Why I've Moved From Vista To Ubuntu 7.10
Blog Comment I did install a couple of games and they worked a treat, but guess what - they were full screen and so don't use the GUI. Hey, I'm not sore about the hardware, I actually find a lot to like in WIndows XP, I'm not holding my breath for Leopard, and...
[October 22, 2007, 21:56]
Why I've Moved From Vista To Ubuntu 7.10
Blog Comment In the event you install some BS application that attempts to take over the registry and program files, at the very least you can log into another user account and they won't be affected. So with Vista Microsoft took a much larger effort towards...
[October 22, 2007, 13:32]
Why I've Moved From Vista To Ubuntu 7.10
Blog Ubuntu makes it supremely easy to install extra software packages. 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...
[October 21, 2007, 23:26]
ThinkPad X60 Rejuvenated!
Blog My poor old 512MB ThinkPad X60, which had a happy early life running Windows XP but then suffered a crippling attack of Windows Vista, has now been restored — almost — to productive use thanks to a timely install of Ubuntu 7.10 (a.k.a.
[October 30, 2007, 8:54]
Why I've Moved From Vista To Ubuntu 7.10
Blog Comment I am recommending Linux, specifically Ubuntu 7.10 to family and friends because we, the people that purchase new computers, should not have to pay so much money to have an operating system so advanced it.well you know the saying "so smart you are...
[October 22, 2007, 23:32]
Why I've Moved From Vista To Ubuntu 7.10
Blog Comment And yet, Linux Ubuntu was so easy to install and use that I still haven't encountered one question that I couldn't answer very quickly and easily. So, since I have been playing around with linux distros for a while but never really got the feeling...
[October 22, 2007, 3:25]
Why I've Moved From Vista To Ubuntu 7.10
Blog Comment I am now using Ubuntu 7.10 and will never go back to any Windows. I tried Ubuntu 7.04 and it was like a rocket. For the record, Ubuntu detected everything on my laptop and my scanner and digital camera and webcam all run fine too without any...
[October 23, 2007, 14:30]
Http://cdimage.ubuntu.com/releases/gutsy/release/ubuntu-7.10-dvd-i386.iso
Talkback http://cdimage.ubuntu.com/releases/gutsy/release/ubuntu-7.10-dvd-i386.iso Personally if I was setting up my company from scratch - I'd use Ubuntu, why would anyone on a tight budget risk installing/using pirated software, or spending £300-500 of...
[October 19, 2007, 19:05]
Why I've Moved From Vista To Ubuntu 7.10
Blog Comment There is probably one other thing, after vista has booted a few times it tries to get itself sorted, whenever you aren't using the cpu or ram you aren't using, its usually looking at it self, seeing what it can do to speed up, in fact after a...
[October 22, 2007, 14:41]
Why I've Moved From Vista To Ubuntu 7.10
Blog Comment My hardware purchase left me with an extra hard drive, so I decided to install the beta version of Ubuntu's Gutsy Gibbon on the second one. I did however get the games that were not running correctly under Vista to work fine under the WINE Windows...
[October 22, 2007, 23:27]
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. In Add / Remove Applications, in the Other section, there is a package...
[October 24, 2007, 17:05]
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, 10:25]
Vista Versus The Gutsy Gibbon - Ubuntu 7.10
Blog Comment I like Ubuntu A LOT, it's so easy to install and configure. On my computers at home I'm running XP on the desktop, Ubuntu 7.04 on the LAMP server and two laptops, one running OS X and one running Ubuntu 7.10.
[October 22, 2007, 17:02]
