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To: computertalkshop digest users
Subject: computertalkshop Digest V1 #31
computertalkshop Digest Tue, 13 Feb 2001 Volume: 01 Issue: 031
In This Issue:
[CTS] Re: Lexmark Optra E312
[CTS] Re: Found the WinAmp Problem :)
[CTS] Re: Found the WinAmp Problem :)
[CTS] printer manual
[CTS] Re: CD problems..(John)
[CTS] Re: Windows Appearance
[CTS] Re: CD problems..Russ :)
[CTS] Re: printer manual
[CTS] Defraging
[CTS] Re: printer manual
[CTS] Re: Defraging
[CTS] Re: Defraging
[CTS] Re: Defraging
[CTS] Hey everybody, catch the lies being told on CBS 60 min
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Date: Tue, 13 Feb 2001 06:21:17 -0500
From: Hal Brown <>
Subject: [CTS] Re: Lexmark Optra E312
On Mon, Feb 12, 2001 at 07:48:28PM -0600, Russ Blakeman told us:
>
>By the way, what is the present best release/trade name and version of
>Linux? I have a copy of RedHat from last year but I hear from some people
>say Slackware is better, others are content with a version called Debian,
>etc....My ears are open for the Linux masters to speak. Stop petting your
>penguins and drop me a few notes on this. Thanks
>
>Does petting your penguin sound an awful lot like cuffing your carrot or
>bopping your baloney (grin)
>
---end quote---
Like everything else with a PC you sorta have to discover this for yourself.
The rundown is:
If you want just GUI then go with Caldera or Mandrake. But then you lose a
lot of the command line look that I like. You have to open a term in the
GUI and frankly it sucks. IF you boot to run level 3 (no windows running)
even that looks awful and is hard to use. I was never able to get sendmail
running in Mandrake. Mandrake is a kinda/sorta derivative of Red Hat, but
it is not Red Hat.
If you want the best of both worlds go with Red Hat or SuSE. SuSE comes
with about 1500 applications on 6 CDs. As a beginner I'd choose one of
these.
Debian and Slackware will do about anything you want, if you know what
you're doing. If you start with one of these you might just get so
frustrated that you put your foot through the monitor.
Regardless of what the fanatical Linux pushers would have you believe, Linux
is not easy to learn. That is, if you want to be able to do anything with
it once it's installed. These days installation for most distros is about
as easy as Windows and maybe easier than NT. Configuration is another
thing. If you use and learn Linux *do not* expect hand holding. You
are
expected to learn on your own and over the course of reading HowTos and very
large books, you'll be told many times to RTFM. This is not to say that
all
Linux people are religious nuts who won't help you, but if the little battle
that went on yesterday bothers you, you're going to be bothered a lot with
Linux groups. Linux is a way of life as much as an OS and the ones who
have
spent time learning the nuances don't like to be bothered talking to
newbies. Again this is not always the case, but more so than not.
The
prime
rule with Linux is, NEVER say anything bad about Linux and bash Microsoft as
much as possible. This will make you very popular with Linux groups.
Use
things Like M$, or Windoze, when referring to Microsoft. Look forward to
the
day when Linux will rule the world and "The evil Empire" will be
vanquished
from the earth. :)
It is a fun system to use and it's stable, but like any other OS it has bugs
and problems. Having used it for about three years, at this point I don't
think it's any better than Windows 2000. If you have time to learn it,
it's
worth the effort. Just don't expect it to be like Windows. You have
to
learn to think differently because it's not built at all like Windows/DOS.
And that is my opinion about Linux.
--
Hal Brown
Email:
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Date: Tue, 13 Feb 2001 11:52:00 +0100
From: Kai Anders Worley <>
Subject: [CTS] Re: Found the WinAmp Problem :)
You could re-install Real Jukebox and Real Player and use WinAmp
as your default player and just use Real Jukebox/Real Player if the
requirements are that you have to use to hear something e.g. on the=20
internet????
Did that help or did you come up with that yourself a loooong time a go.=
(LOL)
Kai
At 17:56 12.02.01 -0500, you wrote:
>I found the problem..FINALLY! Under preferences,
"input", I had to=
uncheck
>the sample input box..(see below) The minute I did that..I could hear
my=
cd
>playing. I found this info on the WinAmp forum. I don't know why
that was
>checked, everytime I installed it..it came up that way. Anyway..it's=
fixed.
