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If all she really needs is email and a browser, look for the simplest, cleanest UI you can find that provides that very basic functionality. Then configure the UI to looks like what she is used to - Windows XP.

Don't over complicate the transition with things you might think are cool, just keep it complicated enough to meet her needs, no more.

"Any intelligent fool can make things bigger and more complex... It takes a touch of genius --- and a lot of courage to move in the opposite direction."
--Albert Einstein

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Dell is desperate for revenue at this point, and when companies are desperate for revenue they do customer-antagonistic things.

In a work environment, I may not have that option.

Trusted by whom? I certainly don't trust a MiTM proxy, even when it has the word "trusted" in its name.

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I know you are a proponent of strlcpy. Why do you think some projects resist using it so much?

Painkillers are a social addiction problem, not a healthcare problem.

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In order to solve a problem, you first must identify it accurately.

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It is far easier to remain ignorant and wallow in your collection of misinformation, than to understand the scientific evidence.

Normally, I don't have an issue with ignorant people choosing to remain ignorant. Unfortunately, in this instance it means more disease for all of us.

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Just trying to figure out which version of which browser supports what subset of CSS is one of the greatest puzzles facing mankind.....

My MacMini will not run any version of OS-X later than Snow Leopard.

I do not plan to upgrade to a newer Mac, I plan to investigate other, non-Apple, options.

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As usual, a Microsoft manager is trying to blame its customers for the perception of Microsoft that Microsoft has earned and continues to earn.

Microsoft needs to look within to resolve its lack of public trust and amity.

Microsoft needs to learn how to compete on a level playing field without complaining that it is being wronged by what its customers think of Microsoft.

Microsoft needs to grow up.