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Triple Boot Ubuntu/Vista/XP - No Go So Far
Blog One of the more amusing permutations was when I first installed Vista, then copied XP into the next partition, and finally installed Ubuntu into the third partition. Ubuntu (Grub) correctly saw that there were two bootable Windows partitions on the...
[June 17, 2008, 15:16]
Why I've Moved From Vista To Ubuntu 7.10
Blog Comment Ubuntu also runs faster, looks nicer than the new Vista Aero desktop, and uses FAR fewer resources. I did however get the games that were not running correctly under Vista to work fine under the WINE Windows Emulator included with Ubuntu!
[October 22, 2007, 23:27]
More Pleasant Surprises With Ubuntu
Blog If all of that works, I'll keep Ubuntu on that one, and swap the S2110 back to the Windows XP Pro disk.jw 3/6/2008 As I continue to test and work with Ubuntu, I have come across a few more very pleasant surprises:
[June 3, 2008, 11:01]
Rupert Goodwins' Diary
Blog There is one product that's worse than XP — and it's not Ubuntu, which does have its faults. Ubuntu is famed for its addiction to sudo, which is its attempt to get around the privileges paradox. No, the real stinker is Vista, a recent beta of which...
[September 1, 2006, 20:30]
Gartner: Ignore Vista Until 2008
Talkback Currently I'm trying (and liking) the Debian-based (K)Ubuntu (free of charge, tons of software. See http://www.ubuntu.com/). I think that Vista will be to XP what ME was to 98SE: more eyecandy while functionality is not much increased (DRM anyone?
[November 12, 2005, 8:23]
Vista Versus The Gutsy Gibbon - Ubuntu 7.10
Blog Of those seven, three run XP, one runs Ubuntu 6.06, two are now on Ubuntu 7.10, and one is Vista. Then how come I'm so much more at home with Ubuntu than Vista? There, the computer has two partitions, and for historical reasons the ubuntu system...
[October 22, 2007, 1:43]
Ubuntu On Fujitsu Lifebook S6510
Blog If that works, I could even consider setting up the S6510 with three partitions, for Ubuntu, XP and Vista, so that I can go back and try Vista again from time to time, to see if the latest updates have improved that situation.
[June 5, 2008, 9:16]
Vista - Still Running And Stable After Six Weeks
Blog This blog entry is being written on Ubuntu, by the way.jw 21/9/2008 Six weeks ago, when I wrote Renewed Adventures with Vista, I wondered if Microsoft had finally managed to fix it sufficiently that I wouldn't be forced to give up on it after a...
[September 21, 2008, 8:18]
Why I've Moved From Vista To Ubuntu 7.10
Blog Comment So, since I have been playing around with linux distros for a while but never really got the feeling that they would convince me to switch and never look back, I took my laptop to the test and installed ubuntu 7.04 (feisty fawn).
[October 22, 2007, 3:25]
OpenSUSE 11.0 First Impressions
Blog As I told my brother (who is still using XP, and has sworn not to touch Vista until Hell freezes over), in many cases the average user who is accustomed to Windows XP would have no more trouble changing to Linux (openSUSE or Ubuntu) than they...
[June 20, 2008, 12:45]
Vista Versus The Gutsy Gibbon - Ubuntu 7.10
Blog Comment Startup time of Vista, fresh start or from "Hibernation" is VERY fast (way faster than any (regular) Linux distribution, and I always know the latest Ubuntu and OpenSuSE releases). I decided to get it with Vista and not XP because I wanted to get...
[October 24, 2007, 6:45]
Good Reason Not To Use Vista
Talkback I tend to use Ubuntu a lot for development and like having a dual boot config on my machine. I used Vista for about 5 days before it drove me to distraction and I installed XP. This is just another good reason to ditch this load of rubbish.
[March 25, 2008, 19:36]
XP Service Pack 3 Delayed
Talkback Currently Ubuntu 6.06 LTS. Microsoft just doesn't support thier "end users" anymore.just because thier new Vista "Wonder O.S.is ready to roll.why should they care about home or small bussiness users that have XP home or Pro.or even 2003 server!
[October 23, 2006, 21:24]
Maybe Vista Really Is Getting Better
Blog Performance is still not as good as Ubuntu or Mandriva on the same laptop, but even that still seems better than before. I am still primarily using Linux, and only run Windows during my morning and evening commute, but I will at least continue to...
[August 8, 2008, 7:51]
I Will Blog, Despite Vista's Best Efforts
Blog Until Microsoft truly gets that, I'll be sticking Ubuntu - or XP as a backup if I really need to run Windows. I could easily reboot into Ubuntu, and in fact was abot to so so, but something occurred to me.
[March 20, 2008, 20:56]
Vista 'really Good, Really' Says MS. 'Like We Care?' Says World
Blog Comment Perhaps I'll nab the next big-welly review box that comes through that's got Vista on, and give it a good thrashing for a while in daily use: I've spent most of my time this year on Ubuntu, which certainly has its own annoyances but has been...
[July 9, 2008, 14:58]
Vista Versus The Gutsy Gibbon - Ubuntu 7.10
Blog Comment I have to agree - I've been really enjoying Ubuntu since i moved over. It can be annoying to uninstall stuff from Ubuntu. It's a bit slower than XP (noticeably, but not irritatingly) at times, but given that my machine won't touch Vista, but is...
[October 24, 2007, 4:46]
Microsoft's Pre-modern Message Puts A New Face On Vista
Blog Comment I would rather see people make the switch to Ubuntu or another Distro, But until mainstream software becomes more available for it i don't see the regular user adopting them.for the record i only use Vista Enterprise on my machines from a clean...
[July 25, 2008, 10:11]
Wireless Networking - Linksys WRT350N And Intel 4965AGN
Blog But now I have found that it will also not connect when I am running Ubuntu, Mandriva or Fedora Linux. The latest Intel drivers are loaded on both XP and Vista When I am running Windows Vista Business, it won't connect.
[November 12, 2008, 7:35]
Can Linux Replace Windows - Maybe!
Blog In fact as I said to my brother yesterday evening, a typical Windows XP user could probably switch to Ubuntu or Mandriva Linux more easily today than they can switch to Vista. I loaded Ubuntu Linux on my test laptop a couple of weeks ago more or...
[July 18, 2008, 14:58]
