| meonkeys | show of hands: how many use ubuntu as their primary desktop? | 18:43 |
|---|---|---|
| * seattlegaucho raises his hand | 18:44 | |
| * meonkeys raises his hand | 18:44 | |
| seattlegaucho | mostly "kubuntu", but @ home and work | 18:44 |
| seattlegaucho | my kids went through HS and going through college with the same choice, unless they own iPods | 18:45 |
| althara | I did until I upgraded to natty and have no internet connection any more | 19:00 |
| althara | now I'm back on my windows parition for work | 19:00 |
| althara | and I use os x at home | 19:01 |
| meonkeys | oi, internet broke w/natty? bummer. | 19:02 |
| althara | yep, and the wired net connection port is iffy on this computer | 19:02 |
| althara | makes me sad | 19:03 |
| althara | I spent a coule hours trying to get it resolved but then I had to get back to actually working | 19:03 |
| meonkeys | in case anyone's in the market for a new computer that must be able to run GNU/Linux, check out ZaReason! Those guys rock. | 19:04 |
| althara | I'm going to buy one from them int he next 6 months or so. Have to save up the monies first. | 19:04 |
| althara | They had some cool stuff at LinuxFest this year | 19:05 |
| meonkeys | nod | 19:05 |
| althara | And their support seems top notch | 19:05 |
| althara | :) | 19:05 |
| althara | as valorie can attest to | 19:05 |
| meonkeys | I got my Dad a nice, quiet little shuttle PC from them, been running great for a couple years or so now. | 19:06 |
| seattlegaucho | I need to decide between tablet, netbook or laptop for my daughter heading to college | 19:38 |
| seattlegaucho | it has to be a good compromise of features, light weight, ease of use | 19:39 |
| althara | which would be best depends very much on how the computer is going to be used | 19:44 |
| althara | it's a pita to lug a laptop to classes | 19:45 |
| althara | but much easier to work for hours at a time on a larger computer | 19:45 |
| althara | larger computer = bigger screen, bigger keyboard | 19:45 |
| althara | you also need to keep in mind any compatibility requirements for the software/web interfaces used by the college | 19:46 |
| althara | It also depends on how much abuse the item is going to get. | 19:48 |
| seattlegaucho | yep ... I had a good experience with another daughter and a netbook | 19:54 |
| althara | yeah, net books are handy | 19:58 |
| althara | I'd probably spring for a decent sized moitor and keyboard/mouse for the dorm room too. It makes a pretty big difference in preventing repetative strain injuries. | 20:00 |
| seattlegaucho | althara ... both live at home where they have a full size computer | 21:15 |
| seattlegaucho | ... right now I'm inclined to netbook ... I was hoping android tablets would be more advanced, but they're "meh!" right now | 21:16 |
| althara | yeah | 21:20 |
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