[olug] Custom building desktop

[Craig Wolf]

You can always purchase the hardware and load Linux on the box.  If
she can't do it, THEN go spend money for Winblows.  You are out
nothing but some time AND the possible positive effects of the open
source world in her life.

Just my 2 cents...

Craig Wolf
Wolf Computing Services
Omaha, NE 68136
(402)990-3010

http://www.wolfcs.biz/wcs



On Mon, Apr 16, 2012 at 5:43 PM, Sam Flint <harmonicnm7h at gmail.com> wrote:
> take a look at zorinos, it has windows xp skins and built in
> transparent wine support
>
> On Mon, Apr 16, 2012 at 4:58 PM, Dan Staehr <staehrmedia at neb.rr.com> wrote:
>> Actually, she's basically been working a Windows environment, IE, Windows
>> Live mail, etc.
>> I'd love to move her away from that if possible, just not sure how much to
>> "push the envelope".
>>
>>
>> Dan Staehr, President
>> Staehr Media Services
>> 6117 NW 4th Street
>> Lincoln, NE 68521-3774
>> 402-440-5869
>>
>>
>> On 4/16/2012 4:54 PM, Matthew Platte wrote:
>>>
>>> On 04/16/2012 04:05 PM, Greg Gerke wrote:
>>>>
>>>> For a case like this, with an older non-tech savvy person I'd actually be
>>>> leaning towards keeping her with what she already knows and perhaps just
>>>> upgrade the hardware... unless you're planning on being the full time
>>>> tech
>>>> support. ;)
>>>
>>>
>>> Since we're playing "what if", I'll just ask: how much of "what she
>>> already knows" does she actually already know?
>>>
>>> I'm predicting that her knowledge is sufficiently minimal that changing
>>> the OS and desktop will not significantly increase the confusion.
>>>
>>> Especially if she's already using Thunderbird/Firefox then she would
>>> already have observed that none of her software is static; that it's always
>>> changing, especially over in Blogger/Googleland where, once again, some
>>> jackhat decided that Javascript everywhere is far, far preferable to a
>>> browser back button that actually works.
>>>
>>> ... But perhaps I've slipped into another, unrelated rant....
>>>
>>>
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