[Klug-general] HELP FROM SOMEONE - PLEASE

[nic dan]

Hi Pat

If you have trouble getting anything working, let me recommend meebo, as an online messenger - no install needed

http://www.meebo.com/

You can access msn-messenger from any browser, just as normally in windows

For other useful online stuff, try http://pupweb.org/desktop/

It's designed to work with Puppy linux, but most are working online apps, though you may[?] be able to install other apps

Any problems... puppy linux forum, where you will probably find an easy to use liveCD version for your mini-laptop [eeepc/AAO?]

http://www.murga-linux.com/puppy/index.php

good luck

Aitch :)


From: PatRichardson at aol.com
Date: Fri, 8 May 2009 14:38:37 -0400
To: kent at mailman.lug.org.uk
Subject: [Klug-general] HELP FROM SOMEONE - PLEASE








After a lifetime of all our company team working with MS Windows/Office 
etc, I have put a toe in the Linux ocean and bought a mini laptop running Linux. 
As a trial, we're off on a three week business trip to the US armed with nothing 
more. So far, I'm thrilled but there is one gap in our capabilities when 
travelling without my normal laptop running Windows. 
 
I need voice communication: ideally Skype. Since there doesn't seem to 
be Skype for Linux, their site offers a range of third party programmes. I've 
downoaded two of these but can't make either work.
 
If they have to be written off, is there any other programmes that anyone 
knows that would enable us to access Skype, or any other Voip, and have 
voice/video communication with our colleagues and family while travelling abroad 
with a Linux computer.
 
Any help would be VERY much appreciated.

Patrick Richardson
Bell Farm 
Annex
Rye Road
Sandhurst, Kent
TN18 5JB
Fax: +44 142 423 
4662
Mob: +44 797 085 5010
Skype: 
patrichardson
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