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:NewsForge: My Desktop OS: Ubuntu
NewsForge: My Desktop OS: Ubuntu
Feb 1, 2006, 13 :00 UTC (1 Talkback[s]) (8005 reads)

(Other stories by Donald Emmack)

"A few months ago I selected Ubuntu 5.10 (Breezy Badger) as the new operating system on the Acer TravelMate T290LMI notebook I use at home and for work. In past years I tried other Linux distributions and always returned to Windows. Now I'm sticking with Ubuntu, but I haven't been able to give up Windows altogether yet.

"I began thinking about switching to Linux when I looked into buying the latest releases of software for my new business. Most of the applications I use are for word processing, spreadsheets, and the Internet, but the cost to upgrade my old version of Microsoft Office was beyond my budget for software. I also have a copy of Quickbooks 99, but Intuit no longer supports this version for payroll or updates..."

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