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    do you use the wifi or the Lan from that modem? ...

    do you use the wifi or the Lan from that modem?

    if the wifi - can you change the pass-code, say monthly?.
    - on some random day in each month. ..

    that would, also depend on how many devices,...
  2. Thread: backup

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    I've got a separate /home partition, so, when...

    I've got a separate /home partition,
    so, when the time to re-install an O/S,
    from the live_cd - I re-name the existing <user'_name> directory
    to say <user_name2> & then re-install, using the...
  3. Thread: I miss Linux

    by Pierre2
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    They say that the "change from W98" over to winXP...

    They say that the "change from W98" over to winXP - mad a lot of people - grumpy

    it's also rumoured- that they also got grumpy
    - when the "change from winXP" over to Vista - occurred.

    The...
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    Things are starting to get interesting:- @...

    Things are starting to get interesting:-

    @ xmas time the post office was selling a HP with similar spec's as above, for about $320
    - even came with a HP printer - as well - nice.


    Even more...
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    Since this is your 1st attempt @ building a 'box'...

    Since this is your 1st attempt @ building a 'box'
    - I'd suggest going to a smaller pc shop & asking for a "bare bones box"
    - they should give you a print-out of it's spec's - which you can adjust...
  6. that will depend on the person that did the...

    that will depend on the person that did the original XP install:-

    - some will place those files into /i386 & others into /windows/system32/install
    - others will not do either - coz their a slack...
  7. Thread: Fax capability

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    boot from a ubuntu live_cd & use open office:-...

    boot from a ubuntu live_cd & use open office:-
    http://www.linuxjournal.com/content/faxing-openofficeorg

    also try HylaFAX (http://www.hylafax.org).
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    I actually like to install via a *.deb - if that...

    I actually like to install via a *.deb - if that can be found for the app that I am interested.

    yes - that means that 'someone else' has done the hard work, to get that app into a installer.
    ...
  9. Thread: LinuxMint 11

    by Pierre2
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    It's been hard on the heels of Ubuntu, for quite...

    It's been hard on the heels of Ubuntu, for quite a while.

    part of that , just might be the conservative nature of it's founder :)

    it has more than a good chance @ actually bieng the the...
  10. Thread: CrossOver?

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    With Crossover now releasing it's "Impersonator" ...

    With Crossover now releasing it's "Impersonator" Edition AKA cx10.0,
    there is now even less reasons to avoid this product.

    I have been 'testing' cx9x for the better part of last year,
    & has...
  11. Don't see why, or even how that can be even...

    Don't see why, or even how that can be even remotely possible. :confused:
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    is generally not available in a Lnx environment....

    is generally not available in a Lnx environment.

    do you need that extra protection ?.
    As a rule of thumb - NO.

    but, as stated above - if you dual boot or have friends in M$ land,
    then it,s...
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    There are some kind lnx users in NA who...

    There are some <very> kind lnx users in NA who will often download & burn a disk for fellow lnx users. These NA dudes have very generous isp's.

    :cool:
  14. I was cruising past my local PC shop, the other...

    I was cruising past my local PC shop, the other day, & in the display window was a budget PC for $495 - I think.
    What really stopped me, was that it had Fedora 9 on it :cool:
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    following on with the Ubuntu theme, try a...

    following on with the Ubuntu theme, try a offshoot of it called 'LinuxMint '.
    - which hails from Ireland.
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    I came from a W98 background, only recently dealt...

    I came from a W98 background, only recently dealt with M$xp, so I prefer FAT32.
    it is more native to lnx as well. The ntfs-3g driver works quite well on both read and write for NTFS partitions,...
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    the 160Gb drive will come pre-formatted to NTFS....

    the 160Gb drive will come pre-formatted to NTFS.
    you will need to format it to fat32, if you want to read it under both M$ & lnx.
    otherwise just format it ( with Gparted, ) to ext3.
    (using a live...
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