Lol, well if there aren't many people using it that must make it cool in computing terms :-)<br><br>On Thursday, January 26, 2012, Stuart Burns <<a href="mailto:stuart.james.burns@gmail.com">stuart.james.burns@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br>
> How is the other pc-bsd user doing. The two of you against the world ;)<br>><br>> On 26 January 2012 17:15, Les Pritchard <<a href="mailto:les.pritchard@gmail.com">les.pritchard@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br>><br>
> That's interesting. I've been trying a few distros out recently after<br>> Ubuntu went to Gnome 3. When Mint went to Gnome 3 I gave it a quick go<br>> but wasn't impressed.<br>><br>> At the moment I've ended up using XFCE on a few different distros and<br>
> am really liking it again. Nice and simple, plus you can use compiz if<br>> you want.<br>><br>> I've also started testing PC-BSD again, I know it's not appropriate<br>> for this list :-) but so far I'm quite impressed. I really like the<br>
> idea of all applications being completely independent of each other.<br>> Could reduce the stress caused when you upgrade one package and it<br>> breaks others.<br>><br>> Les<br>><br>> On 26 January 2012 15:57, David Holden <<a href="mailto:dh@iucr.org">dh@iucr.org</a>> wrote:<br>
>> I used the gnome version of mint 12 for a while, it was OK but a bit<br>>> clunky. I eventually went for SUSE 12.1 which is pretty vanilla gnome<br>>> but did some tweeks, like allowing maximise/minimise windows, plus some<br>
>> tweaks from here <a href="https://extensions.gnome.org/">https://extensions.gnome.org/</a><br>>><br>>> Dave.<br>>><br>>><br>>> On 26/01/12 15:54, Les Pritchard wrote:<br>>>> Hi Paul,<br>
>>><br>>>> Are you using the Gnome version of Mint? If so, how have you been finding it?<br>>>><br>>>> Les<br>>>><br>>>> On 26 January 2012 15:45, Paul Williams <<a href="mailto:wilp4a@hotmail.co.uk">wilp4a@hotmail.co.uk</a>> wrote:<br>
>>>> I tried duck duck go as a default for about a month, but it never seemed to<br>>>>> return the results I needed. Maybe there's something positive to say about<br>>>>> google's profiling there.<br>
>>>><br>>>>> When I switched to Mint 12, I lost the "right click> search google" option<br>>>>> in Firefox. Since I use it all the time to check IP addresses and google<br>
>>>> throws up "stop forum spam" within 2 results every time, I watched with<br>>>>> horror as duck duck go failed to display it for several pages. I have since<br>>>>> hacked firefox back to give google as default.<br>
>>>><br>>>>> I respect what duck duck go stand for, but it's not for me.<br>>>>><br>>>>> Paul<br>>>>><br>>>>>> Date: Thu, 26 Jan 2012 15:34:39 +0000<br>
>>>>> From: <a href="mailto:les.pritchard@gmail.com">les.pritchard@gmail.com</a><br>>>>>> To: <a href="mailto:chester@mailman.lug.org.uk">chester@mailman.lug.org.uk</a><br>>>>>> Subject: Re: [Chester LUG] You've heard about the Google thing..<br>
>>>><br>>>>>><br>>>>>> In fact, that reminds me. A few years back I met a guy who was in the<br>>>>>> business of selling Eastern European wifes (although I think he worded<br>
>>>>> it a bit better and legally than that!). He was setting up a website<br>>>>>> for his company, all I could think of were pages with the Amazon style<br>>>>>> "Customers who looked at this lady also liked..." at the bottom :-)<br>
>>>>><br>>>>>> On 26 January 2012 15:30, Les Pritchard <<a href="mailto:les.pritchard@gmail.com">les.pritchard@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br>>>>>>> Blimey, their profiling is spot on!<br>
>>>>>><br>>>>>>> On 26 January 2012 15:25, Stuart Burns <<a href="mailto:stuart.james.burns@gmail.com">stuart.james.burns@gmail.com</a>><br>>>>>>> wrote:<br>>>>>>>> I guess for the time being I shall just put up with adverts for Russian<br>
>>>>>>> brides, Viagra and hitmen for now. (kidding!)<br>>>>>>>><br>>>>>>>><br>>>>>>>> On 26 January 2012 15:22, Les Pritchard <<a href="mailto:les.pritchard@gmail.com">les.pritchard@gmail.com</a>><br>
>>>>>>> wrote:<br>>>>>>>>><br>>>>>>>>> Yes, in a way Google is run in a very honest way. They're a bunch of<br>>>>>>>>> techies who don't enjoy the support and per