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Switched to a mac? Try Linux on that old PC

Wednesday, December 12, 2007 21:54 No Comments

I recently completed a project that began with installing VMware Fusion on my Intel iMac and (unexpectedly) ended with an old Compaq Presario laptop running Linux. If you’re an adventurous type and wish to reclaim an old PC, or if you just switched to a mac and now have an old PC collecting dust, [...]

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Troy (admin) (Novel uses for VoodooPad) : Hi Marc, I use LaunchBar, not QuickSilver, so I can't really answer this. LaunchBar will show the most-recently accessed VDPad files for quick launch, but won't drill down into the contents of the VD...
Marc Hummel (Novel uses for VoodooPad) : Have you had any luck with the Quicksilver plugin for VP? When I do a search for something in VP it comes up, but with the big "?" meaning it's not really there. OT, yes, but what the heck. Th...
Wade Staddon (The Spectrum of PIM) : I look forward to reading more on this topic. Since I didn't see any references to them in these posts, I'd like to recommend the excellent articles and application lists Ed. Eubanks Jr. has publis...
Joel Anderson (The Spectrum of PIM) : And I continue to struggle wit this as well - you can read my commenst in your other blogs posts. Personally I struggle either with breaking habits and/or finding value and/or giving the product en...
Troy (admin) (The Spectrum of PIM) : A triangle, yes. Brilliant. That would work perfectly. As for Yojimbo, maybe it's just the way I primarily use it, but it's definitely more of a notebook for me. I wish I had the time and the expertis...

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