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    • scottalanmillerS
      scottalanmiller @coliver
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      @coliver said:

      You said yourself that these are people who are new to computers, Linux Mint would be the ideal operating system to get them started on.

      If they don't have existing Windows experience then ANY logic for using Windows now has to evaporate (except for maybe gaming.) But even coming from Windows, Mint is generally easier.

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      • BRRABillB
        BRRABill @scottalanmiller
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        @scottalanmiller said:

        If they don't have existing Windows experience then ANY logic for using Windows now has to evaporate (except for maybe gaming.) But even coming from Windows, Mint is generally easier.

        Apparently they have been using Windows for years, but through AOL or something.

        I think a good pop-up blocker as @RojoLoco suggested would be key here.

        And education, as I mentioned.

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        • scottalanmillerS
          scottalanmiller @BRRABill
          last edited by

          @BRRABill said:

          Apparently they have been using Windows for years, but through AOL or something.

          I don't even know what this statement could mean.

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          • scottalanmillerS
            scottalanmiller @BRRABill
            last edited by

            @BRRABill said:

            I think a good pop-up blocker as @RojoLoco suggested would be key here.

            And education, as I mentioned.

            Those are good things. But why retain the extra effort and risk of Windows? Doesn't that only hurt them?

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            • BRRABillB
              BRRABill @scottalanmiller
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              @scottalanmiller said:

              I don't even know what this statement could mean.

              Me either.

              🙂

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              • DashrenderD
                Dashrender
                last edited by

                Why not a Chromebook?

                OH, WTF - Chromebooks don't allow you to put favorites on the desktop - sigh!

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                • scottalanmillerS
                  scottalanmiller @Dashrender
                  last edited by

                  @Dashrender said:

                  Why not a Chromebook?

                  OH, WTF - Chromebooks don't allow you to put favorites on the desktop - sigh!

                  they do sort of.

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                  • DashrenderD
                    Dashrender @scottalanmiller
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                    @scottalanmiller said:

                    @Dashrender said:

                    Why not a Chromebook?

                    OH, WTF - Chromebooks don't allow you to put favorites on the desktop - sigh!

                    they do sort of.

                    If you have a tutorial, I'd love it.. my googling showed no way to do it.

                    The desktop remains empty and seemingly useless.

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                    • scottalanmillerS
                      scottalanmiller @Dashrender
                      last edited by

                      @Dashrender said:

                      @scottalanmiller said:

                      @Dashrender said:

                      Why not a Chromebook?

                      OH, WTF - Chromebooks don't allow you to put favorites on the desktop - sigh!

                      they do sort of.

                      If you have a tutorial, I'd love it.. my googling showed no way to do it.

                      The desktop remains empty and seemingly useless.

                      What desktop are you looking at? You do mean the Chrome start screen, right?

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                      • BRRABillB
                        BRRABill
                        last edited by

                        I've also figured out a way around the Linux/ChromeBook answer for future reference.

                        "The user is very basic and needs/wants iTunes."

                        🙂

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                        • scottalanmillerS
                          scottalanmiller @BRRABill
                          last edited by

                          @BRRABill said:

                          I've also figured out a way around the Linux/ChromeBook answer for future reference.

                          "The user is very basic and needs/wants iTunes."

                          🙂

                          But the more basic that they are, the more Linux and Chomebooks make sense. It's only advanced power users that would want the extra cost and complications of Windows, right?

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                          • scottalanmillerS
                            scottalanmiller
                            last edited by

                            iTunes is not for basic users. That causes all kinds of problems and is relatively complicated to deal with. Basic and iTunes don't go together.

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                            • DashrenderD
                              Dashrender @scottalanmiller
                              last edited by

                              @scottalanmiller said:

                              @Dashrender said:

                              @scottalanmiller said:

                              @Dashrender said:

                              Why not a Chromebook?

                              OH, WTF - Chromebooks don't allow you to put favorites on the desktop - sigh!

                              they do sort of.

                              If you have a tutorial, I'd love it.. my googling showed no way to do it.

                              The desktop remains empty and seemingly useless.

                              What desktop are you looking at? You do mean the Chrome start screen, right?

                              on the Chromebook I just gave one of my doctors, after they logged into the device they are presented a desktop similar to what you get with any modern GUI interface.

                              A wallpaper (with I think Zero icons) and a start bar across the bottom with something like 4 icons (Chrome, Gmail, Google Photos, and something else).

                              My doctor asked if there was a way to put an icon on the desktop (on the wallpaper) that when clicked/double clicked (not sure how it worked) would automatically go to the desired website instead of the default homepage.

                              I could not find instructions telling me how to do this. In fact, I found the opposite - telling me it couldn't be done without 3rd party add-ons.

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                              • BRRABillB
                                BRRABill @scottalanmiller
                                last edited by

                                @scottalanmiller said:

                                But the more basic that they are, the more Linux and Chomebooks make sense. It's only advanced power users that would want the extra cost and complications of Windows, right?

                                iTunes screams advanced user to you?

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                                • DashrenderD
                                  Dashrender @BRRABill
                                  last edited by

                                  @BRRABill said:

                                  I've also figured out a way around the Linux/ChromeBook answer for future reference.

                                  "The user is very basic and needs/wants iTunes."

                                  🙂

                                  Wait a second.. iTunes is now all in the cloud, no local client needed.
                                  The mobile device will sync wirelessly.

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                                  • scottalanmillerS
                                    scottalanmiller @BRRABill
                                    last edited by

                                    @BRRABill said:

                                    @scottalanmiller said:

                                    But the more basic that they are, the more Linux and Chomebooks make sense. It's only advanced power users that would want the extra cost and complications of Windows, right?

                                    iTunes screams advanced user to you?

                                    Not smart user, but not basic. It's NOT simple to use, install or maintain. It's not something for people who want systems to "just work", exactly the opposite.

                                    Just like, why would they use Windows if they were basic... why make simple things hard just for fun?

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                                    • scottalanmillerS
                                      scottalanmiller
                                      last edited by

                                      iTunes on Mint

                                      Youtube Video

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                                      • BRRABillB
                                        BRRABill
                                        last edited by

                                        BAH! LOL.

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                                        • DashrenderD
                                          Dashrender @BRRABill
                                          last edited by

                                          @BRRABill said:

                                          @scottalanmiller said:

                                          But the more basic that they are, the more Linux and Chomebooks make sense. It's only advanced power users that would want the extra cost and complications of Windows, right?

                                          iTunes screams advanced user to you?

                                          Yes, because it means you expect the user to plug it into the computer and not just sync wirelessly.

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                                          • scottalanmillerS
                                            scottalanmiller @Dashrender
                                            last edited by

                                            @Dashrender said:

                                            @BRRABill said:

                                            I've also figured out a way around the Linux/ChromeBook answer for future reference.

                                            "The user is very basic and needs/wants iTunes."

                                            🙂

                                            Wait a second.. iTunes is now all in the cloud, no local client needed.
                                            The mobile device will sync wirelessly.

                                            I've been on iPhones for a long time, never needed iTunes. No idea what it is for other than hardware recovery and it really, really sucks having to install it just for that and take all of the problems that it creates.

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