phil marriner
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Hi i left the church of windows and entered into linux. Free at last. Im using linux lite which does everything i used to do on windows and its free.Give it a try
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you are picking on me againIn the meantime, just enjoy the comedy of errors that some people post here about another Microsoft virus, incompatibility, or performance problem. I mention Linux, but it goes in one ear and out the other, and then they continue to whine more about their badly performing computers, and then pay for that operating system as well.
tim-from-pa you are picking on me again
You're a success!!!although I like to sometimes blame MS just to sound like a broken record and make Bill Gates a whipping boy.
although I like to sometimes blame MS just to sound like a broken record and make Bill Gates a whipping boy.
I thought he quit. Isn't Steve Ballmer your new whipping boy?
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Ballmar's also gone. It's that Indian guy now, forget his name. But Gates started it all, and they just continued the tradition.
Linux may be worth looking into, but how does it handle networking between computers, running programs like MS Office, photoshop, and some media programs?
The reason I am considering this is my computer has been crashing here and there lately, mostly just going to the blue screen where it does a memory dump, reboots, then everything is "fine."
If I can use Linux the same way I am using windows right now to connect to my laptop through my wireless router I may actually pull the trigger. I just want to be able to use the Microsoft Office files I have, specifically spreadsheets we use for our personal budget, and other things.
Saving my existing files will not be a problem, as I have three different physical drives in my computer tower. A SSD for the OS, and two HDD for files and stuff.Sounds like a "go" to me. Back up your personal files on a schtick and Linux can read them after an install. I use Ubuntu here, but I am hearing rave reviews about Linux MINT as one of the most user friendly Linux distro if coming from Windows. My son, who is working on his Masters toward computer science, recommends that. Once this computer crashes and I have another one, I will try that next, but so far I love this one too much as long as it's working fine like it is.
I only have limited experience with Ubuntu, and live CD disto Knoppix. There's so many flavors of Linux it's hard to choose.