Re: [ubuntu-uk] Dells with Ubuntu

2007-05-27 Thread Neil Greenwood
On 26/05/07, LeeUKHA <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Why bother? > > I just compared a Vista vs. Fiesty Inspiron laptop and the answer is > > It's (like for like*) $29 cheaper to buy a Vista laptop and install > Fiesty on it yourself... > > Jeez... only Dell could replace a $40 OS with a free one

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Preventing lightning strike & surges

2007-05-27 Thread Neil Greenwood
On 26/05/07, Robin Menneer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Thanks for advices. On the mains side we have the necessary earth and > voltage trips, and the earth trip works well in thunder storms, plunging us > into darkness safely. But is this device quick enough to protect my > computers ? We're at