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Re: [LUG] Laptop for "Granny" (the great social experiment) Part 2

 




Mike Martin
Database Developer
Sanctuary Housing Association
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From: list-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:list-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On
Behalf Of Tom Brough
Sent: 21 October 2006 10:23
To: list@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [LUG] Laptop for "Granny" (the great social experiment) Part 2


Ok a quick update,

Ubuntu won.... and I must say after having some reservations about it 
(being more used to Debian / Fedora) its growing on me.

Ubuntu is now installed. However I am having problems with timidity 
which I am using to backend midi for rosegarden. Rosegarden is fine but 
when timidity dosent initiate properly there is no sound feedback while 
editing music scores.

The wifi card is working now (thanks to rt73 driver) and the wide screen

is lovely and crisp, which is ideal when you are 70++ years old with 
failing vision. I havent had time to test the firewire and the built in 
camera card reader. The only thing that I know that definately isnt 
working is the internal soft modem (no suprises there).

I have asked one of the younger members of the DCGLUG community to 
donate a gmail invite. I thought it would be a nice gesture.

I have given up on the modem, and since my mother has no broadband I 
have decided to shell out for an external (hard) modem. In fact Im just 
off to get it as the planned "training" sessions start tomorrow and 
continue through the first part of the half term break.

What modem is it - I have just got a 536ep card working satisfactorily
so could help


So my questions are :-

1. Which ISP should I use for "pay as you go" dialup ? thinking UK2.NET 
but other may have (better?) solutions
2. Should I sign her up for DCGLUG ? - bearing in mind that she will ask

questions about anything and everything (you have been warned). In 
exchange she is a walking encyclopedia on organic gardening......... :-)
3. Useful (custom) links on the browser - thinking wikipedia - any
others ?

Well thats all I can think of now .... Im off to have breakfast (yes I 
was up 1/2 the night fighting timidity), and buy that modem.

Thanks

Tom.


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