... okay, I *like* Linux, and even I am baffled as to why you guys would recommend -- to *FOX'S DAD* -- that he switch to Linux.
Seriously, that's got to be one of the most inane suggestions ever. Proselytize somewhere else; the goal here would be for Fox to *not* have to babysit his dad with the computer, not make the babysitting worse.
My recommendation is that if you can, upgrade to Win7, which is a helluva lot more stable and friendly than Vista. Also, hand your dad the phonebook and tell him to look up tech support. Of the two I imagine the first one is easier in the short term, but until/unless you can shake his tech-fu dependency on you, you're going to be stuck with doing his dirty work for him.
--sofaspud
--"Listening to your kid is the audio equivalent of a Salvador Dali painting, Spud." --OpMegs
Seriously, that's got to be one of the most inane suggestions ever. Proselytize somewhere else; the goal here would be for Fox to *not* have to babysit his dad with the computer, not make the babysitting worse.
My recommendation is that if you can, upgrade to Win7, which is a helluva lot more stable and friendly than Vista. Also, hand your dad the phonebook and tell him to look up tech support. Of the two I imagine the first one is easier in the short term, but until/unless you can shake his tech-fu dependency on you, you're going to be stuck with doing his dirty work for him.
--sofaspud
--"Listening to your kid is the audio equivalent of a Salvador Dali painting, Spud." --OpMegs