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An Update on the Wife’s Computer – Ubuntu Does it Again

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Web Webster
Web Webster
Oct 24, 2008

“Don’t get me wrong: I’m not averse to fiddling in the name of
free (as in both beer and speech), but when it comes down to it, I
just want something that satisfies as many requirements as possible
out of the box.

“It’s one thing to fiddle with a computer at home; it’s quite
another to fiddle with 30 computers in a lab. I briefly flirted
with the idea of just giving her Vista Business (an upgrade to Home
Premium, at least), but then I couldn’t resist pulling out the
Ubuntu CD I had used for my oldest son’s computer last night.”

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Web Webster

Web Webster

Web Webster has more than 20 years of writing and editorial experience in the tech sector. He’s written and edited news, demand generation, user-focused, and thought leadership content for business software solutions, consumer tech, and Linux Today, he edits and writes for a portfolio of tech industry news and analysis websites including webopedia.com, and DatabaseJournal.com.

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