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I enjoyed the Ask The New Guy column for this month (on updating packages), however there is one minor error, and one other thing I'd like to point out. In the article, when Copil is talking about installing a program through the Software Center, he says “Choose the software you want from the results, and click INSTALL. Once you give it your root password, the program installs.” Actually it's your password (as you don't use the root account for anything)–not the root password.
The other thing I'd like to point out is that you can use sudo apt-get dist-upgrade (the difference between dist-upgrade and upgrade is that dist- will find and install any new dependencies automatically).
Patrick
Nexus 7
I'm a big fan of the Nexus 7 - since getting one a few months ago, it's become my most used computer. But there's one big thing missing from the otherwise well-designed hardware: video-out.
My Galaxy Nexus phone, for instance, supports video output through the USB port (after buying a pretty inexpensive USB/HDMI adaptor). That doesn't work with the Nexus 7, however.
The result - there's no way that I'm aware of to view stored videos on a Hi-Def TV. In a more business-like (or education) context, there's no way to display presentations or other material on a digital projector. And that makes it MUCH less useful in those business or education contexts where it would otherwise be a natural.
Alan Zisman
SoftMaker 2008 Office
Just to let everybody know, SoftMaker of Germany is giving away their SoftMaker 2008 office suite which includes word processing, spreadsheet, presentation, and VBA coding functions.
Normally this suite costs $100 to $200, but the lesser version can be found at http://www.softmaker.de/lh-down-en.htm. Be aware that the site asks for name and email address, at which time a serial number and download link is emailed. You can expect at least one email per week pitching an upgrade, but you can opt out after receiving the freebie.
Also, although it appears a 386 .deb file is the only offering for Linux, my testing showed it works just fine on 64-bit versions, too. In work I've done with it, the suite opens quicker than LibreOffice, and performs admirably.
Art Schreckengost
Magic Numbers
I've really been enjoying the “Closing Windows” series, and was particularly excited when I saw the topic of File Associations (FCM#66). After reading it, I had the impression that Linux works just like Windows. This disappointed me, because I thought that internally there was a better system in Linux. I remember seeing something about “Magic Numbers” that are supposed to play some role in opening files, perhaps even getting rid of the need for extensions. I'd love to see something in FCM discussing this.
Ernie DeVries