Thank you!! On 2014-06-21 16:51, Phil Waclawski wrote: > http://www.compholio.com/netflix-desktop/ [2] > > It works fairly well if you want netflix on Linux. Even if it does > install silverlight :P > Phil Waclawski > > On Sat, Jun 21, 2014 at 2:45 PM, wrote: > >> What a great rant!!  I was on my way to look for a video on >> HULU.... I enjoyed this much more. >> >> I think Win7 is one of the best OS's ever made.  I started with >> DOS 2.11 and stayed with DOS until 95 when I was forced to use it. >> >> In 2000 I used Linux for 8 months and then went back to Windows. >>  In 2006 I used Linux for about 3 months and went back to Windows. >>  Mostly because I need IE for testing.  I hated IE in Wine.  I've >> been using Kubuntu as my main system for 5 or 6 months. I think it >> will stick this time.  It has been a pain making the switch.  I >> still need to load Windows in a virtual machine so I can have >> everything on one machine.  No time and no energy to do so at this >> time.  I stay with Kubuntu because I know at some point I am really >> going to forced to switch over to Linux any way. >> >> I have a laptop running Win7.  I use it to test with IE and to use >> Go-To_Meetings which does not work on Linux for some reason.  Since >> my two large screens are connected to my Linux box I am unable to >> enjoy NetFlix until I get a vmachine set up with Windows. >> >> In summary I would say that each have their strong points.  I like >> some of the things about Kubuntu and I like other things about >> Windows.  If I could combine them I would. >> >> On 2014-06-21 16:02, joe@actionline.com wrote: >> Brian last wrote (in very small part ;) >> Re: KDE ... these days it's quite small. >> >> Brian, your comments (and advice and guidance) are always >> especially >> helpful and very, very much appreciated. >> >> I, too, much prefer KDE and Mint to the many other distros that I >> have >> tried.  Sometimes, I get very frustrated with changes that they >> make that >> often seem to me to create a frustrating nuisance and make things >> worse >> than the way things were before the change.  I do *despise* >> everything >> about nepomuk and akonadi and never seem to have been able to >> totally >> eliminate it from my systems. >> >> Also, for example, I really wish they would bring back the hide >> button >> for the start line. >> >> Most annoying to me is when they force new things on us instead of >> just >> giving the option to "opt-in" if we should choose to do so. >> >> Yet, all-in-all, I am just so incredibly thankful to not have to >> live >> with that most horrific of all annoyances that is M$. Every time I >> have >> to try to help my dear bride with her M$ box, I praise God again >> that I >> don't have to contend with that. >> >> --------------------------------------------------- >> PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org >> To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: >> http://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss [1] > --------------------------------------------------- > PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org > To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: > http://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss [1] > > > > Links: > ------ > [1] http://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss > [2] http://www.compholio.com/netflix-desktop/ > > --------------------------------------------------- > PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org > To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: > http://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss --------------------------------------------------- PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: http://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss