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On Tue, 2007-11-27 at 08:06 +0000, Rob Beard wrote: > Thomas Arrow wrote: > > Hi, > > I personally found the linux format series great for starting. There are > > thicker than normal magazines for starting up in most places (WHsmiths' has > > them). They expect you to be really new and explain stuff from the ground up. > > As they are produced (I think) once every 3 months then you get pretty up to > > date information. > > After following this guide and dual booting for about a month I trashed my > > computer (accidently) and have used it exclusively on there ever since with > > little drawbacks (wine is brilliant for transitional periods) > > Best of luck! > > > > They're a monthly magazine, and I'd second about being good for > beginners. They also have special magazines for about £10 which usually > include a complete distro and a guide on how to use it. > > Rob I think the 'special' ones are what Thomas meant, as they do seem to be out every 3 months or so. I just picked up the OOo edition one to put on the shelf in clear view in my classroom at College. :D Cheers. Grant. -- The Mailing List for the Devon & Cornwall LUG http://mailman.dclug.org.uk/listinfo/list FAQ: http://www.dcglug.org.uk/linux_adm/list-faq.html