[ale] So what do we do when the PC goes away?

[Ron Frazier (ALE)]

Hi Jay,

Thanks for the tip.  I've heard  Cinnamon and Mate mentioned before, and am considering them.  I haven't researched it yet since I'm putting off upgrading Ubuntu 11.04 until they stop patching it.  Gnome 2 works just like I need it to and I've customized it the way I like it.  I like their "panels".  I have one on the top of the screen that holds a cpu frequency monitor and buttons for my running applications.  I have one on the right that holds the Ubuntu "start" menu and cpu / memory / swap space monitor as well as notifications and recycle bin, volume control, etc.  But, if I have to change, I'll be considering these.  Is it possible to put Cinnamon or Mate on Ubuntu 12.10 instead of the Unity UI?  If so, how would I go about that?

Hi Allen,

Thanks for the tip.  I'm also going to be considering XFCE and maybe LXDE as well.  Based on what I said above about what I like about Gnome 2, which environment do you think is the most adaptable and customizable?  I especially like to add active application buttons, cpu monitors, temp monitors, and notifications, etc. around the edges of the screen.  I also need a comprehensive hierarchical menu system where I can browse to every program on the system if I don't know what's there or what to search for. 

Sincerely,

Ron


Jay Lozier <jslozier at gmail.com> wrote:

>On 10/31/2012 09:11 PM, Ron Frazier (ALE) wrote:
>> I'm typing this from a tablet.  However, for any serious work I use a
>PC.  I'm not too worried they'll die out.  May be fewer vendors. 
>Getting a good OS to run may be a problem.  Both Ubuntu and MS have
>abandoned good pc OS design.  I'm upgrading most of my dual boot pc's
>to Windows 7 on the MS side.  Not sure what I'll upgrade to from Ubuntu
>11.04 on the Linux side.
>>
>> Ron
>Try Mint with either Cinnamon or Mate
>>
>>
>> Jim Lynch <ale_nospam at fayettedigital.com> wrote:
>>
>>> I keep reading that the pc is doomed and will die before long.  They
>>> don't define long however.  All these smart devices like tablets,
>>> phones
>>> and things yet to be invented will replace them.  Now it's possible
>>> that
>>> 9th generation programming languages will take verbal instructions
>to
>>> generate apps, but somehow I doubt it.  I shudder to think how I'd
>>> develop a complex C++ app on a tablet or a phone.
>>>
>>>   A tablet can never replace my 22" screen.  After all I'm pretty
>sure
>>> my vision will not improve in the future.  Are we going to have
>eyeball
>>>
>>> implants that will send the screen directly to the brain? Maybe type
>by
>>>
>>> thinking?  That seems dangerous given the way my mind wanders off at
>>> times.  I'm thinking that a scantily clothed blond wouldn't do at
>all
>>> in
>>> the middle of my database update.
>>>
>>> To borrow from the NRA, "I'll give you my keyboard and mouse when
>you
>>> pry  it from my cold, dead hands."
>>>
>>> Jim.
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Sent from my Android Acer A500 tablet with bluetooth keyboard and K-9 Mail.
Please excuse my potential brevity.

(To whom it may concern.  My email address has changed.  Replying to former
messages prior to 03/31/12 with my personal address will go to the wrong
address.  Please send all personal correspondence to the new address.)

(PS - If you email me and don't get a quick response, you might want to
call on the phone.  I get about 300 emails per day from alternate energy
mailing lists and such.  I don't always see new email messages very quickly.)

Ron Frazier
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