Test Driving Ubuntu Linux - Part 3

Continued from Test Driving Ubuntu Linux - Part 2.

Back to laptop #1
Still unable to get the external monitor to be recognized by the system. There appears to be a variety of open questions on this topic.

Update 02/04/2012: A possible solution to the external monitor problem has been posted on the Ubuntu Forums.

Attempted to use the instructions from Part 2 to download Adobe Flash. I first tried the 'sudo apt-get' command, which did not work. The Install button did work and I could watch YouTube after that point. However, no Pandora.

Searched around for this page: https://help.ubuntu.com/community/RestrictedFormats, which has a 'click here' link to open 'Ubuntu Software Center' for 'Ubuntu restricted extras'. It's worth a try. After the install, I can still watch YouTube videos. Also, now Pandora does not complain about not having Adobe Flash and lets me sign in. However it does not play any music. More to research here.