you'll also want to check out linux-usb.org http://www.linux-usb.org/ -d David L Norris said: > On Wed, 2004-04-28 at 19:35, Benjamin J. Weiss wrote: >> 3) I use Neo DVD Standard to grab my home movies off of my MiniDV >> camcorder, then use DVD Lab to make the DVDs. Can I get my movies off >> of my camcorder, and is there video software that's as easy to use as >> DVD Lab? > > Kino may be of interest. Also, there are some programs that work with > GIMP that will help you layout DVD menus, subtitles, etc. > > Kino website: > http://kino.schirmacher.de/ > > Dag Wieers has Kino built for Fedora Core available via YUM and APT: > http://dag.wieers.com/packages/kino/ > > Article on DVD Authoring under Linux: > http://www.linuxjournal.com/article.php?sid=6953 > >> 4) My wife has two different digital cameras, a Kodak cheapy and a 1/2 >> decent Olympus. What's the easiest software for her to use to get >> the pictures off of the cameras? > > I just insert/remove the memory cards on my camera. Obviously only > viable if the camera uses memory cards. And not as elegant if the > camera has a nice docking station. There are easily dozens of posts on > the topic in this list's archives. > >> 5) The only game I play is Neverwinter Nights. Has anybody tried >> this? Supposedly it'll work, but I'm wondering if anybody's got >> practical experience. > > Neverwinter Nights works wonderfully for me. The hard part is finding a > stable video card with good 3D performance. > > My favorite video card was a dual-head Radeon 7500 with TV output. I > curse myself daily for selling it. I currently have a Nvidia GeForce2 > MX400 based card. The Nvidia frequently makes me want to put my fist > through things. It does work great when it works, though. > > -- > David Norris > http://www.webaugur.com/dave/ > ICQ - 412039 -+(duncan brown -+(duncanbrown@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx -+(http://www.linuxadvocate.net () ascii ribbon campaign - against html e-mail /\ - against microsoft attachments Blessed is the man who, having nothing to say, abstains from giving wordy evidence of the fact. -- George Eliot
