It sounds silly now - but in the early 70's that was the law. Aren't we
civilised now?
Dianne
On Sun, 2007-12-23 at 18:27 +, [EMAIL PROTECTED]
wrote:
> Dianne Reuby wrote:
> > I had to hide in the decollating room at 10 as women weren't allowed
> to
> > be alone with men after that hour, and
Kirrus wrote:
> Only tricky bit would b setting ubuntu up to use dial-up modem, but once
> thats working, should be a piece of cake :)
This is what kept me using suse which was quite good for dialup
(external serial modem) and very easy to configure. I have tried
(k)ubuntu 7.04 and it was ver
Dianne Reuby wrote:
> I think many people have hit the nail on the head - if it's working,
> most people don't want to change. My dad only switched to Firefox when
> IE suddenly stopped working (have you fixed it yet, MS support - or have
> you taken my advice and switched to Firefox as I suggested
Dianne Reuby wrote:
> I had to hide in the decollating room at 10 as women weren't allowed to
> be alone with men after that hour, and the security guard made his
> rounds to check!
>
Is this for real??
What did they think you were going to do to the men after 10 ?? :-)
Eddie
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Hello Jai,
- "Stephen Garton" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> HI Jai,
>
> On 23/12/2007, Jai Harrison <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > My grandmother uses Ubuntu "Gutsy Gibbon" and has done so since
> sometime in
> > August. The reason is simple, really. I provide her with all the
> technical
> > s
HI Jai,
On 23/12/2007, Jai Harrison <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> My grandmother uses Ubuntu "Gutsy Gibbon" and has done so since sometime in
> August. The reason is simple, really. I provide her with all the technical
> support she needs and I decided that I shouldn't have to provide her with
> su
My grandmother uses Ubuntu "Gutsy Gibbon" and has done so since sometime in
August. The reason is simple, really. I provide her with all the technical
support she needs and I decided that I shouldn't have to provide her with
support for an OS that I no longer used.
The transition was very smooth a
** John Levin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [2007-12-21 16:31]:
> Kirrus wrote:
> > - "Mac" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> >> Michael Holloway wrote:
> >>> On Fri, 2007-12-21 at 12:01 +, Mac wrote:
> Yeah, Eddie! Let's hear it for us seriously ancient,
> >> technologically
> decrepit listee
** John Levin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [2007-12-21 16:31]:
> Kirrus wrote:
> > - "Mac" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> >> Michael Holloway wrote:
> >>> On Fri, 2007-12-21 at 12:01 +, Mac wrote:
> Yeah, Eddie! Let's hear it for us seriously ancient,
> >> technologically
> decrepit listee
I think many people have hit the nail on the head - if it's working,
most people don't want to change. My dad only switched to Firefox when
IE suddenly stopped working (have you fixed it yet, MS support - or have
you taken my advice and switched to Firefox as I suggested?).
I switched last year be
Mac wrote:
> Val Henderson's excellent HowTo
Oops! 'Val Henson', of course!
Mac
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< snip ?
>
> On the whole, i think its an interesting pole!! Thanks!
>
> P.S. Sorry if i offended anyone, its very early and the coffee hasn't
> counteracted on the effects of the Mulled Wine from last night!!
It must be remembered that this is a pole of readers of this list so
perhaps the bias
Michael Holloway wrote:
> Well i can say that i am a bit surprised (if not a little innocently
> prejudice) at the results so far with regards to the age group! As a 24M
> i didn't expect to see as many in the (insert Politically Correct term,
> perhaps) higher categories.
Michael >>> "Higher" is
Well i can say that i am a bit surprised (if not a little innocently
prejudice) at the results so far with regards to the age group! As a 24M
i didn't expect to see as many in the (insert Politically Correct term,
perhaps) higher categories. I am not surprised, though a bit
disappointed (got myself
Eddie Armstrong wrote:
> Eddie Armstrong wrote:
>> Maybe the Government should be subsidising al the oldies who are
>> changing the software of Britain's retirees
> You know you're getting old when you start replying to yourself!
>
> It would be a good idea to have a charity whose remit was to h
Eddie Armstrong wrote:
> alan c wrote:
>> lots
>> >
> Alan really interesting post!
(thanks)
> I'm not yet retired but think it would be a great thing to do what
> you are doing when I do retire.
If you get half a chance yes I would strongly encourage you - do it!
I do other stuff too - talks
A lot of LUGs do that, us lot in the NE are planning to start when we get
the LUG sorted.
