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[David McGlone]

On Sun, 2009-10-04 at 21:01 -0400, David McGlone wrote:
> My first full day of using Gnome. I have to say So far I am liking it. 
> 
> A few things on my mind so far:
> 
> Evolution is nice and clean and setting it up is a breeze.
> 
> I've noticed when inserting a DVD, it automatically plays. I don't think
> I've seen that since my windows days.
> 
> rythembox works with radio stations and lastFM without any hassle. I
> always had a hassle with Amarok.
> 
> For some reason, Fonts look so much better. I have no clue why, but they
> do.
> 
> When I insert an external device such as a USB stick, it opens instead
> of an icon on the toolbar where you have to click on the icon, then
> click on the device then choose what to open it with.
> 
> When pushing the eject button on the cd-rom, it actually opens. I've had
> this problem with KDE for quite some time so this really stood out to
> me.
> 
> Anyway, I am not knocking KDE, but I have noticed a whole lot more
> attention to usability and detail in Gnome (I can't say much for
> stability yet), where KDE seems to throw every feature in whether it
> works or not.
> 
> Maybe it's just me, but after about 12 years of using KDE, I'm starting
> to think otherwise.
> 
> I'll have more on my experiences later. I'm pretty sure I'll find some
> downsides to Gnome But so far I've found nothing.
> 
> 

Anyone know if it's possible to have multiple identities with evolution?
If not, Ha I've found one downside. Believe me, I'm looking in every
nook and cranny. I may not be FOX News, but I'm "fair and balanced" LOL

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Blessings
David M.