Comments on: So why did you get a webbook?

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My Blog Title — Sun, 14 Aug 2011 00:38:05 +0000

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By: roslein

roslein — Thu, 27 Nov 2008 17:29:56 +0000

Thanks Alan, I’ll give that a go. My books are from Publishers Row, an American site. The pdf’s are password protected and encrypted, so that they won’t open if the software from the site is not running on the computer.

By: Alan Bell

Alan Bell — Thu, 27 Nov 2008 09:13:38 +0000

Hi Roslein, what supplier? PDF files should just open fine with the evince software pre-installed. You can also run Adobe Acrobat reader on the webbook. A tar.gz file is like a zip file, you can just right click on it and select “Extract here”. That will give you a folder of stuff, have a look for a README file in it to tell you what to do next.

By: roslein

roslein — Thu, 27 Nov 2008 09:03:13 +0000

Installing third party software

I have to install software that will allow access to pdf files of ebooks i have purchased from a particular supplier.

I’ve downloaded it but it’s a tar gz file. Can’t remember how to install this – is there a quick fix or do I have to do it from the command line?

By: Matt

Matt — Tue, 18 Nov 2008 09:23:09 +0000

Like I said, I was considering making it the laptop of choice for Medical Admissions staff/volunteers doing webmastering, presentations, and general online work (email helpdesk, database updating, documents, and so on)…

Oh well, good think we’ve got Alan’s USB boot-and-nuke to sort out the vile XP problem!

By: Tony

Tony — Mon, 17 Nov 2008 13:56:38 +0000

I got a webbook, because whilst staying at a travelodge in Durham, the room got burgled, and they took my eee, and 3G pay as you go modem. As well as being on holiday, I was on call, so I had 2 choices, cancel my holiday, come home and do my usual on call work from home, but why should I, that would mean that the burgulars had won.

I did think about forking out for another eee, and 3G pay as you go modem, but that is really quite a large sum to pay out all at once. I needed Linux, as the tools I use to connect into work are Linux based only.

So, into the CPW in Durham I went, and there on display was a webbook with Ubuntu on, 10 minutes later I’d left the shop. Got as far as the station at Durham, turned it on, plugged my 3 3G modem into it, and voila, instant connection, I could connect back to home, and connect into work, so I could now continue my holiday, fulfill my on call commitments, and to top it off, I had a ‘netbook’ that I found to be better than the eee.

Unfortunately, if the same were to happen now, well, I wouldn’t have a webbook, as XP is useless to me.

Such a shame, come on Elonex, strike up deals, with ubuntu installed, with other distributors, please.

CPW have now lost at least 2 more customers, because they no longer stock the linux version.

Cheers

By: Loubee

Loubee — Fri, 07 Nov 2008 09:22:25 +0000

I bit the bullet and downloaded it….. it seems to be ok but windows doesn’t recognise it (but I’m guessing it wouldn’t).

Thanks so much for recommending it to me I really appreciate it. xxx

By: Alan Bell

Alan Bell — Thu, 06 Nov 2008 16:24:25 +0000

sourceforge.net is a big site full of Free and Open Source software projects. I have never heard of an problems associated with spyware/addware/malware hosted on sourceforge, but it is prudent to do a bit of additional research such as looking at the project activity, release history, forum posts and also check on Wikipedia http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ClamWin I have used clamwin on computers before. Ubuntu doesn’t really need it though.

By: Loubee

Loubee — Thu, 06 Nov 2008 14:39:42 +0000

Thanks for your reply, I’ll try it when I get home. I’m scared of downloading stuff I’ve never heard of though……

By: Matt

Matt — Thu, 06 Nov 2008 13:20:12 +0000

Yeah go to http://sourceforge.net/projects/clamwin/ and download the latest version.

As we do on here, everything promoted is open-source, which means it’s free to use, free to distribute, and free to change. Free as in lunch, and free as in eggs!