
> reboot it into Knoppix for Kids for my presentation at LUGOD...  how
> many
> times do I have to click "End Task Now" to be able to turn a computer
> off!?...
> 
> ...Windows that 'pop up' behind other windows, but still get focus...
> ...Windows that are already visible, but when I click them in the
> taskbar
> to switch to that task, they minimize...
> ...Important "you cannot use the application until you answer this
> question"
> dialogs that pop up behind all of the other windows, and DO NOT
> APPEAR in
> the taskbar, so it isn't until I close every other window that I
> realize
> the program hasn't crashed... >:^(

I have to say that Pro is well worth it. I was assured when I got home
on my laptop, I wouldn't notice the difference...I recently put pro on
there and belive me I do notice the difference, for many of the same
reasons listed above amplified plus some, mostly networking issues for
me.
I know money is a problem, but Pro will save you many pains in the
neck.
-Meg

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