Start Button for Windows 8.1?163 (4/17/2013 11:22:53 PM) comp.os.linux.advocacy Gee, no one saw this coming ... Oh, wait a minute, we all did (except
Microsoft, but they're clueless).
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Microsoft's Windows 8 Plan B(lue): Bring back the Start button, boot to
desktop
What if Micr... ronb02noSPAM(7081)
Another article about Windows 8 fiasco155 (4/19/2013 9:16:20 PM) comp.os.linux.advocacy http://www.zdnet.com/windows-its-over-7000013964/
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Most people in our recent debate over the future of Windows 8 thought
that the operating system could be saved. I'm sure many people in 1491
thought that ... mel2515(172)
You may be a herd member if...353 (4/27/2013 8:29:25 PM) comp.os.linux.advocacy A list of irrational / unsupportable beliefs the herd members hold to or, at
best, refuse to denounce:
* MS has secret deals to stop OEMs from selling Linux pre-installed.
* Apple claims to have invented t... usenet2(33930)
Ubuntu 13.04: Downgrading Nautilus the easy way1301 (5/8/2013 12:03:35 PM) comp.os.linux.advocacy The version (3.6) of the Gnome file manager that comes with Ubuntu 13.04
is a real dumbed down POS, since a couple of its mandatory functions
have been removed.
Thus downgrading to a previous version is ... ml2mst5794(938)
CHALLENGE ONE for the "advocates"240 (5/10/2013 5:21:00 PM) comp.os.linux.advocacy
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One person admits they cannot get wireless networking to work on
desktop Linux... even though it appeared to work it really failed.
Another jumps in saying it might depend on the dis... usenet2(33930)
Back to Breaking the Law!745 (5/14/2013 11:24:31 PM) comp.os.linux.advocacy Boy, did I have a busy semester! Once again I helped four classes get
their books for free with NON-DRM PDFs. Each class had about 15
students,
undergrads and graduate.
Here's a rundown of how much mo... justinthenumbersguy(39)