On Dec 21, 2007 7:40 PM, Eddie Armstrong <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
wrote:
> Eddie Armstrong wrote:
> > Maybe the Government should be subsidising al the oldies who are
> > changing the software of Britain's retir
Eddie Armstrong wrote:
> Maybe the Government should be subsidising al the oldies who are
> changing the software of Britain's retirees
You know you're getting old when you start replying to yourself!
It would be a good idea to have a charity whose remit was to help
retired and others with soft
alan c wrote:
>
Alan
really interesting post!
I'm not Ubuntu savvy enough to helpmuch but I am learning
The 80 year old neighbour of mine that I help uses XP (and would never
switch); he gave me enough of an earful when his Outlook crashed and
Windows told us to re-install Windows - I said
- "alan c" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Kirrus wrote:
> > 70+ was because I know very few people older than 70 who will go
> near a computer, and that is past normal retirement age (~65)
>
> LOL you should get out more! :-)
>
> (see another post from me?)
'Getting out more' is a little har
- "alan c" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Kirrus wrote:
> > - "Mac" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> >> Michael Holloway wrote:
> >> > On Fri, 2007-12-21 at 12:01 +, Mac wrote:
> >> >> Yeah, Eddie! Let's hear it for us seriously ancient,
> >> technologically
> >> >> decrepit listees! (BTW
Kirrus wrote:
> 70+ was because I know very few people older than 70 who will go near a
> computer, and that is past normal retirement age (~65)
LOL you should get out more! :-)
(see another post from me?)
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Kirrus wrote:
> - "Mac" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>> Michael Holloway wrote:
>> > On Fri, 2007-12-21 at 12:01 +, Mac wrote:
>> >> Yeah, Eddie! Let's hear it for us seriously ancient,
>> technologically
>> >> decrepit listees! (BTW, I wonder what the average age of the list
>>
>> >> act
Mark Allison wrote:
[...]
> What do you think? Have many of you managed to get older, non-techie people
> to switch happily?
Smirk (note1).
I think the -motivation- to do something new on the computer is the
primary issue, with -opportunity- being important too.
Some people may not be motivated.
Great responses! Thanks everyone. I think it comes down to some people view
their computer as a tool, and some people as a hobby. My Dad is certainly in
the former and doesn't care what OS he is using as long as it does the stuff
he wants. I'm sure that Ubuntu would do the stuff he wants, albeit in
On 21/12/2007, norman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
>
> > > 70+ was because I know very few people older than 70 who will go near
> a computer, and that is past normal retirement age (~65)
> > >
> > >
> > I help a neighbour who is 80 - and there will be more of them soon :-)
> >
> > For the other ca
> > 70+ was because I know very few people older than 70 who will go near a
> > computer, and that is past normal retirement age (~65)
> >
> >
> I help a neighbour who is 80 - and there will be more of them soon :-)
>
> For the other categories 20 years is an enormous jump in age but I
> ac
Kirrus wrote:
> - "Mac" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>> Michael Holloway wrote:
>>> On Fri, 2007-12-21 at 12:01 +, Mac wrote:
Yeah, Eddie! Let's hear it for us seriously ancient,
>> technologically
decrepit listees! (BTW, I wonder what the average age of the list
actually is
Kirrus wrote:
> 70+ was because I know very few people older than 70 who will go near a
> computer, and that is past normal retirement age (~65)
>
>
I help a neighbour who is 80 - and there will be more of them soon :-)
For the other categories 20 years is an enormous jump in age but I
accep
- "Eddie Armstrong" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Kirrus wrote:
> > Poll started today, will close on January 31st, so get your votes in
> now!
> > I'll post the results here.
> >
> >
> I think the categories are a bit broad - why not have 10 year gaps
> except the first gap?? You must be u
Kirrus wrote:
> Poll started today, will close on January 31st, so get your votes in now!
> I'll post the results here.
>
>
I think the categories are a bit broad - why not have 10 year gaps
except the first gap?? You must be under 30 if you don't realise how big
the gaps 31-50 and 51-70 are.
Kirrus wrote:
> - "Mac" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>> Michael Holloway wrote:
>> > On Fri, 2007-12-21 at 12:01 +, Mac wrote:
>> >> Yeah, Eddie! Let's hear it for us seriously ancient,
>> technologically
>> >> decrepit listees! (BTW, I wonder what the average age of the list
>>
>> >> act
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Steve Flynn wrote:
> On Dec 21, 2007 11:37 AM, Daniel Lamb <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>> You can downgrade from vista to xp home legally,
>
> How? Ma would be delighted to do this - can you point me to any info
> on it (specifically pricing)...
