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Charlie L. wrote:
And note book or laptop luvers. ;-)
I gotta consult this afternoon. Mother and Daughter. Daughter gotta have
new notebook or laptop to go back to College this fall. Mother gonna buy
her one.
"Gotta have"??? Bullshit. Kids /think/ they *have* to have a laptop, but
a desktop will do just fine. It will be cheaper, far less prone to
breakage, and easier to fix if it does.
Just get the best thing you can from Tiger (Acer seems to be a good all 'round best bang for your buck machine), decrapify it, set up a dual
boot, and tell her to use the Linux side for all her *mandatory*
Internet stuff and *mandatory* music stuff and *mandatory* YouTube stuff.
I don't doubt it a bit...A local Linux geek / buddy says the same thing...For most of the local diploma mills online offerings and info
sites you had better be running IE, and the everyday Joe Blow will never
get on with Firefox, Chrome, or the Mac browser.
In fact, he was taking a class that required M$ Word...He thought he'd
be fine with Open Office or Libre, but they were using some special
macros & he had to go sniff out a corporate copy somewhere of Word.
Uncle Billy gives them deals on software, and in payment, they lock you right down in the M$ family, or so it seems.
I have no doubt whatsoever that Charlie's friend needs to run Windows.
It's the *laptop* that I don't buy. That's a want, not a need.
On 8/2/2011 9:47 AM, Mark Warner wrote:
I have no doubt whatsoever that Charlie's friend needs to run Windows.
It's the *laptop* that I don't buy. That's a want, not a need.
I can't honestly say whether any of faculty here at the local
universities require students to have laptops in class, but a number of private/Catholic high schools have done exactly that.
Skeezix LaRocca wrote:
I don't doubt it a bit...A local Linux geek / buddy says the same
thing...For most of the local diploma mills online offerings and
info sites you had better be running IE, and the everyday Joe Blow
will never get on with Firefox, Chrome, or the Mac browser.
I've heard of this for years, but have never personally run into it.
I don't know if it's my browsing habits or the fact that there
really aren't hardly any of these sites out there and that the
problem isn't really all that big. Probably both.
In fact, he was taking a class that required M$ Word...He thought
he'd be fine with Open Office or Libre, but they were using some
special macros & he had to go sniff out a corporate copy somewhere
of Word.
Uncle Billy gives them deals on software, and in payment, they
lock you right down in the M$ family, or so it seems.
Now *that* I can attest to. Same thing here with the big University.
But it does make the same software available to just about anybody
in town, since just about everybody has some friend or relative
connected to the University in some fashion.
I have no doubt whatsoever that Charlie's friend needs to run
Windows. It's the *laptop* that I don't buy. That's a want, not a
need.
On 8/2/2011 9:47 AM, Mark Warner wrote:
I have no doubt whatsoever that Charlie's friend needs to run
Windows. It's the *laptop* that I don't buy. That's a want, not a
need.
I can't honestly say whether any of faculty here at the local
universities require students to have laptops in class, but a number
of private/Catholic high schools have done exactly that.
On 08/02/2011 09:47 AM, Mark Warner wrote:
Skeezix LaRocca wrote:
I don't doubt it a bit...A local Linux geek / buddy says the same >>>thing...For most of the local diploma mills online offerings and
info sites you had better be running IE, and the everyday Joe Blow
will never get on with Firefox, Chrome, or the Mac browser.
I've heard of this for years, but have never personally run into it.
I don't know if it's my browsing habits or the fact that there
really aren't hardly any of these sites out there and that the
problem isn't really all that big. Probably both.
In fact, he was taking a class that required M$ Word...He thought
he'd be fine with Open Office or Libre, but they were using some
special macros & he had to go sniff out a corporate copy somewhere
of Word.
Uncle Billy gives them deals on software, and in payment, they
lock you right down in the M$ family, or so it seems.
Now that I can attest to. Same thing here with the big University.
But it does make the same software available to just about anybody
in town, since just about everybody has some friend or relative
connected to the University in some fashion.
I have no doubt whatsoever that Charlie's friend needs to run
Windows. It's the laptop that I don't buy. That's a want, not a
need.
No Mark, her want is a college degree, in effect, a BS in nursing, and >eventually home health care or private nursing. She has so far in my
opinion made a pretty good plan/map/outline of how to get there,
having completed two years at it/of it already, and has or so far has
had a good assessment of what her needs to accomplish that goal or
bearing her wants, goal, plan, to fruition. Kind of like she listened
to someone or authority on what she is wanting of and was told.
"If you want what we have and are willing to go to any length to get
it-then you are ready to take certain steps."
Her college said, "You need a computer, preferably a laptop for lab
work, library and practicals."
