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Polyglot27 · 05-09-2009, 03:50 PM

Here is my experience with Linux. Last summer my desktop running Windows XP suddenly refused to see out home network and stopped me from using the Internet altogether. Early this year I decided to put Ubuntu Intrepid Ibex on it as a dual boot system.
As soon as it booted into Linux it recognised the network and I could use my broadband connection again. A few weeks ago I bought a netbook because that was the only way to buy a computer with Windows XP. After all I have read about Vista from the press and heard from people using it around me, I had no wish to go near it.
Now, my conclusions: Yes, it is user friendly. Plus, it boots up really fast and I use it all the time now to do my cloud computing through Firefox and Google.
I still use XP because there are two pieces of software that I really like and which has no Linux equivalents yet. Free Commander for handling files and FastStone Viewer for digital photos. I used to use Irfan Viewer and XnView which are both very good.
By the way I am over 65 and not a computer expert. If you are wondering, I used an old laptop running Windows 98 to connect to the net until I installed Ubuntu on the desktop.

05-09-2009, 03:50 PM	#102
Polyglot27 Addict Posts: 231 Karma: 5588994 Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Paris, France Device: Cybook Gen3, Archos 80 G9, Sony PRS-650, Sony T1, Asus MemoPad.	Here is my experience with Linux. Last summer my desktop running Windows XP suddenly refused to see out home network and stopped me from using the Internet altogether. Early this year I decided to put Ubuntu Intrepid Ibex on it as a dual boot system. As soon as it booted into Linux it recognised the network and I could use my broadband connection again. A few weeks ago I bought a netbook because that was the only way to buy a computer with Windows XP. After all I have read about Vista from the press and heard from people using it around me, I had no wish to go near it. Now, my conclusions: Yes, it is user friendly. Plus, it boots up really fast and I use it all the time now to do my cloud computing through Firefox and Google. I still use XP because there are two pieces of software that I really like and which has no Linux equivalents yet. Free Commander for handling files and FastStone Viewer for digital photos. I used to use Irfan Viewer and XnView which are both very good. By the way I am over 65 and not a computer expert. If you are wondering, I used an old laptop running Windows 98 to connect to the net until I installed Ubuntu on the desktop.