>Thanks to all who tried to help me! Now I have to re download Real
Player
>maybe, not sure about Real Jukebox tho, any suggestions? I still
don't=
know
>why Real Player/Real Jukebox did the same thing, no sound I mean. I
>uninstalled both of them anyway.
>
Jackie ;))))
>
><<Select =E2=80=9CNullsoft Cd/Linein Plugin 1.xx=E2=80=9D and press=
configure.
>Deselect =E2=80=9CSample Input from soundcard=E2=80=9D. Now restart
Winamp.=
If still your
>CD-Player doesn=E2=80=99t play anything, move onto step 5.>>
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From: "Tee" <>
Subject: [CTS] Re: Found the WinAmp Problem :)
Date: Tue, 13 Feb 2001 06:10:40 -0600
I don't know if she came up with that or not.. but I know that you just sent
my brain into a tizzy! :o)
Whew! Way to early for that one! <ouch> :o)
Tee
Tech ID 505-09
T7
Model 180
--
----- Original Message -----
From: "Kai Anders Worley"
Sent: Tuesday, February 13, 2001 4:52 AM
Subject: [CTS] Re: Found the WinAmp Problem :)
You could re-install Real Jukebox and Real Player and use WinAmp
as your default player and just use Real Jukebox/Real Player if the
requirements are that you have to use to hear something e.g. on the=20
internet????
Did that help or did you come up with that yourself a loooong time a go.=
(LOL)
Kai
At 17:56 12.02.01 -0500, you wrote:
>I found the problem..FINALLY! Under preferences,
"input", I had to=
uncheck
>the sample input box..(see below) The minute I did that..I could hear
my=
cd
>playing. I found this info on the WinAmp forum. I don't know why
that was
>checked, everytime I installed it..it came up that way. Anyway..it's=
fixed.
>Thanks to all who tried to help me! Now I have to re download Real
Player
>maybe, not sure about Real Jukebox tho, any suggestions? I still
don't=
know
>why Real Player/Real Jukebox did the same thing, no sound I mean. I
>uninstalled both of them anyway.
>
Jackie ;))))
>
><<Select =E2=80=9CNullsoft Cd/Linein Plugin 1.xx=E2=80=9D and press=
configure.
>Deselect =E2=80=9CSample Input from soundcard=E2=80=9D. Now restart
Winamp.=
If still your
>CD-Player doesn=E2=80=99t play anything, move onto step 5.>>
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From: "Bill Baldwin" <>
Subject: [CTS] printer manual
Date: Tue, 13 Feb 2001 08:16:32 -0500
I would very much like to download the manual on the hp5L but was unable to
get into the site;
<URL>
Also would anyone have information of working on fax machines.
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From: "Russ Blakeman"
Subject: [CTS] Re: CD problems..(John)
Date: Tue, 13 Feb 2001 07:31:13 -0600
It may possibly be that the audio cable from the cdrom to the sound card has
been damaged within the tiny wires. Having spares around greatly helps to
assist in checking which most people don't usually have. It can still be a
problem in the electronics of the cdrom as well since the jack and the rear
audio connection are segregated and it could be that a component has gone
bad. The headphones at least tell you that the drive is capable of output.
-----Original Message-----
Sent: Monday, February 12, 2001 2:49 PM
Subject: [CTS] Re: CD problems..(John)
If the sound works in the Jack, the CD-ROM drive is fine.
Eric Vogel
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From: "Russ Blakeman"
Subject: [CTS] Re: Windows Appearance
Date: Tue, 13 Feb 2001 07:43:50 -0600
I usually go in and change each item manually (desktop, items, icons, etc)
and then save and restart. I'm also pretty sure that you can go into the
Win.Ini like you can with Windows 3.xx and manually edit them out. I don't
have my 95 Resource book handy but I've done a mnaul edit on occasion in the
past for similar problems.
It may be that while the O/T color scheme was slected that someone
accidentally save d that scheme as Windows Standard...try a different scheme
and see if that changes things.
-----Original Message-----
Sent: Monday, February 12, 2001 11:23 PM
Subject: [CTS] Windows Appearance
Win95, older computer. Right click on desktop, select properties,
appearance and select Windows STANDARD. Do a restart and get and orange and
tan scheme. Tried it twice and each time reverted to the orange and tan.
Any ideas on getting Win 95 to do what I want in this situation?
oVk
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From:
Date: Tue, 13 Feb 2001 09:37:42 EST
Subject: [CTS] Re: CD problems..Russ :)
Nah Russ...it was a setting in WinAmp, which I figured all along. It had
to
do with sampling. I wrote a previous email yesterday with the info about
what I found out. But all is fine now, except since I uninstalled Real
Player/Real Jukebox, when I start AOL, I get an error message about missing
files for AOL's media player. Ya can't win! :) Thanks
for that info
about
the cables/jack etc.
