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  Ask Usenet: XPocalypse Now "tdk" <forum.tdk@squte.com> - 2014-04-12 07:06 -0500
    Re: Ask Usenet: XPocalypse Now Mike Easter <MikeE@ster.invalid> - 2014-04-12 05:49 -0700
    Re: Ask Usenet: XPocalypse Now Randy Westlund <Vorzakir@invalid.invalid> - 2014-04-12 18:23 +0000
      Re: Ask Usenet: XPocalypse Now Johny B Good <johnny-b-good@invalid.ntlworld.com> - 2014-04-13 00:11 +0100
        Re: Ask Usenet: XPocalypse Now Randy Westlund <Vorzakir@invalid.invalid> - 2014-04-13 04:55 +0000
    Re: Ask Usenet: XPocalypse Now Andy Burns <usenet.feb2014@adslpipe.co.uk> - 2014-04-13 07:28 +0100
    Re: Ask Usenet: XPocalypse Now Kees Nuyt <k.nuyt@nospam.demon.nl> - 2014-04-13 10:35 +0200
      Re: Ask Usenet: XPocalypse Now RS Wood <rsw@therandymon.com> - 2014-04-13 22:04 +0000
        Re: Ask Usenet: XPocalypse Now Aragorn <thorongil@telenet.be.invalid> - 2014-04-14 10:40 +0200
      Re: Ask Usenet: XPocalypse Now "Dirk T. Verbeek" <dverbeek@xs4all.nl> - 2014-04-13 20:06 -0500
        Re: Ask Usenet: XPocalypse Now mm0fmf <none@mailinator.com> - 2014-04-14 17:54 +0100
          Re: Ask Usenet: XPocalypse Now RS Wood <rsw@therandymon.com> - 2014-04-14 17:50 +0000
            Re: Ask Usenet: XPocalypse Now Mike Easter <MikeE@ster.invalid> - 2014-04-14 12:00 -0700
              Re: Ask Usenet: XPocalypse Now Jerry Peters <jerry@example.invalid> - 2014-04-14 20:19 +0000
                Re: Ask Usenet: XPocalypse Now RS Wood <rsw@therandymon.com> - 2014-04-14 20:44 +0000
            Re: Ask Usenet: XPocalypse Now mm0fmf <none@mailinator.com> - 2014-04-14 21:49 +0100
              Re: Ask Usenet: XPocalypse Now RS Wood <rsw@therandymon.com> - 2014-04-15 09:15 +0000
            Re: Ask Usenet: XPocalypse Now Spalls Hurgenson <spallshurgenson@gmail.com> - 2014-04-15 11:23 -0400
          Re: Ask Usenet: XPocalypse Now scott@alfter.diespammersdie.us (Scott Alfter) - 2014-04-15 21:47 +0000
          Re: Ask Usenet: XPocalypse Now "John" <j@j.j> - 2014-04-17 15:27 -0700
    Re: Ask Usenet: XPocalypse Now Bryan Beicker <bryan@pipedot.org> - 2014-04-13 07:21 -0500
    Re: Ask Usenet: XPocalypse Now "tdk" <forum.tdk@squte.com> - 2014-04-15 09:04 -0500
      Re: Ask Usenet: XPocalypse Now Andy Burns <usenet.feb2014@adslpipe.co.uk> - 2014-04-15 20:08 +0100
        Re: Ask Usenet: XPocalypse Now RS Wood <rsw@therandymon.com> - 2014-04-16 10:33 +0000

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#2376

> What's the best option? Assuming I want the least support work long
> term.

Keep XP as long as the computer functions. Simply format and reload every 
few years when the viruses/crapware get too bad.

Flat out forbid her from using Internet Explorer and Outlook (remove 
icons, if necessary) Install either Firefox or Chrome with Ad Block Plus. 
Set up Thunderbird if she needs email.


> or have a separate file server she can access from her iPad.

There are a number of standalone NAS devices these days. Example:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822108163

Keeping photos and documents she wants to keep on a file server is a good 
practice. The NAS will give basic raid protection to guard against a 
single hard drive failing. Plus, the shared folder makes backups a lot 
easier.


> Is it possible to run iTunes on Linux?

It's possible for a techie to sync the device on Linux. But, Apple likes 
to break this process *A LOT*. Trying to explain this month's method to a 
non-techie is an exercise in frustration. I've gone down that road, and 
it's not pretty.

For non-techies, requiring iTunes means using either a PC or a Mac.


> Is iTunes necessary nowadays, or can the iPad update itself and sync
> over the 'net?

iPads and iPhones can now update themselves without the need of a 
computer. If you want to "sync" your own music and data from the device 
(so that it can be restored onto a new device if you loose the first 
device) you still need a PC/Mac to sync to iTunes.

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#2394

Thanks everyone for all the replies. I didn't know about libimobiledevice before. 
From the answers and some other reading I think it takes more work to sync on Linux 
than its worth, so I will probably recommend a Mac. 
-- 
regards
~tdk
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#2396

tdk wrote:

> I will probably recommend a Mac.

Practice the reply "Sorry, I don't know much about Apple stuff" that 
cuts down on the support hassle no end.

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#2401

On Tue, 15 Apr 2014 20:08:22 +0100
Andy Burns <usenet.feb2014@adslpipe.co.uk> wrote:

> tdk wrote:
> 
> > I will probably recommend a Mac.
> 
> Practice the reply "Sorry, I don't know much about Apple stuff" that 
> cuts down on the support hassle no end.
> 

On the other hand - this is for your wife, right?  You might want to
try a response that ensures your sex life doesn't reach a premature
end.  Learning some Mac might be a good investment in that case!

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