Several months ago, I was so fed up with the Windows OS that I told a geek friend of a friend of mine (I'm not a geek, and I don't have geek friends) that my current IBM Thinkpad R32 laptop would be my last Windows machine. "Next time I buy a computer, it will definitely be a Mac," I said. The geek told me that if he ever thought of moving from Windows, then he is going to go with Linux.
At that time, I had already read a lot about Linux and the open source movement, and I really liked the idea and the concept behind them, but I was convinced that these stuff are for geeks only. I mean, I may be a tech-savvy boy and everything, but I'm so far of being a computer geek that knows all about all. I was not satisfied with Windows, but I was trying to put up with it until I get a fortune to buy a Mac.
However, I don't think I can take it anymore. Enough is enough. I have been thinking about it for sometime, and I have finally come to make a radical decision: I am moving to Linux. The first step is to list the applications that I use frequently, and check if they provide a version for Linux, or if there is available alternatives. So, let's see.
Most of the applications I use are either compatible with Linux, or there are good alternatives for them. But I'm still looking for a good media player to play music and movies, a light graphics editor (I know there is GIMP, but it is usually compared to Photoshop. I use Paint Shop Pro, which is light, easy-to-use, and has some nice advanced features, and that makes it perfect for my basic needs), and a good application for writing CDs (I currently use Nero). If you know any good apps for these tasks, please let me know by leaving a comment here, or by email: saudijeans at gmail dot com.
The decision of Serdal to move to Linux has encouraged me to take this step, and I think I'm going to use Linux Ubuntu. I would like to hear any advice or suggestions you have on this topic. Thank you. # »
At that time, I had already read a lot about Linux and the open source movement, and I really liked the idea and the concept behind them, but I was convinced that these stuff are for geeks only. I mean, I may be a tech-savvy boy and everything, but I'm so far of being a computer geek that knows all about all. I was not satisfied with Windows, but I was trying to put up with it until I get a fortune to buy a Mac.
However, I don't think I can take it anymore. Enough is enough. I have been thinking about it for sometime, and I have finally come to make a radical decision: I am moving to Linux. The first step is to list the applications that I use frequently, and check if they provide a version for Linux, or if there is available alternatives. So, let's see.
Most of the applications I use are either compatible with Linux, or there are good alternatives for them. But I'm still looking for a good media player to play music and movies, a light graphics editor (I know there is GIMP, but it is usually compared to Photoshop. I use Paint Shop Pro, which is light, easy-to-use, and has some nice advanced features, and that makes it perfect for my basic needs), and a good application for writing CDs (I currently use Nero). If you know any good apps for these tasks, please let me know by leaving a comment here, or by email: saudijeans at gmail dot com.
The decision of Serdal to move to Linux has encouraged me to take this step, and I think I'm going to use Linux Ubuntu. I would like to hear any advice or suggestions you have on this topic. Thank you. # »
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