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by nooby
Mon 09 Jun 2014, 17:36
Forum: Truly off-topic conversations
Topic: Nooby's sister will make a post to test if it all works out
Replies: 135
Views: 11428

nooby past away this afternoon

Hi everyone. This afternoon my brother, called "nooby" on this forum, died as the result of a cancer disease. It was his big wish that you guys should be told this and by know you all know what happend. This forum must have meant a lot to him. Thank you for friendship. Kindly nooby's sister.
by nooby
Sat 31 May 2014, 16:11
Forum: Truly off-topic conversations
Topic: I want to be bold with a small text editor.
Replies: 6
Views: 695

I want to be bold with a small text editor.

For many months now I have tried to find a small text editor that can do something like this without me needing html code by hand? <b> Bold</b> to actual do the manual edit. Bold I had hoped that Geany could if I just get an easy instruction and maybe it can but I don't know how to do it. I guess Ab...
by nooby
Sat 31 May 2014, 04:17
Forum: Truly off-topic conversations
Topic: The Internet of Things could encroach on personal privacy
Replies: 12
Views: 691

I may have one of these or maybe it is over the Mobile phone net and not over the Internet not sure too lazy to find out. The Mains measure my use of their electricity usage and the company get that info from the sensor and send the data over something to the company owned net something??? They coul...
by nooby
Sat 31 May 2014, 03:38
Forum: Truly off-topic conversations
Topic: My Chemo therapy went better than I expected.
Replies: 469
Views: 14587

Thanks Geoffrey
Other atheists could imagine that I am part of
the Spaghetti supporter of the FSM. :)

I used to be active there for a brief time
but I have not enough humor tor to really fit in.
by nooby
Fri 30 May 2014, 19:17
Forum: Truly off-topic conversations
Topic: My Chemo therapy went better than I expected.
Replies: 469
Views: 14587

Thanks for the cheer up. I need such support. What you guys could also help me is the clothes to wear now in the summer. What about Bandana head wear. Look under this name :) http://www.yellow-limited.com/baase_ftp/Pictures/Giordana//Summer//A70413.jpg Look cool Huh? I am old and not that tough insi...
by nooby
Fri 30 May 2014, 19:09
Forum: Truly off-topic conversations
Topic: My Chemo therapy went better than I expected.
Replies: 469
Views: 14587

" Stieg Larsson books" He is very popular here too. I used to be a reader but my old brain has goten the best of me. I am no longer a reader. so sadly have not read things since about 1984 something that did happen. so I can only hope for a change I have a strong feeling that my body try t...
by nooby
Fri 30 May 2014, 08:56
Forum: Beginners Help ( Start Here)
Topic: In a partition of 7.7G - 641M free.
Replies: 37
Views: 7859

Thanks CatDude, cool that so many of you want to be of needed help on this subject. It has bewildered me too for so many years. To the OP you are lucky getting that much attention. :) So be nice now to all active. Be prepared that at some topics you barely get a response at all. I guess that to give...
by nooby
Fri 30 May 2014, 08:39
Forum: Truly off-topic conversations
Topic: My Chemo therapy went better than I expected.
Replies: 469
Views: 14587

Hey nooby, you viking :) Just wanted to say i'm thinking of you and wishing you lots of luck with your treatment...stay strong, matey. Too long you don't have to read. Just sharing my thoughts. Hi Russ, Much appreciated that you have you in your friendly thoughts. As you remember we had those Pphon...
by nooby
Wed 28 May 2014, 20:08
Forum: Truly off-topic conversations
Topic: My Chemo therapy went better than I expected.
Replies: 469
Views: 14587

Thanks! But I prefer pills because the B vitamins. Some of them does not taste good. We have these in Some French "Energy" shots? Taste awful on this old man that I am. :) I am spoiled most likely. Late night there now. So I turn in I guess. Eyes shut themselves which is embarrassing and n...
by nooby
Wed 28 May 2014, 04:27
Forum: Beginners Help ( Start Here)
Topic: How to show MRU Most Recently Used Documents on Start Menu?
Replies: 184
Views: 76839

