[penguicon-general] Anyone want to help bring me back to the Linux fold?

[john guest]

IIRC, you are occaisionally looking at streaming video of one format
or another for your lectures.  Is MSU consolidating on Flash (e.g.,
YouTube-like) or Real or (god-forbid) AVI (windows media)?

Just one more bucket of worms to consider...  Although VLC should
handle most codecs.  (http://www.videolan.org/vlc/).

--John

On 2/15/07, Tracy Worcester <tracy.worcester at gmail.com> wrote:
> My last few machines have been donated hardware, and I have used the
> operating systems that were installed on them.  As a result, I've been
> working on Windows OSes for a few years.  I can no longer *take* the virus
> and spyware problem any more.  I wish to return to the fold of Linux.  I
> have backed up all my important files.  However, I'm in the middle of
> nursing school and don't have the time to do the legwork involved in making
> this system change happen.
>
> Anyone out there want to help PenguiCon's co-founder return to the fold?  I
> need to nuke win2K, and install Linux and OpenOffice.
>
> My Linux criteria:
>
> *  Must run gracefully on a Dell Latitude PP01X
> *  Must play nicely with my Belkin 211.g wireless card
> *  Must run OpenOffice
> *  Must run Firefox
> *  Additional required software:  RealPlayer or first-cousin level near kin;
> Acrobat
> *  Must support an HP All-in-One style printer (model 4315cx, I think)
> *  Must have publicly available technical support for an intelligent non-IT
> user
>
> On my wish list:
>
> *  I've got websites I need to run that require Explo(d)er, and chokes on
> Firefox.  Can I run Exploder or a seamless Exploder emulator for those
> websites that require it?
> *  I've got an external CD/DVD drive which uses software called Nero.  I'd
> like to still be able to use it.  Can provide specs if need be.
>
>
> If you need to ask additional questions, ask away.  If this is a "sure, of
> course, no problem" thing, and you feel inspired to burn and send the disks
> to me, my address is:
>
> Tracy Worcester
> 1510 S. Shore Drive  Apt A2
> East Lansing, MI  48823
>
>
> C'mon.  Bring your backslidden co-founder back into the fold.  You know you
> want to.  (:
>
> ...Tracy
>
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