migrating to Mac vs Linux

[newbie]

Newbie's true genius is in picking the wrong way to go about things.

bloody cheek!

case 1: I listened to you and used gparted to partition. it took > 24 hours and trashed everything.

case 2: I followed the Ubuntu find an app trail and picked the top one.

what I should have donme is immersed myself in Linux forums and man pages.

 

[Jonti]

You are blaming me for your failure to use gparted correctly?

Funny guy. Now please, quit hi-jacking the thread for your own agenda.

 

[tarannau]

Why the hell are you getting precious about Newbie's 'agenda'?

As far as I can see it, he sounds a note of caution about the user friendliness of Linux, on a thread talking about Mac OS and Linux. What's not relevant about that?

Hijacking my arse. This from the man who routinely evangelises about the Ubuntu Live CD unnecessarily when the OP's problem has already been fixed. Bit rich innit?

 

[Jonti]

Simply copying some data files is cheap, and open source, but not in the same league. If that's all File Backup Manager is actually doing then it's very poorly designed, bloated nonsense that shouldn't come top of the list of Ubuntu backup apps.

This is crap, really.

FUD

 

[editor]

It's not though is it? I've restored from full backups before, but cloning your disk every time's a lengthy pain in the arse. And many backup software solutions don't work as well as promised - better to have OS level support if poss.

Carbonite is a superb online back up service that will keep you protected even in the case of a total hard drive failure. It's unobtrusive and effortless to set up. I can't recommend it enough.

 

[Boczkowski]

I haven't read the bunfight bit of this thread, but, I've never had an issue with gparted in other distro's
perhaps there was something wrong with the install newbie?
Maybe a corrupted file or summat?

I always check the md5 now after many wasted hours in the past

I too had that Ubuntu just works nonsense slung at me - does it bollocks
It really really really depends on your setup/hwares (and their driver database I imagine)

I got sick of trying to compile drivers and reading swathes of geek led shite about command line nuances to try and get something to work,

unless this is your job or you really enjoy it - life is too fucking short - we just want it to work as a few have already said on here

as far as my OP goes, I have now managed to get a free (freecycle) tower PC working with XP after trying a few linux distros and WINE and coming to a scrotum squeezing halt - I needed new mobo drivers to get the display and sound to work and I am now sorted

this PC will be for writing only and will not be put online, ever, anything I need from t'web or from elsewhere will be transferred by cd or usb stick

so now I can lock myself in the conservatory and write and not worry about shite like malware which is what started this thread off

I may get a laptop when this conks out - I will most likely go for an ibook I reckon from what I have learnt in here
as long as this PC lasts until my April deadline - I am fine

thanks for all your input - most appreciated

 

[tarannau]

Carbonite is a superb online back up service that will keep you protected even in the case of a total hard drive failure. It's unobtrusive and effortless to set up. I can't recommend it enough.

Sounds good. I used to use a combination of cloning and the Maxtor backup software, which I never trusted for some reason. It was one of those bits of software where failing to click one type of checkbox would mean that you'd miss a critical bit of your directory.

Nowadays and it's difficult to see how I'd live without the convenience of something like Time Machine, with the most recent documents all autosaved online as well. Albeit through Apple's natty, but annoyingly overpriced, idisk service.

 

[Jonti]

I've reread the thread, and as far as I can see the OP has no special need for TimeMachine and OSX v 10.4, so that's an expense and a restriction that can be avoided. Newbie's wading in with his tales is a bit of a diversion really. And now he's blaming me personally for his failures.

That's what I call an agenda.

 

[editor]

I may get a laptop when this conks out - I will most likely go for an ibook I reckon from what I have learnt in here
as long as this PC lasts until my April deadline - I am fine

thanks for all your input - most appreciated

It might be worth saving yourself some dosh and giving Windows 7 a go - it'll run on cheap laptops and all the reports I've heard thus far have been very enthusiastic.

 

[newbie]

You are blaming me for your failure to use gparted correctly?

Funny guy. Now please, quit hi-jacking the thread for your own agenda.

I'm not blaming you, I'm saying that for the non-obsessive user the evangelism is misplaced and should be treated with caution.

and I'm not hijacking- I posted a couple of times yesterday morning and then dropped it. since then all I've done is respond to you

 

[Boczkowski]

It might be worth saving yourself some dosh and giving Windows 7 a go - it'll run on cheap laptops and all the reports I've heard thus far have been very enthusiastic.

which version though?
what's all this about being limited to three applications at a time?

 

[tarannau]

Certainly worth a try. Vista's a huge resource hog, but 7 sounds a lot more optimised.

 

[Crispy]

That's the 'Windows Basic' edition for 'emerging' markets. Ignore it, you'll never come across it. And besides, a new OS won't help anyone if the machine 'conks out' so Windows 7 is an irrelavence for your current situation.

It sounds like your initial problem has been solved, so kindly step out of the way so that the grandstanding, nitpicking and namecalling can continue for the entertainment of all

 

[Boczkowski]

That's the 'Windows Basic' edition for 'emerging' markets. Ignore it, you'll never come across it. And besides, a new OS won't help anyone if the machine 'conks out' so Windows 7 is an irrelavence for your current situation.

It sounds like your initial problem has been solved, so kindly step out of the way so that the grandstanding, nitpicking and namecalling can continue for the entertainment of all

Win7 would mean a new machine for me thanks to the fact it needs 1gb of Ram and a DVD rom among other recommendations in the specs

I think ed meant buy a new lappy with 7 on it rather than a new Macbook - I may be wrong - but yeah that'd be cheaper innit

but yeah - initial issue solved

 

[editor]

I think ed meant buy a new lappy with 7 on it rather than a new Macbook - I may be wrong - but yeah that'd be cheaper innit

That was why I mentioned it. A Windows 7 machine could be a cheaper, and equally capable alternative to a MacBook.

 

[ovaltina]

The good news is that Ubuntu's wireless networking interface is coming on in leaps and bounds right now. The bad news is that it's not completely there yet. The good news is that someone (like me!) can fix it for you. PM me if you'd like it sorted, OK

Aw! Thanks, but I've ordered the recovery CDs from IBM now so I'll be back on XP in a few days...