[NBLUG/talk] Linux Questions for next month's talk

[Snerd]

Hi:
	I've been goofing with Debian on my IBM Thinkpad laptop (about 3 years  
old) for
some time now and am still unable to do some things that will allow me to  
get away from
bbm (big bad Microsoft).

	I'd like to be able to:

	1.  Hook my modem to the internet (and switch later to broad band)
	2.  Get my USB port to work with a memory stick.  I have two: a SanDisk  
and
		a Super Flash Drive.
	3.  Get my HP LaserJet 4000 printing with the Debian programs. I have a  
parallel
	    switch to go back and forth between the laptop and my desktop.

	Of course there is more, but this would allow me to only run Linux and,  
hopefully,
finally learn to use it well.

I would appreciate any suggestions you might have.

Thanks,

Gene Eberts

On Thu, 01 Mar 2007 20:04:50 -0800, Kyle Rankin <kyle at nblug.org> wrote:

> Hi NBLUGers,
>
> Since next month's general meeting is so close to the Installfest, we
> thought it might be a good idea to aim the meeting towards getting  
> started
> with Linux. The plan is to have a very short talk about what Linux is,
> followed by a question/answer section. This is where you come in. While  
> we
> could just open up the meeting for questions, we thought it might work  
> out
> better if we have people submit Linux questions to this thread, and then  
> we
> will pick and answer some of the questions at the general meeting.
>
> We want this talk to aim towards those who are new to Linux, ideally
> someone who might have signed up for the Installfest or who is interested
> in Linux but isn't sure they are ready to take the plunge yet. This is  
> the
> sort of talk to invite your non-Linux-using friends to. We are looking  
> for
> questions geared more toward starting with Linux and possibly some  
> pitfalls
> you would like help figuring out, especially with Linux on the desktop.
>
> If you do have a Linux question you would like us to discuss in the talk,
> please reply to this thread with the question. Or otherwise if you would
> like to submit a question anonymously, just email me directly.
>
> Thanks!
>