tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33801994.post131789902510842239..comments2024-02-14T02:30:36.732-05:00Comments on The Blog of Helios: This Was a First...Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13978117986484281976noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33801994.post-18484494123774598962011-09-26T21:03:45.736-05:002011-09-26T21:03:45.736-05:00oe
As a matter of course now I just keep 3-4 extr...oe<br /><br />As a matter of course now I just keep 3-4 extra live CD's in the notebook and have handed out them every week or two on average when one hears about "computer trouble".Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33801994.post-3180081034497324432011-07-24T03:08:55.897-05:002011-07-24T03:08:55.897-05:00@Anonymous on 6/28; As someone who's been a Li...@Anonymous on 6/28; As someone who's been a Linux evangelist for years, I can say you're right. The key word is, of course, "almost". Everyone I install Linux for their work PC gets their original Windows reinstalled in a VM, along with their original Office. The real beauty is, once they're installed, I can snapshot the VM and explain that to them. Then I go show them LibreOffice or Nisus Writer.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12760673999356987827noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33801994.post-12508027458557516642011-06-28T04:20:01.649-05:002011-06-28T04:20:01.649-05:00I would add that you don't need the VirtualBox...I would add that you don't need the VirtualBox and Windows/Office. Basically everything you can do with Windows you can do with Linux.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33801994.post-49107875839293484212011-06-22T09:56:16.429-05:002011-06-22T09:56:16.429-05:00I am a junior at TTU and transferred here my secon...I am a junior at TTU and transferred here my second year. To say the least, Tech is a very Linux-friendly campus. The junior college I attended demanded microsoft for almost everything, to include logging into my course-work website and other sites deemed by my professors.<br /><br />Here at Tech, I've never experienced one problem. Even the newest Chrome is supported and I don't have any trouble with logging in. Aside from that, the new LibreOffice renders everything I save and receive as a .doc file flawlessly.<br /><br />So welcome to Texas Tech University Amanda. I'm a Journalism student so we travel in different circles but now that I know what you look like, I'll keep an eye out for you.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33801994.post-84141263685631106102011-06-21T22:10:55.709-05:002011-06-21T22:10:55.709-05:00Great story Ken! I'm hoping to find some fello...Great story Ken! I'm hoping to find some fellow Tux users when I start graduate school this fall.<br /><br />Sorry to hear about Diane & props to Amanda. We need more females in the math and science colleges. <br /><br />~JeffAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17954467314386661328noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33801994.post-40612957654099037652011-06-21T10:33:21.503-05:002011-06-21T10:33:21.503-05:00So sorry to hear about your recent trauma. I'v...So sorry to hear about your recent trauma. I've been following your blog for some time now and admire what you do, so I'd like to offer you my best wishes and hope that good kharma comes your way.Anon Mint usernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33801994.post-72641042931766825162011-06-21T02:34:33.209-05:002011-06-21T02:34:33.209-05:00I see the same. Just to throw out a Highschool TV ...I see the same. Just to throw out a Highschool TV drama stereotype. I see college girls switching to Mint, who never showed an interest in computer technology, or any technology at all.<br /><br />(This contrasts with girls I know who hand in assignments as self made bootable Ubuntu CD's. But no one is surpised when they use Linux.)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33801994.post-85019072627830900602011-06-20T12:35:36.744-05:002011-06-20T12:35:36.744-05:00I was at a restaurant over the weekend reading my ...I was at a restaurant over the weekend reading my Fedora pocket user guide. When I went to pay, the cashier noticed my book and informed me that he had recently switched from Macintosh to Ubuntu. He futher informed me that his main reason was he was tired of having to pay for everything. He was very enthusiastic about linux. I let him know I was glad it was working out for him. On reflection I realized I am seeing a growing number of 20 somethings for whom leaving Windows or in his case Mac is no big deal. A lot has changed in the 15 years sense I started using linux.Justin Hallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17804641315202800289noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33801994.post-29297441079156925382011-06-19T22:35:39.617-05:002011-06-19T22:35:39.617-05:00Ken, this doesn't surprise me in a bit. I am ...Ken, this doesn't surprise me in a bit. I am a service rep and I travel a 6 state route that services several college and university libraries. It used to be, maybe back in 2006 or so that I would overhear conversations like this once or twice a year. Now I hear stuff like this all the time. Even many of the libraries themselves have Ubuntu CD's available at the bookstore and sign-out counters. Posters for Linux are all over the place.<br /><br />Just so you know, this isn't a rare occurrence. Student unions and libraries are full of such conversations.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33801994.post-3962115061256945512011-06-19T13:17:16.977-05:002011-06-19T13:17:16.977-05:00I do help desk phone support for a living and I wi...I do help desk phone support for a living and I will tell you that this broken update thing has caused us more trouble than most virus complaints combined. There is a fix for it but it requires a nasty combination of registry hacks that can leave the computer unusable. We don't even offer that solution anymore because most users screw it up then blame us.<br /><br />Windows has a page devoted to this problem for Vista and Win7 with a "fix this" button that is supposed to solve the problem. It doesn't. <br /><br />And of course, as a 9 year Linux user, I dare not offer it as an alternative because our phones are indiscriminately monitored "for quality assurance". I'd be fired immediately for doing so. That would be one less support call to get paid for.<br /><br />Oh, the solution we now offer? Backup their files, reinstall and hope for the best.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33801994.post-53826009281677435832011-06-19T12:14:41.386-05:002011-06-19T12:14:41.386-05:00Ken,
Best wishes for Diane's recovery!
Great ...Ken,<br /><br />Best wishes for Diane's recovery!<br />Great story. Seems Amanda will have at least one classmate with a clue.<br /><br />Blessings<br />BobAmenditmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12345522537672251667noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33801994.post-23944326004866149022011-06-19T12:06:02.799-05:002011-06-19T12:06:02.799-05:00That's how you know someone really loves using...That's how you know someone really loves using Linux. They're able to patiently, rationally, and not overzealously, convince an innocent/ignorant Microsoft Windows user of the benefits of Linux and open their eyes to simple workarounds to potential problems. Bravo Mr. Starks, for instilling appreciation for Linux without being heavy-handed about it.<br />--<br />a Linux Mint user since 2009 May 1PVhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03204919785416600206noreply@blogger.com