[sf-lug] my new enormous laptop

[jim]

Thanks, Ken, 

    I'm inclined to stick with Evolution, but 
that's out of laziness. 
    Do you know of any significant tradeoff 
issues that distinguish either Evolution or 
Thunderbird email functionality as superior? 
(I don't use the contact or calendar or other 
features, just client email.) 

    Just to confirm: you used a text editor 
to create a file 
/usr/share/indicators/messages/applications/evolution 
that contained a single line of text 
"/usr/share/applications/evolution.desktop" 
with the result that right-clicking the 
envelope icon showed a choice for evolution. 
yes? 




On Mon, 2013-09-16 at 19:50 -0700, Ken Shaffer wrote:
> Jim,
> I elected to stay with evolution, exported the old and imported to the
> new system.  

> Adding "evolution" to the title bar "envelope" menu:
> ...  The location was /usr/share/indicators/messages/applications,
> made a file named "evolution" containing
> "/usr/share/applications/evolution.desktop".  

> The only thing I ever noticed missing in the 64 bit version of the 32
> bit libs was for a Windows program, Cardshop, running under Wine --
> haven't bothered to fix, since I still dual boot with a 32 bit 12.04.
> 
> Ken
> 
> 
> 
> On Mon, Sep 16, 2013 at 6:20 PM, jim <jim at systemateka.com> wrote:
>         
>             I just got a 14" computer from Zareason. I've
>         been using a 10" for the last couple of years.
>             This new one is huge! It's also 64 bits, which
>         was a surprise to me--Tony (at Zareason) says
>         64-bit Linux is fine these days, and if I want
>         some old nostalgic 32-bit software, I just download
>         the 32-bit libs and then the software.
>         
>             It's got Ubuntu 12.04.3 on it. The keyboard and
>         touchpad are much nicer--there's no sticky stuff on
>         them.
>             It's got 8 GB RAM and 120GB SSD (about 100 GB of
>         available storage.
>             It doesn't have Evolution, which I've been using
>         for the last nearly 10 years. I'm debating whether
>         to use Thunderbird instead, for a change (trouble is,
>         I don't know anything to be able to debate the two) .
>         
>             God, it's enormously big and has buttons and
>         stuff on it that even the kids at Zareason didn't
>         know completely. Zareason's web site calls it "Alto
>         4335"; there's no info as to the manufacturer.
>             On the bottom it's got a bunch of Chinese
>         characters and "AQ12" and "EJORD000110 ST" after a
>         bar code.
>             I'm glad I didn't buy a 15" job. I think I like
>         it; I'll know after I wrestle with 12.04.*; good
>         thing it's got an /etc/ directory.
>             I'm taking it to the SF-LUG meeting tonight.
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