Re: what laptop to buy

2010-01-17 Thread steve reilly
Daniel Dalton wrote: Hi all, I'm having great difficulty in finding a laptop suitable for my needs. I'm vision impaired and a student, so primarily will use the machine for school, and at home. Here is what I'm looking for: good debian linux support, including wifi, ethernet, sound, and the g

what laptop to buy

2010-01-17 Thread Daniel Dalton
Hi all, I'm having great difficulty in finding a laptop suitable for my needs. I'm vision impaired and a student, so primarily will use the machine for school, and at home. Here is what I'm looking for: good debian linux support, including wifi, ethernet, sound, and the general hardware of the m

Re: How to turn the screen off, while working in console

2010-01-17 Thread Chris Bannister
On Sat, Jan 16, 2010 at 05:32:16PM +0100, Krzysztof Walkiewicz wrote: > Hi, > > I have a problem: lately i work just in console (to do my job I do > not need to run the X, and this is quite old laptop), but I cannot > figure out, how to turn the screen off (lets say after 5 minutes > without touch