[issues] Re: [techtalk] Sick of surf and porn addicts

2001-05-30 Thread Martin . Caitlyn
Hi, James, and everyone else, Actually, you're both guilty here. In some posts you didn't specify, and both of you have pontificated as if you are talking about some sort of universal law. I called "Penguina" on it, so I'd be remiss if I didn't do the same to you. >> But not while you're on m

[issues] Re: [techtalk] Desktop OS?

2001-06-04 Thread Martin . Caitlyn
Hi, Michelle, and everyone else, > I frankly have *not* liked it at all as an everyday tool, it's > been surprisingly hard to get simple things to work, and the fun > component is definitely hard to find. Part of this certainly is the > laptop itself - sound still doesn't work, of course the int

[issues] Re: [techtalk] Desktop OS?

2001-06-05 Thread Martin . Caitlyn
Hi yet again Michelle :) This has been a really good running dialogue, hasn't it? > I have to disagree on this one, being a pretty constant user of all > three major OSes. Linux is by far the hardest of the 3 to setup, > configure and deal with on a day to day basis, I think. This, IMHO varies

Re: [issues] Re: [techtalk] Desktop OS?

2001-06-06 Thread Martin . Caitlyn
Hi, Abe, and everyone else, [I'm posting this to issues only, since it's non-technical] > in response to the idea of bringing linux into the mainstream ... i've > found that LUG participation focuses in almost all cases primarily on this > cause. the majority of time i've spent at lug meetings

RE: [issues] Re: [techtalk] Desktop OS?

2001-06-06 Thread Martin . Caitlyn
KCB wrote: > Caitlyn Martin said: >> I'm going to tackle this from two angles: First, 90% of computer users >> can't install *any* operating system. They buy their system with the OS >> preinstalled. This is why getting Linux-based systems into stores is so >> critical. IMHO, the semi-savvy

[issues] Career shifts MS->UNIX [was: WSJ article on Microsoft XP "feature"]*LONG*

2001-06-11 Thread Martin . Caitlyn
Hi, Scott,, and everyone else, > Problem is, I work in a 100% MS shop. The > product was built on 2000 Server, SQL 2000 and ASP 3.0 with IIS 5.0. I have > to use ASP right now. This put's me in a odd situation with everything I > feel. I need this job and really think it will grow, but I w