[Sheflug] I'm back - Ongoing woes!

[Richard Ibbotson <richard@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

From: J Simpson <janet@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
   To:  Sheflug@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
   Date: Today 13:32:38
    
Hi Everyone,

I've not been here since the middle of March, due to my ISP going bust
Biscit.  Not only did I lose broadband, but my email.  I am now with
Eclipse, so I hope they can offer me the same excellent service I
received from V21. Actually, I don't feel very woeful as it appears to
all be sorted.

So projects for now:

Getting the sound on my computer sorted out, I think it is a hardware
breakdown, as it just stopped suddenly.

-Upgrade to SuSE 10.2

-Give my daughter restricted online access.

-Get a DVD writer fitted to replace my CD writer.

- Use Win4Lin

I have tried RedHat, Fedora and now SuSE.  Although SuSE is big, it's
more user friendly than Fedora.  I feel I have found the distribution
for me, however, I haven't tried everything.  So has anyone got any
comments about Mandriva (or whatever it is now called).  I also hear a
lot about Ubuntu, will it hold my hand?

I have a netgear router connected to my computer.  I feel my daughter 
is now old enough to stop using me as the all knowing dictionary and 
thesaurus.

She has an old computer set up a few feet from mine.  She is running
windows 98.  I would like to connect her to the internet, but only
be able to access certain sites for educational purposes.  How do I do
that safely? I don't think she has an ethernet card, so is it possible
to do it through my computer?

I am taking the route of DVD writer as programmes seems to be coming 
out on DVD's.  I use my CD writer mainly for backing up my computer, 
however I now have to get it onto 2 CD's, whereas it would all fit on 
one DVD with room to spare.  It has been suggested to me that I get an 
external drive, but that doesn't help me with DVD's.

I have picked up a copy of win4lin off Ebay.  I know some people have
really strong feelings about it as you are required to have a windows
operating system.  I still occasionally have to use Windows to use my
scanner and most recently for .mov files on my new digital camera. I'm
thinking that I can drop the dual boot and just install Linux.

All suggestions gratefully received.  Any explanations remember it has
to be the idiot's version.

Thank you.

Janet
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