One of the steps she took was a look at Kiplinger in area of personal
finance planning,
http://tinyurl.com/lrp3u9
,,,and this particular paragraph under 12 Things College Students
Don't Need. ;-)
---
A high-end laptop or desktop computer. An inexpensive laptop or
desktop should do the trick. Netbooks are cheap, but their small
keyboards and slow processing speed wonÆt make the grade for a
studentÆs first year in college. One powerful, portable and
affordable option is the Asus K50IJ-BBZ5 laptop. It has a 15.6-inch
screen, weighs 5.8 pounds, and has 4 gigabytes of memory and a 320GB
hard drive. The Asus is available at Best Buy for $530.
---
Her mother asked me, "Charlie, can we find something cheaper that will
hack it for her?"
And I said, "I'll try."
When was the last time you went shopping, for a larger size of briefs, >possibly even looking to switch to boxers? I know, I know,,,, you
don't need any more damn skivvies. ;-)
CC
PS: The gal is also familiar with operating a Linux System, or at
least she does quite well when she is home on the high end >Honky-Tonk-Ho-House black transformer cased, Intel Celeron D, 3.5
GIG, 64 bit, 3 GIG RAM PCLinuxOS system I put together for her mother
when she went back into nursing a couple of years ago, because it was
a problem for her to come over to my apartment all the time to use my >computer, and It was costing her too much in peach cobbler to keep me
from snarling at her while she was using my computer. ;-)
Charlie L. wrote:
On 08/02/2011 09:47 AM, Mark Warner wrote:
Skeezix LaRocca wrote:
I've heard of this for years,
I don't doubt it a bit..
In fact, he was taking a class that required Uncle Billy gives
them deals on software, and in payment, they lock you right
down in the M$ family, or so it seems.
Now that I can attest to. I have no doubt whatsoever that
Charlie's friend
No Mark, her want is a college degree, "If you want what we have
and are willing to go to any length to get it-then you are ready to
take certain steps."
Her college said, "You need a computer, preferably a laptop for
lab work, library and practicals."
One of the steps she took was a look at Kiplinger in area of
personal finance planning,
Her mother asked me, "Charlie, can we find something cheaper that
will hack it for her?"
And I said, "I'll try."
When was the last time you went shopping, for a larger size of
briefs,
Why do you feel the need to explain yourself to Mark Warner
repeatedly when you refuse to answer my question about the Moslem
greeting?
Exactly who on this newsgroup would you be saluting with a Moslem
greeting and holiday wishes?
Exactly, speaking Mike, what fucking business is it of yours as to
whom and how I choose to greet at any time or what type of greetings
I choose to extend on this newsgroup?
And even if I told you specifically, what affect would it have in/on
your attitude or relationship with them?
On Tue, 02 Aug 2011 10:47:00 -0400,
Mark Warner <mhwarner.inhibitions@gmail.com> wrote:
Skeezix LaRocca wrote:
In fact, he was taking a class that required M$ Word...He thought he'd
be fine with Open Office or Libre, but they were using some special
macros & he had to go sniff out a corporate copy somewhere of Word.
I have no doubt whatsoever that Charlie's friend needs to run Windows.
It's the *laptop* that I don't buy. That's a want, not a need.
Just one comment. When my middle son enrolled in the architecture
program at Ball State about 8 years ago, one of the *requirments* was
that he have a laptop.
Skeezix LaRocca wrote:
In fact, he was taking a class that required M$ Word...He
thought he'd be fine with Open Office or Libre, but they were
using some special macros & he had to go sniff out a corporate
copy somewhere of Word.
I have no doubt whatsoever that Charlie's friend needs to run
Windows. It's the *laptop* that I don't buy. That's a want, not
a need.
Mark Warner wrote:
Skeezix LaRocca wrote:
In fact, he was taking a class that required M$ Word...He
thought he'd be fine with Open Office or Libre, but they were
using some special macros & he had to go sniff out a corporate
copy somewhere of Word.
I have no doubt whatsoever that Charlie's friend needs to run
Windows. It's the *laptop* that I don't buy. That's a want, not
a need.
Just one comment. When my middle son enrolled in the architecture
program at Ball State about 8 years ago, one of the *requirments*
was that he have a laptop.
Ted H wrote:
Mark Warner wrote:
Skeezix LaRocca wrote:
In fact, he was taking a class that required M$ Word...He thought
he'd be fine with Open Office or Libre, but they were using some
special macros & he had to go sniff out a corporate copy somewhere of
Word.
I have no doubt whatsoever that Charlie's friend needs to run Windows.
It's the *laptop* that I don't buy. That's a want, not a need.
Just one comment. When my middle son enrolled in the architecture
program at Ball State about 8 years ago, one of the *requirments* was
that he have a laptop.
A *laptop* /required/??? Eight years ago??? At a state university???
Okay, fuckit. By her a damn laptop, Charlie.
Whether she needs it or not.