Old Nooby pretending to be a new commentator posting.
Let me look for any sign of forum software knowing such?
Edit of this one. I have no clue on where to look maybe
or one really have to be another username. Flash will know.
by nooby
Wed 28 May 2014, 04:21
Forum: Beginners Help ( Start Here)
Topic: How to show MRU Most Recently Used Documents on Start Menu?
Replies: 184
Views: 76839

Testing Edit a few example. I use FF latest in case that is important to the test First post for the test Sorry this is a first Edit the one I edit is the original now being edit first time. I saw nothing aboutho many times that I have edit. This the second edit then? or should it be seen as third? ...
by nooby
Tue 27 May 2014, 16:27
Forum: Truly off-topic conversations
Topic: My Chemo therapy went better than I expected.
Replies: 469
Views: 14587

Title to the thread is misleading. " My Chemo therapy went better than I expected." Well yes and a big No! I did not know that I would totally lost appetite and get a severe anorexia that still have me in a hard grip. I still dink too little water and eat much less food for my own good so ...
by nooby
Tue 27 May 2014, 15:34
Forum: Truly off-topic conversations
Topic: My Chemo therapy went better than I expected.
Replies: 469
Views: 14587

Some 10 days from now I will know and you guys too if I died or if my body could stand the Chemo poison trying to ill both Cancer and old Nooby Today when I went shopping then I needed too friendly souls that lifted me up. So I only have some 8 days to train/exercise the arm and legs so that I can s...
by nooby
Tue 27 May 2014, 12:22
Forum: Beginners Help ( Start Here)
Topic: In a partition of 7.7G - 641M free.
Replies: 37
Views: 7859

nooby - I don't know if I understood what you meant. On the panel at the bottom (sorry, don't remember how it's called) - there's the symbol that shows some kind of a container that when there's a lot of free space - is green; and now it's red and flickering. When I click on it - it shows all the p...
by nooby
Tue 27 May 2014, 11:21
Forum: Beginners Help ( Start Here)
Topic: In a partition of 7.7G - 641M free.
Replies: 37
Views: 7859

Re: In a partition of 7.7G - 641M free.

I'm using Puppy for some time; I think it happened gradually. I hardly installed anything; so I have no idea how that happen. Can it be some garbage; which I can remove? Now I am not only a noob I am a know nothing. So in case I am wrong others could look angry on me. What it measure is available t...
by nooby
Mon 26 May 2014, 06:04
Forum: Truly off-topic conversations
Topic: My Chemo therapy went better than I expected.
Replies: 469
Views: 14587

Yes I can see the merit in such attitude. A kind of acceptance of what one fail to conquer will cost too much effort so why not let the strong forces do their thing and not get caught up in fruitless war against too complicated and overvelming tasks. I've failed so many times before so I have to lea...
by nooby
Mon 26 May 2014, 05:55
Forum: Misc
Topic: Other Distros
Replies: 3058
Views: 1156856

What I have now is embarrassng. Ms Win 8.1 on a Packard Bell low priced Laptop but that means it fail to accept me booting Lindus due my lack of skill to follow instruckions. I did hold both ARM version and the Intel chip version and thought of buying one of them but did not knew at that time a year...
by nooby
Sun 25 May 2014, 09:39
Forum: Truly off-topic conversations
Topic: Multiple Iso files on USB stick
Replies: 16
Views: 589

I have Win Vista on a HP/Compaq and I needed NeoGrub to boot that one so maybe worth to look into. If nothing else works then why not go to this url and try it out :) https://neosmart.net/wiki/easybcd/neogrub/ I am a noob so I needed a lot of assistense though for to know how one does it. I joined t...
by nooby
Fri 23 May 2014, 12:43
Forum: Truly off-topic conversations
Topic: My Chemo therapy went better than I expected.
Replies: 469
Views: 14587

Thanks guys, I know too little. But I agree that it could be helpful to be positive in a not too unrealistic way. I've been too negative all my life. Maybe time to try something different. Okay back to the research. There is/was a report on Placebo working even if the research leaders told the test ...
by nooby
Fri 23 May 2014, 07:15
Forum: Truly off-topic conversations
Topic: My Chemo therapy went better than I expected.
Replies: 469
Views: 14587

Very good advices there happy both of you shared your experience. I am very bad at "fighting" cancer. I rather avoid i or I try to "escape" the whole thing by going into "Mental Block or Bubble" than to take responsibility for my situation. Escape Artist. :) I want to s...