Re: [LUG] Hello.

[Jack Oley <jackoley@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Cheers, Grant.  I checked mflow - seems quite good.  Check JARVMP3, streaming and free d/ls, and Jango. 

   Jack.

> Date: Tue, 7 Jun 2011 20:20:23 +0100
> From: dcglug@xxxxxxxxxxxx
> To: list@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: Re: [LUG] Hello.
>
> On Tue, 7 Jun 2011 09:31:58 +0000
> Jack Oley wrote:
>
> >
> > Hi everybody,
> > I'd like to introduce myself; I'm Jack, a recent convert to the
> > delights of all that is Linux. I'm a former IT trainer and I
> > currently work in the IT dept. of the main hospital in Exeter.
> > Looking at the last few day's postings, it seems that the DCGLUG is
> > replete with Linux experts! So it seems unlikely that I'll be able
> > to offer any advice at this stage, but I'm sure to have plenty of
> > questions! I'm currently studying for the CompTIA Linux+ exam with
> > the OU (and a fat Sybex book...).
>
> Linux+ is a good starting point. One of the things I really dislike
> about Comptia is that they don't *seem* to offer anything other than
> "starting points". Where is the Linux++ or Linux+++, etc, etc? :D
>
> Took it myself a fairly long time ago. Seems to cover a nice spread of
> Linux tools and configurations.
>
> > I've recently installed Ub 11.04 on my desktop, very nice, and
> > Lubuntu on my little Eee netbook - seems quite good so far.
>
> I have Ubuntu 10.04.2 LTS on my main laptop and Debian Testing on my
> other laptop. I keep trying with Debian PPC on my 12" iBook, but it
> doesn't seem to like the WPA2 on my WiFi network (whereas OSX 10.4 is
> quite happy with it, so I know it's not a hardware issue with the
> iBook's WiFi adapter). I'm trying to wean myself off Ubuntu as I
> personally feel they are making some fairly significant wrong decisions.
>
> > (I use
> > Chrome for added speed and I like that you can get Webmail ad
> > blocker, Dictionary Tooltip and Xmarks extensions on Chrome as well
> > as FF.) I also put Ubuntu onto my old PC, about 7 years old, 1Gb of
> > RAM and a 2.4 single core processor; I was amazed to see the CTI
> > (cold to internet) time drop from about 7 minutes to about 55
> > seconds! Smashing. I will be experimenting with WINE soon, so I can
> > try Spotify.
>
> Don't forget that there is a proper Linux version too, but you'll need
> a Spotify subscription to use it.
>
> I can also highly recommend mFlow. Give it a Google.
>
> Grant.
>
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