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  1. Re: Qwerty vs. Dvorak

    For me its not really that hard to be good at both.... Its almost like learning two seperate musical instruments.
  2. I use Dvorak actually. I can type fine on either...

    I use Dvorak actually. I can type fine on either Dvorak or Qwerty. I like dvorak cause my fingers tend to move less, and I've had problems with fingers cramping up, so thats nice.
  3. You got to be kidding me: an alphabetical keyboard.

    http://www.alphaboard.com/

    Research consistently shows that Qwerty and Dvorak keyboards outperform alphabetical layouts. The most common keys you type are not conveniently ordered in the...
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    I'm straining to think of numbers that would make...

    I'm straining to think of numbers that would make sense to non-technical people, aside from $$. I'd wow them with glitter and glitz rather than showing performance specs. Maybe install the windows...
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    I assume the 64 bits refer to the working...

    I assume the 64 bits refer to the working registers of the cpu?

    If so, then you can do lots of stuff, like address more RAM. You can have a register (a place where bits are held) that says "I want...
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    Any idea how to turn off workwrap?

    Any idea how to turn off workwrap?
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    Re: Help with kernel panic

    You have to make an initrd file. Use mkinitrd:

    look somewhere in the appendix here:
    http://tldp.org/HOWTO/Kernel-HOWTO/

    or look at mkinitrd's man pages:
    $man mkinitrd
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    Have you tried fsck? If not, google it. Maybe...

    Have you tried fsck? If not, google it. Maybe partition magic isnt messing with it for a good reason though. I got rid of win2k and turned its partition into a wine partition (games and such). I...
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    My state has a budget crisis that has caused much...

    My state has a budget crisis that has caused much damage to the education system. Maybe I should get political 'n stuff.
  10. Thread: Basic Linux

    by pythagras
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    I dont know anything about what you are talking...

    I dont know anything about what you are talking about (basiclinux/ thinclient), but if you can install something from source onto other distros, there's no reason to think it wont work with yours.
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    He does have a point. Many of the "trivial" tasks...

    He does have a point. Many of the "trivial" tasks in windows can take considerable more time in linux. Printing to 2 sheets / page is no problem no matter what application I'm printing from in...
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    Hi, yes, I'd like a free computer My name is:...

    Hi, yes, I'd like a free computer

    My name is: Bobby McTungstein
    From Beverly Hills CA, 90210
    Thats in Somalia
    My DOB is April 29th 2001
    my SSN is 123-45-6789
    Visa#: 1234-5678-9012-3456 Exp...
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    I agree with Win2k. I hear there's tons of issues...

    I agree with Win2k. I hear there's tons of issues still with XP to resolve. Win2k's been aronud enough for it to have evolved to a fairly reliable point.

    It is VERY hard to resize NTFS, so plan...
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    Poll: P III Katmai 550 Mhz

    P III Katmai 550 Mhz
  15. Thread: media player

    by pythagras
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    Can you copy/paste the output of this: $cat...

    Can you copy/paste the output of this:
    $cat /etc/XF86Config

    Also - whats the specs of your card?
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    Compiling the kernel is easier than you think ...

    Compiling the kernel is easier than you think

    Go to http://www.tldp.org/ and look for the Kernel HOWTO. Also, www.justlinux.com has a help file (look in the upper right of this window) on...
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    Poll: The point of (the smaller) vector linux seems to...

    The point of (the smaller) vector linux seems to be that if you need tons of gtk stuff, you'll have to download that stuff seperately. Its designed so you can customize from the ground up, and...
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    Thats cool, one of the problems with virtual...

    Thats cool, one of the problems with virtual desktops is that I often forget whats to the left or right of the current desktop so I go the wrong direction often, it'd be nice to have some sort of...
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    Re: NTFS (What is it about it?)

    1. Yes there's a lot of truth to that.
    2. Also, MS makes slight alterations to NTFS everytime they release a service pack. (so I hear)
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    Re: Removing Linux (Here me out, please)

    XP should have its own partitioning tool that you can use to delete the linux partition and make a new fat32/ntfs one. You'll want to look in "Control Panel"->"Administration Tools" or something...
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    I'm a big fan of the O'Reilly books. I have a...

    I'm a big fan of the O'Reilly books. I have a Unix O'Reilly book that I had to get for a CS class, but I'd really love to get the Linux one. They include a broad amount of information and a very good...
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    Re: compression question

    I dont know anything about technical differences between how they work, here's what I can tell you. Gzip is the tried-and-true standard thats been around since the dinosaurs. Bzip (specifically...
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    A good one to add to your bookmark's library: ...

    A good one to add to your bookmark's library:

    http://www.linux.ncsu.edu/realmkit/usersguide/x557.html
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    aumix needs to run in a terminal. I dont know...

    aumix needs to run in a terminal. I dont know what window/desktop environment you are using, otherwise I might be able to tell you how to do that from the file manager.

    Here's one way:
    1. Load up...
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    Are you sure you disabled isa plug-n-play. There...

    Are you sure you disabled isa plug-n-play. There could be several plug-n-play options.
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