Post by Rebel on Aug 27, 2009 14:03:03 GMT -5
I know that most of use even almost all of us, use a windows based PC. Windows has a few really good features, like any software you see will run on it, except of course most software that is published by Apple. But with the convenience of having a system that runs on what over 90% of
all computers are running on come the attacks by hackers and evil people that make viruses.
I personally have had a few viruses pop up over the years, also comes the frustration that I have when MS decides to come out with a new operating system and that new system does not run a lot of the old software you have come to rely on. I get mad when I have to go out and buy a bunch of new software because the new windows does not like my old software.
The last time MS came out with the new system , you know, Vista, none of my software would install on it. I got really ticked off when none of my software would run on Vista.
Solution, Dump M.S., wish I could completely. Unfortunately it just isn't a possibility, some of my programs are just better on Windows. I have though found a solution for about 80% - 90% of my computing needs. Linux.
Why Linux, well it is free first of all, as are all the programs I use on it. Next this once very computer geeky operating system is now pretty darn user friendly. Most if not all versions of Linux will install in about 30 minutes, with very little need for babysitting it, just tell it what keyboard you are using and your time zone and you are about done with the user input on an install. Oh and another unique thing is that most of these will run right off the CD, no absolute need to install.
What version is the best, well you have fans of every "distro" out there that say theirs is the best. The most popular one is probably Ubuntu. I admit that Ubuntu was the first distro I got to function very well on my computer, and I do like it. Another on is Debian, I run a version of that on my netbook. I web page called distrowatch, has a running popularity list. My favorite has dropped off that list. The problem as I see it with the "List" is that to be ranked high on it, you have to keep putting out new versions so that traffic is directed towards your web page.
Some things that are interesting about Linux is that you can install your operating system on a thumb drive and take it with you, when you get to a place that has a computer you will be using you can boot up to that thumb drive and have a lot of your programs and your files with you to use. Several distros are made to fit on a business card sized CD so you can just pop that into a cd drive and run it, problem with those is that you obviously can not save files to it, but you could email yourself an updated file. Another good thing about Linux is that the risk of infection by virus is very low, there just are not enough Linux users out there to attract attention of virus builders.
Well, here is my prefered Linux distro if anybody wants to check it out.
www.granularproject.org/
all computers are running on come the attacks by hackers and evil people that make viruses.
I personally have had a few viruses pop up over the years, also comes the frustration that I have when MS decides to come out with a new operating system and that new system does not run a lot of the old software you have come to rely on. I get mad when I have to go out and buy a bunch of new software because the new windows does not like my old software.
The last time MS came out with the new system , you know, Vista, none of my software would install on it. I got really ticked off when none of my software would run on Vista.
Solution, Dump M.S., wish I could completely. Unfortunately it just isn't a possibility, some of my programs are just better on Windows. I have though found a solution for about 80% - 90% of my computing needs. Linux.
Why Linux, well it is free first of all, as are all the programs I use on it. Next this once very computer geeky operating system is now pretty darn user friendly. Most if not all versions of Linux will install in about 30 minutes, with very little need for babysitting it, just tell it what keyboard you are using and your time zone and you are about done with the user input on an install. Oh and another unique thing is that most of these will run right off the CD, no absolute need to install.
What version is the best, well you have fans of every "distro" out there that say theirs is the best. The most popular one is probably Ubuntu. I admit that Ubuntu was the first distro I got to function very well on my computer, and I do like it. Another on is Debian, I run a version of that on my netbook. I web page called distrowatch, has a running popularity list. My favorite has dropped off that list. The problem as I see it with the "List" is that to be ranked high on it, you have to keep putting out new versions so that traffic is directed towards your web page.
Some things that are interesting about Linux is that you can install your operating system on a thumb drive and take it with you, when you get to a place that has a computer you will be using you can boot up to that thumb drive and have a lot of your programs and your files with you to use. Several distros are made to fit on a business card sized CD so you can just pop that into a cd drive and run it, problem with those is that you obviously can not save files to it, but you could email yourself an updated file. Another good thing about Linux is that the risk of infection by virus is very low, there just are not enough Linux users out there to attract attention of virus builders.
Well, here is my prefered Linux distro if anybody wants to check it out.
www.granularproject.org/