>
I
- "Mac" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Michael Holloway wrote:
> > On Fri, 2007-12-21 at 12:01 +, Mac wrote:
> >> Yeah, Eddie! Let's hear it for us seriously ancient,
> technologically
> >> decrepit listees! (BTW, I wonder what the average age of the list
>
> >> actually is???)
> >
> >
Michael Holloway wrote:
> On Fri, 2007-12-21 at 12:01 +, Mac wrote:
>> Yeah, Eddie! Let's hear it for us seriously ancient, technologically
>> decrepit listees! (BTW, I wonder what the average age of the list
>> actually is???)
>
> We should set up a poll on launchpad or whatever to find o
On Dec 21, 2007 11:37 AM, Daniel Lamb <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> You can downgrade from vista to xp home legally,
How? Ma would be delighted to do this - can you point me to any info
on it (specifically pricing)...
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When one person suffers from a delusion it is insanity. When many
p
You can downgrade from vista to xp home legally,
Regards,
Daniel
On Fri, 2007-12-21 at 11:29 +, Rob Beard wrote:
> > My Dad bought a new PC last week, and me being the family geek, was
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On Fri, 2007-12-21 at 12:01 +, Mac wrote:
> Yeah, Eddie! Let's hear it for us seriously ancient, technologically
> decrepit listees! (BTW, I wonder what the average age of the list
> actually is???)
>
> ;-)
>
> Mac
>
We should set up a poll on launchpad or whatever to find out :)
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Eddie Armstrong wrote:
> Mark Allison wrote:
>> Have many of you managed to get older, non-techie people to switch
>> happily?
>>
> many of us *are* " older, non-techie people" :-)
Yeah, Eddie! Let's hear it for us seriously ancient, technologically
decrepit listees! (BTW, I wonder what the a
Mark Allison wrote:
> Hi there
>
> My Dad bought a new PC last week, and me being the family geek, was
> asked to set it up for him. He has been using XP for the last five
> years or so and is reasonably happy with it, when it works.
>
> When I arrived to configure his new machine and move all hi
On 21/12/2007, Rob Beard <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Rob Beard wrote:
[snip]
>
> Forgot to add, because she has broadband I can connect in remotely via
> SSH/VNC to fix things although as she lives so close to my parents I
> generally pop over to fix things (touch wood, nothing has gone wrong yet)
Rob Beard wrote:
> Hmm, I can see your point in installing XP Pro, not sure if Microsoft
> will see the point unless it's a legal copy. It's a shame that
> Microsoft don't allow downgrades from Vista Home to XP Home.
>
> Anyway, yes I have managed to get an older non techie person onto
> Ubunt
Mark Allison wrote:
> Hi there
>
> My Dad bought a new PC last week, and me being the family geek, was
> asked to set it up for him. He has been using XP for the last five years
> or so and is reasonably happy with it, when it works.
>
> When I arrived to configure his new machine and move all
On Dec 21, 2007 10:34 AM, Mark Allison <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Hi there
>
> My Dad bought a new PC last week, and me being the family geek, was asked to
> set it up for him. He has been using XP for the last five years or so and is
> reasonably happy with it, when it works.
>
> When I arrived
Mark,
Mark Allison wrote:
> What do you think? Have many of you managed to get older, non-techie
> people to switch happily?
I gave my mother a computer about a year ago and put Ubuntu on it. I had
the advantage that she had never really used a computer before but she
was keen to use the WEB and
On 21/12/2007, Mark Allison <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Hi there
[snip]
> All OSs all have their strengths and weaknesses, but for some
> people it's just not worth the effort to switch to something unfamiliar.
>
> What do you think? Have many of you managed to get older, non-techie people
> to sw
My Parents switched, and they are 50, wasnt all to hard, said it was
better and explained why, then they moved. Had alot less problems and
questions. Set it up alot like the mac(with the most used icons on the
bottom bar, will be pushing it over 2008 to anyone i come in contact
with who does not us
Mark Allison wrote:
> Have many of you managed to get older, non-techie people to switch
> happily?
>
many of us *are* " older, non-techie people" :-)
Eddie
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Quick answer: Yes.
I've seen a 60-year-old move to ubuntu, with LESS problems than he had with
Windows XP.
He spent about a week learning the interface, and asking lots of questions.
Then suddenly the questions stop, and he's a happy bunny.
We've put a "Internet" shortcut on his desktop (he had
Hi there
My Dad bought a new PC last week, and me being the family geek, was asked to
set it up for him. He has been using XP for the last five years or so and is
reasonably happy with it, when it works.
When I arrived to configure his new machine and move all his email,
documents over it turned
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