re: Problems in WIN 98SE
Saturday, December 26, 2009 at 7:16 pm
Windows 98 Annoyances Discussion Forum
Posted by gewg_
(4444 messages posted)
Dave A. wrote:
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If you use the QuickLink button on the Posting page,
that will make URLs into clickable links.
(I prefer it when folks remove the **target=_blank ** part.)
|You gave me a lot of info to ponder.
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As the resident curmudgeon, that's my job. 8-)
Most folks don't realize how broad their options are
and that they DON'T have to constantly *pay* for computing improvements
nor rely on outdated software that has no security updates available.
|I'm not expert at computer software
|so I don't think I'll be trying my hand at switching to Linux.
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There's no need to do it all in one bound.
You can convert to a Free Software environment in stages.
cache
of http://www.psychocats.net/ubuntucat/a-home-users-successful-migration-strategy-from-windows-to-ubuntu-2
A wide range of Open Source Software apps are available for your platform
(whatever that may be). The more of those Gratis and Libre apps you use,
the greater your realization how many artificial barriers M$ puts in your way
--as well as how mediocre/non-unique/bad M$ software is.
Examples: M$O 97 doesn't make PDFs; OpenOffice3 does[1].
M$O 97 doesn't support OpenDocument Format; OpenOffice does.
(ODF files are smaller than *.DOCs and can be MUCH smaller.)
As a first step, I strongly suggest you stop using Internet Exploder routinely
and use e.g. Firefox[2] whenever possible.
As for Linux itself, you can do test drives / practice runs from the CD.
Another option is to set up your box as dual-boot.
As mentioned, having Linux can save your bacon when Windoze takes a dump.
|I don't think I'm good enough to handle those things.
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It's a safe bet that there is a bunch of nerds in your area that can get you started,
showing you various installed distros and guiding your choice with hands-on demos.
http://google.com/search?q=Linux.Users.Groups
Not only do they bring their computers to meetings to demonstrate,
there's usually a stack of Linux CDs (of various distros) waiting to be passed out
--and what they don't have on hand, they can download and burn.
After choosing a first distro, most newbies just have The Old Hands install it:
http://google.com/search?q=Installfest
When you get fed up with M$ pushing you around
and/or get tired of fighting infections, that's a good time to make the total break.
[1] OOo3.x requires KernelEx be installed to run under Win9x.
[2] Again, the latest versions of Firefox don't run under 9x without KernelEx.
Starting to see a trend with your 10 year old OS and running modern apps?
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- re: Problems in WIN 98SE (Dave A.: Saturday, December 26, 2009 at 5:56 pm)
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