Jackie
In a message dated 2/13/01 8:39:00 AM Eastern Standard Time,
writes:
> It may possibly be that the audio cable from the cdrom to the sound card
has
> been damaged within the tiny wires. Having spares around greatly helps to
> assist in checking which most people don't usually have. It can still be a
> problem in the electronics of the cdrom as well since the jack and the
rear
> audio connection are segregated and it could be that a component has gone
> bad. The headphones at least tell you that the drive is capable of output.
>
------------------------------
From: "Russ Blakeman"
Subject: [CTS] Re: printer manual
Date: Tue, 13 Feb 2001 08:34:05 -0600
Is the fax machine a fax send/recv only or is it an all-in-one type. I have
manual for HP's fax and for some of the Officejet fax/scan/copy/print
machines. What info did you need on yours?
Check with Eric on the 5L manual, he said something bout making it available
at anohter download site. For some reason the GeoCrappy site doesn't want to
allow outside file links.
-----Original Message-----
Sent: Tuesday, February 13, 2001 7:17 AM
To: Computer Talk Shop
Subject: [CTS] printer manual
I would very much like to download the manual on the hp5L but was unable to
get into the site;
<URL>
Also would anyone have information of working on fax machines.
This email message (and attachments) may contain information that is
confidential to Southside Community Hospital. If you are not the intended
recipient you cannot use, distribute or copy the message or attachments.
In
such a case, please notify the sender by return email immediately and erase
all copies of the message and attachments. Opinions, conclusions and other
information in this message and attachments that do not relate to the
official business of Southside Community Hospital are neither given nor
endorsed by it.
-----------------
From: "Eric C. Vogel"
Subject: [CTS] Re: Defraging
Date: Tue, 13 Feb 2001 12:20:34 -0500
The defrag is better in WinME?
----- Original Message -----
From: "Chris&Elaine"
Sent: Tuesday, February 13, 2001 11:15 AM
Subject: [CTS] Defraging
>
> Hi All,
>
I have a question. I wonder why Defragging takes so long in
> Win98 and Winse? But it doesn't take long in winme.
> Thanks Chris
>
>
> I've never quite believe I only
> had one chance
>
> Anne Tyler
>
---------------------
From: "Mike Tavares" <>
Subject: [CTS] Re: Defraging
Date: Tue, 13 Feb 2001 19:01:36 -0500
In Windows98 and SE the defrag utility used a new defrag process this
process was slow. Over the course of the last couple of years MS and Intel
have worked to make the product and technology used better and more
efficient. it has gotten much better on ME, but still has a ways to go.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Chris&Elaine"
Sent: Tuesday, February 13, 2001 11:15 AM
Subject: [CTS] Defraging
>
> Hi All,
>
I have a question. I wonder why Defragging takes so long in
> Win98 and Winse? But it doesn't take long in winme.
> Thanks Chris
>
>
> I've never quite believe I only
> had one chance
>
> Anne Tyler
------------------------------
From: "Mike Tavares"
Subject: [CTS] Re: Defraging
Date: Tue, 13 Feb 2001 19:03:39 -0500
Much better under me then it is in 98 and SE
----- Original Message -----
From: "Eric C. Vogel"
Sent: Tuesday, February 13, 2001 12:20 PM
Subject: [CTS] Re: Defraging
>
> The defrag is better in WinME?
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Chris&Elaine"
> Sent: Tuesday, February 13, 2001 11:15 AM
> Subject: [CTS] Defraging
>
>
> >
> > Hi All,
> >
I have a question. I wonder why Defragging takes so long
in
> > Win98 and Winse? But it doesn't take long in winme.
> > Thanks Chris
> >
> >
> > I've never quite believe I only
> > had one chance
> >
> > Anne Tyler
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From: "David Bruce Jr"
Subject: [CTS] Hey everybody, catch the lies being told on CBS 60 minutes
Date: Tue, 13 Feb 2001 21:20:34 -0500
The poor, poor N.S.A is complaining that the 'evil'
Phil Zimmerman is helping terorists by making the
'bad' P.G.P available to the whole world
they are actually saying 'they can't do their job'
and Carnivore?
so far no mention of it on C.B.S.
pure propaganda bull s___
David Jr
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