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- Wed Apr 17, 2024 7:57 am
- Forum: Chat about Linux Mint
- Topic: My computer gets too hot while using Linux Mint
- Replies: 8
- Views: 256
Re: My computer gets too hot while using Linux Mint
Thanks for my first laugh this morning. I know, I know, I have a depraved mind. :lol: I'm the joker (person) who wrote it and missed my own "joke". Maybe because I'm older than you youngsters? By at least 6 months.... and not much grey hair left. Too many computers like this one (causing ...
- Tue Apr 16, 2024 12:41 am
- Forum: Chat about Linux Mint
- Topic: My computer gets too hot while using Linux Mint
- Replies: 8
- Views: 256
Re: My computer gets too hot while using Linux Mint
I have on the table at the moment a Samsung R580 running Windows 7 and it is overheating so it locks up and then fails to run
Obviously a compressed air blow job tomorrow.
Obviously a compressed air blow job tomorrow.
- Mon Apr 15, 2024 11:18 pm
- Forum: Open Chat
- Topic: File transfer alternatives
- Replies: 12
- Views: 332
Re: File transfer alternatives
I've used, or tried to use, Warpinator ever since it first was introduced to transfer files from my Android (Google Pixel) phone to my desktop Linux Mint computer. Yes, a bit of a pain especially if you have used Dukto for a year or two. It works so easily on everything except Mint 21.3. Ohhh....!!...
- Mon Apr 15, 2024 5:08 pm
- Forum: Chat about Linux Mint
- Topic: My computer gets too hot while using Linux Mint
- Replies: 8
- Views: 256
Re: My computer gets too hot while using Linux Mint
Find someone with a compressed air hose and blow all the dust out of it. I've had, "just about burn your fingers on the bottom... to can't feel if it is running" after blowing the dust out of one laptop.
- Wed Apr 10, 2024 5:13 pm
- Forum: Software & Applications
- Topic: Help needed regarding a Mint Application
- Replies: 9
- Views: 210
Re: Help needed regarding a Mint Application
LO Writer can't load PDF, only export to PDF. It is LO Draw that can import PDF. Open it using Draw. I've edited hundreds of PDFs using Draw and if the line of text needs a highlite mark, Draw is what I'd use. Just done a check. However the PDF was a document that had been PDFed and as noted, a sca...
- Wed Apr 10, 2024 5:00 pm
- Forum: Introduce Yourself
- Topic: Moving to greener pastures
- Replies: 13
- Views: 327
Re: Moving to greener pastures
Not sure if this is the right place to ask, but I'd be curious to know what your preferred method of file-sharing is on your home network The answer from across the Ditch is Dukto. It works on everything and is simple. Open on both devices. Sender opens the box with the recipient's name on it. Drag...
- Sat Apr 06, 2024 6:02 pm
- Forum: Hardware Support
- Topic: Cleaning my laptop
- Replies: 12
- Views: 250
Re: Cleaning my laptop
Blowing out dust with compressed air is much better. I had one laptop, almost burn a finger on the bottom when it was going. Put the compressed air over it, clouds of dust (all done outside) and after that it was hard to tell by feel if the laptop was actually running. Yesterday, one of our desktop...
- Thu Apr 04, 2024 5:05 am
- Forum: Software & Applications
- Topic: Looking for a program to convert music CDs to mp3/FLAC/etc.
- Replies: 8
- Views: 237
Re: Looking for a program to convert music CDs to mp3/FLAC/etc.
For format changing I use Mobile Media Converter. Open it and simply drag and drop the files. Do a whole CD at a time.
Video (mp4, avi, etc.) to sound (mp3, wav, etc.), Sound of one format to any other format. Sound mp3 to video mp4... Yes but there won't be a picture, there are limits
Video (mp4, avi, etc.) to sound (mp3, wav, etc.), Sound of one format to any other format. Sound mp3 to video mp4... Yes but there won't be a picture, there are limits
- Sun Mar 31, 2024 9:48 pm
- Forum: Open Chat
- Topic: Terminology Oldsters vs Youngsters
- Replies: 116
- Views: 2644
Re: Terminology Oldsters vs Youngsters
I've had no formal education with valves; had to practically work out in my own mind how they function, only getting a good idea after the advent of the Internet then YouTube etc. and reading and watching lots of stuff. I built my first radio, Hikers 1, back in about 1954. It was a kitset one valve...
