From Vista to Linux (It was a lot easier than I thought)

Feb 25, 2009, 14:34 (0 Talkback[s])

"Usually this amounted to "but what would I do without [insert app here]." For the most part I use my computers for web development as well as a little software development as well as networking with friends and colleagues. I don't play games and I don't have to work with many proprietary applications so the idea that I couldn't replace the apps I use with those available on Linux was a little less founded.

"Well, last week I decided enough was enough. I was tired of the 7 and a 1/2 minute boot-up. I was tired of the random waiting after clicking on anything in nearly any program. I was generally tired of all the little nuances we take for granted in Windows. It was time to switch."

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