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Vista Vs Ubuntu: This Time, It's Virtual
Blog I've been meaning to try VirtualBox, the free x86 virtualisation product from InnoTek, and a comment to my previous Vista/Ubuntu post has pushed me into it. Of course, I can't just put a Windows OS on my Ubuntu machinery - don't have an unused...
[October 23, 2007, 14:20]
Vista Versus The Gutsy Gibbon - Ubuntu 7.10
Blog Comment I agree on all of the above, Vista is very sluggish, especially on start-up when compared to Ubuntu. Wonderful article. I think the problem really lies in all the extra junk Microsoft is trying to shove down your throat while trying to make you...
[October 22, 2007, 18:02]
Why I've Moved From Vista To Ubuntu 7.10
Blog No more, for two reasons: Vista, and Ubuntu 7.10 (ala Gutsy Gibbon). Ubuntu is fast, and is like a fresh breeze blowing through after my weeks of gazing at Vista, waiting for something to happen. Funnily enough my colleague Rupert Goodwins...
[October 21, 2007, 23:26]
Why I've Moved From Vista To Ubuntu 7.10
Blog Comment It is not necessary to make up BS about Vista just to make Ubuntu look good. Ubuntu has real merits. Overall, the system is a pleasure to use, and this takes absolutely NOTHING away from the goodness of Ubuntu and Mac OS X.
[October 24, 2007, 17:24]
Vista Versus The Gutsy Gibbon - Ubuntu 7.10
Blog Comment And of course, Ctr+Alt+D does the same in ubuntu.o) It works in Vista and XP, and there's no need to Win+Shift+D to bring your windows back (like Win+Shift+U)! Why not use Win+D? Win+D - Show Desktop!
[October 24, 2007, 1:58]
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? My Ubuntu boxes, I love. There, the computer has two partitions, and for historical...
[October 22, 2007, 1:43]
Vista Versus The Gutsy Gibbon - Ubuntu 7.10
Blog Comment Bring up the Adept Manager in Ubuntu. Microsoft's now promoting Vista with a campaign called "100 reasons why everyone's so speechless". Running Vista is like being in a candy store that only sells black liquorice (I _hate_ black liquorice) at...
[October 22, 2007, 17:59]
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]
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). That said, I'm quite happy with Vista!
[October 24, 2007, 9:10]
Vista Versus The Gutsy Gibbon - Ubuntu 7.10
Blog Comment Well, in the true Linux spirit of being helpful to other Linux users, I would recommend that you install Automatix as soon as you have finished installing your (K)ubuntu distro. I am so scared of Windows these days, that I would not even consider...
[October 24, 2007, 10:33]
Vista Versus The Gutsy Gibbon - Ubuntu 7.10
Blog Comment Before you do that (Automatix has been known to cause serious stability issues that people then go on to blame on Ubuntu), try one of the new features in Gutsy:" Ubuntu isn't perfect - in some areas, it's still lagging behind XP.
[October 25, 2007, 9:28]
Vista Versus The Gutsy Gibbon - Ubuntu 7.10
Blog Comment I wouldn't go near Vista but I do have a RHEL server in the basement that never needs touching from one month to the next - a quick VNC or ssh occasionally is all it takes -- and I've got Ubuntu in a VM on my desktop, and in a second partition on...
[October 25, 2007, 9:24]
Vista Versus The Gutsy Gibbon - Ubuntu 7.10
Blog Comment Well, in the true Linux spirit of being helpful to other Linux users, I would recommend that you install Automatix as soon as you have finished installing your (K)ubuntu distro. Before you do that (Automatix has been known to cause serious...
[October 24, 2007, 17:05]
Vista Vs Ubuntu: This Time, It's Virtual
Blog Comment Actually my Gutsy Gibbon is strutting its stuff (very effectively) on a VMWare VM on top of Vista rather than XP. I have another XP machine running as a GoToMyPC session in another window. Got to fill up that 30in.screen somehow you know.
[October 23, 2007, 23:00]
Vista Versus The Gutsy Gibbon - Ubuntu 7.10
Blog Comment Gibbon every time Vista is extremely slow, even on computers apparently designed for it. When I've tried it on computers not designed for Vista it seems to spend its time telling me how bad my hardware is.
[October 22, 2007, 21:00]
Vista Versus The Gutsy Gibbon - Ubuntu 7.10
Blog Comment Microsoft's now promoting Vista with a campaign called "100 reasons why everyone's so speechless". I'm not sure whether that's because they're awestruck or mute with frustration. Here's the link if anyone wants to take a look: http://www.microsoft...
[October 22, 2007, 14:57]
Vista Versus The Gutsy Gibbon - Ubuntu 7.10
Blog Comment I won't defend Vista, but on a Sony laptop? RE: the Vista shutdown lameness, there's a whole story on that: http://moishelettvin.blogspot.com/2006/11/windows-shutdown-crapfest.html cmon.it would probably run better on your old Compaq.
[October 24, 2007, 0:25]
Vista Versus The Gutsy Gibbon - Ubuntu 7.10
Blog Comment Strangely, no one has pointed out that there is one important UI area where Vista is far and away more advanced and capable than either XP, Linux, or even Mac OS: the tablet PC platform. Vista is the only OS for PC's (including Macs) that has...
[October 24, 2007, 9:10]
Vista Versus The Gutsy Gibbon - Ubuntu 7.10
Blog Comment I have been testing Vista and various Linux distributions on my 6 PCs/laptops. Here are my experiences.http://blogs.ittoolbox.com/eai/madgreek/archives/dumping-vista-a-divorce-with-a-happy-ending-19844 http://blogs.ittoolbox.com/eai/madgreek...
[October 24, 2007, 18:05]
Vista Versus The Gutsy Gibbon - Ubuntu 7.10
Blog Comment Vista is horrible. I recently bought a beautiful new Dell laptop - the XPS M1330 with all the bells and whistles - running Vista (XP was not offered as an option). I'm not a professional techie but I'm comfortable and reasonably knowledgeable about...
[October 24, 2007, 17:41]