- Thu Mar 28, 2024 3:55 pm
- Forum: Open Chat
- Topic: Terminology Oldsters vs Youngsters
- Replies: 116
- Views: 2644
Re: Terminology Oldsters vs Youngsters
A couple of days ago, "Can you fix valve radios?" "Yes, maybe." So in came this radio, plastic case, three knobs. Off with the knobs, 2 screws at the back, Ohm meter between the output valve's plate and the supply capacitor. Yes, open circuit. Power on to check and yes the audio ...
- Wed Mar 27, 2024 5:58 pm
- Forum: Beginner Questions
- Topic: How do I know if I'm ready to permanently switch to Linux Mint?
- Replies: 30
- Views: 820
Re: How do I know if I'm ready to permanently switch to Linux Mint?
Dukto doesn't run using the latest Mint so I use WINE and run the Windows version. I setup Dukto on all installations I do. So, does your TurboTax not run on WINE? We had problems with our tax (IRD Inland Revenue Dept) a couple of years ago and downloading a PDF just got a mass of computer code. Yes...
- Wed Mar 27, 2024 5:46 pm
- Forum: Cinnamon
- Topic: Cinnamon Desktop Icons Shift to The Left
- Replies: 17
- Views: 856
Re: Cinnamon Desktop Icons Shift to The Left
@RollyShed - If you were to take a look at the screenshot in my original post, you'll see that Auto-arrange is off. And still desktop icon shifting. Ugh!!! Ooops, sorry, missed looking at that. I have icons spread across the desktop, two monitors, messy layout and everything stays where it has been...
- Wed Mar 27, 2024 3:13 am
- Forum: Beginner Questions
- Topic: Advice on using Linux on old laptop -continuation post-
- Replies: 7
- Views: 209
Re: Advice on using Linux on old laptop -continuation post-
Now with the SSD in and the 3GB works fine, I’m just wondering if you still think that for Linux Mint I should still be getting 4GB instead. Also is a SSD 128 GB enough? I’m not planning on keeping big files. I just want to at least have something that I don’t have to stress any more about. My usin...
- Tue Mar 26, 2024 4:26 am
- Forum: Beginner Questions
- Topic: How do I know if I'm ready to permanently switch to Linux Mint?
- Replies: 30
- Views: 820
- Tue Mar 26, 2024 4:15 am
- Forum: Cinnamon
- Topic: Cinnamon Desktop Icons Shift to The Left
- Replies: 17
- Views: 856
Re: Cinnamon Desktop Icons Shift to The Left
The other thing I always do when doing an installation is -
Right click on the desktop
Go down to Customize
Auto arrange OFF
Right click on the desktop
Go down to Customize
Auto arrange OFF
- Fri Mar 22, 2024 9:32 pm
- Forum: Beginner Questions
- Topic: Is my system safe?
- Replies: 10
- Views: 371
- Fri Mar 22, 2024 9:25 pm
- Forum: Open Chat
- Topic: Terminology Oldsters vs Youngsters
- Replies: 116
- Views: 2644
- Fri Mar 22, 2024 8:21 pm
- Forum: Open Chat
- Topic: Terminology Oldsters vs Youngsters
- Replies: 116
- Views: 2644
- Fri Mar 22, 2024 8:18 pm
- Forum: Beginner Questions
- Topic: move from win 10 to linux mint
- Replies: 28
- Views: 842
Re: move from win 10 to linux mint
Click bottom left.
Enter app's name in the panel at the top of the box that shows. hit Enter.
Yes? No?
- Wed Mar 20, 2024 4:48 pm
- Forum: Beginner Questions
- Topic: move from win 10 to linux mint
- Replies: 28
- Views: 842
Re: move from win 10 to linux mint
Generally, I would caution against "moving" or "switching" from Windows. It's too big of a change, and a lot of things may not work, or may not work to your expectation / satisfaction. You might end up getting frustrated and go back to Windows in anger. It is NOT a too big a cha...