Re: Congratulations Howard Rogers

"Howard J. Rogers" <hjr_at_dizwell.com> wrote in message news:<413d8df7$0$18993$afc38c87_at_news.optusnet.com.au>...
> Noons wrote:
>
> > Daniel Morgan <damorgan_at_x.washington.edu> wrote in message
> > news:<1094505704.528225_at_yasure>...
> >> Your www.dizwell.com site looks good.
> >
> > Good to see Howard back on air.
> >
> > The Project, eh? I'll stay tuned: getting totally
> > fed-up with XP here as well. For a number of different
> > reasons. But there are still a few bits and pieces I haven't
> > found a replacement for with Linux. So I can't do it yet.
> > Ah well, it will happen I'm sure.

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http://www.jimbrooks.org/web/sim/

>
>
> I have a lot of notes to write up! It's been an interesting ride. In
> retrospect, it was probably a bit ambitious *starting* by wanting Linux
> working on a *laptop* -when we all know laptops are full of utterly
> proprietary stuff. When your laptop vendor proudly advertises "XXXX
> recommends Windows XP", you know you're in for a hard time.
>
> As a result, I have been plunged into the depths of kernel rebuilding, and
> found it to be a remarkably pleasant and exhilerating experience. I have
> variously had audio, had no audio, had two audios simultaneously, had the
> audio I want, had the audio I wanted stop and start at random, and finally
> got it just the way I wanted it... but the best bit was that I enjoyed the
> tinkering to get it that way. These operating systems that just work out of
> the box are no fun whatsoever!!
>
> Anyway... there is now only one PC left running Windows, and 8 others have
> made the transition, and this time they're not going back. And I feel quite
> good about it, and sort-of know what I'm on about. I figure anyone else fed
> up with MS stomping tactics might find my experiences of some use.
>
> But as I say, there is a lot to write (and I was rather hoping the new site
> wouldn't be mentioned until at least it contained something worth
> downloading!! Ah well...).
>
> Regards
> HJR
>
> >
> > BTW, did you folks know M$ has ditched the SQLServer-in-file-system
> > project? Apparently they couldn't make it work in time for Longhorn,
> > already late with an expected release of around 2006.
> >
> > Could have told them it'd never fly. For a lot less moolah...
> > Ah well, let's hope the heads who advised M$ it was feasible
> > will FINALLY roll!

jg

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