martymas

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  1. yes i have to admit im impressed with kubuntu there are things i have to find one is email ide like thunderbird but once i find how to configure k-mail ile be ok can thunderbird be installed from the kubuntu or the kde webpage when i first installed KB i searched for thunderbird and installed it from the search but it dissappeared from my sys where the hell did it go since then i had to reinstall i notice it is on the cd but once i installed KB the applis didnt show up on the cd screen how do i access from the cd one thing i found is linux hates the cd rom twice ive had to open
  2. hi pete how do i do that ive cut a kill disk floppy and when i hook up the faulty drive and insert the floppy it says take the media out and reboot ive set the boot order from the floppy im sure not up with the play ide like to try your method just for a learning curve marty
  3. my god i dont know what i would do with out you guys ime on line now yes i had to go to sys settings -network settings the problem initially was the configuration wasnt like windows or ubuntu wher you could set up the ip gateway submask ect on the one page it was a matter of getting to the right settings but im there now one thing i have problems with is the spell check where it shows up my lack of k-board skills and my habit of cutting around words which all kiwis do as you guys know ive used this method for many years and i cant seem to break out of the habit one thing where is th
  4. get alook at this mongro
  5. no it dosent work with all other linux sys i did it manually my ip address -gateway-subnet dns but this hasent got any options like that it has dial up facilaltys but not cable ethernet at least i cant find them could it be done by the lan setting isnt it ironical all these years linux cant get a dial up going but this one it is the oposite way round i do have unutnu 6.10 and 6.6 comming but ime dissapointed \not being able to access this one as i like kde but i will keep trying i did have ubuntu 4.10 installed but linux has stopped supporting the security up dates and i cant r
  6. http://www.mediafetcher.com/article_full.php?id=15592
  7. thanks handplane i had a discussion with friends and we all had different views so i said i know some one who can tell us hence handplane marty
  8. this morning i recieved 10 kubuntu disks i installed the sys but i found nothing to indicate networking for cable ethernet card it has the dialup option but i discontinued dial up some time ago ive been all over the site looking for the cable option can some one steer me to the right place thanks marty
  9. One must do the right thing! A woman from Los Angeles, who was a tree hugger and an anti-hunter, purchased a piece of timberland. There was a large tree on one of the highest points in the tract. She wanted a good view of the natural splendor of her land so she started to climb the big tree. As she neared the top she encountered a spotted owl that attacked her. In her haste to escape, the woman slid down the tree to the ground and got many splinters in her forest patch In considerable pain, she hurried to the nearest doctor. She told him she was an environmentalist and an anti-hunter and how
  10. hi all animation is my Q this link, is it a pic that has been animated or is it an animation that has been made into a pic ive just had a discussion i feel it is a pic and not a drect animation marty http://www.oceangram.com/index2.html
  11. yes it works i had a bit of a play with it but im no artist but i sent it on thanks marty
  12. gee bobby those recitals were great the instrument is soothing to the ears more so when you listen to the modern radio and tv where all that blasting stuff is comming at you, hope i dont sound cynical as i was a rock muso my self but i love that sound thanks im sending it on to a friend who plays in the national ochestra\ thats if you dont mind as i know music lovers treasure their miusic thanks for sharing that great stuff marty
  13. this is for when you dont have a compt and need an alternative I thought you'd like to know that there are a lot of changes that are going to be taking place across the board as far as the servers & personal computers go. The goal is to remove all laptop computers by 31 March 2007 and all Desktop computers by 30 April 2007 as a part of the ongoing cost-cutting Around the organization. Instead, everyone will be provided with an Etch-A-Sketch. There are many sound reasons for doing this: 1. No boot-up problems 2. No technical glitches keeping work from being done. 3. No more wasted time re
  14. hey bobby that is terrific i happen to be a fan of the cello it has an unusual sound that can last for several hours no other instrument has that haunting sound my grand daughter is learning the violin she lives in australia and she wanted a back up instrument she suggested the guitar but after playing them for 30 years they have lost their appeal with the big sound and the wha wha sound i suggested the cello at first i said the fiddle and she said grand dad it isnt the fiddle it is a cello so looks like grand dad has to fork out for a fiddle [cello] but she has all the musical the
  15. does this help http://support.microsoft.com/kb/317189
  16. ok i tried the maxtor scanner and it says it is a failing hdd wich just goes to show how that medical center got ripped of they were saddled with a compt with a failing hdd and it never worked properly they gave it to me to test and i knew i could get help here i was suspicious as when i tried to fdisk it would only get to 50 percent and then would stop many thanks TT i havent had a chance to test bills link but probably dont need to now they will sue the compnay i presume as the company didnt think they had the expertise to find any thing wrong many thanks again marty ps: that me
  17. im in unfamiliar terroritory here so it will take me some time to work it out but i will post back the results with out you guys ide be a lost sheep in the mountains thanks marty
  18. sorry not functionally properly tonight marty
  19. i had a 20gig maxtor hdd given to me by a med center i tried to fdisk it but it would only get to 50 percentand then start rescanning i have a feeling it has been shredded is there a recovery tool for shredded hdds thanks marty
  20. thanks jim

    your welcome

  21. yes bubba bob it is attached to my compt thanks for the help i think i can handle it now from the info you guys posted in marty
  22. thanks team ile post that back in new zealand it is haveing good press so i thought ide post and get you views thanks again marty
  23. sorry team if i dont understand tech things i have problems trying to explain i have these photos prints of my grand cheldren an ide like to transfer them to a cd then to my compt will the photo copier do this ive just had a copier given to me thanks marty
  24. well i go to the moon on one leg it did it to me and i use IE6 i had to close the browser off it must be the site enticeing you to visit the page again marty