tedd wrote:
3. wasn't something I was going to work on -- not because I refused to do it for her but rather because I refuse to work with windozes -- period.
In this case I would have blitzed windows and slapped on <linux distro of choice> instread (see below for *my* choice :))
I've done this recently... a friend aquired a tablet PC thing. It didn't let him in as it came with some XP+admin password and while I could have just made windows work, there were no apps on it and he only wanted it for surfing the web from his sofa... so the simple answer there is: put linux on it!
Personally, if I have to help out someone who has a niche little computer or a niche need, it's a no brainer these days. Linux isn't hard to use, and if I have to help out my friends every couple years doing an upgrade than so be it. It's a price I pay gladly for making my life far less painful in the meantime!
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