You might want to consider kubuntu as well... http://www.kubuntu.org
I really haven't used a Windows box for a desktop environment in over2 years. Between kubuntu (I use Wine on kubuntu so really no need for Windows) and OS X I'm pretty much covered. I use Citrix Sessions for most Windows apps I need. KDE offers alot of advantages over the deafult Gnome desktop manager that Ubuntu uses. You'll find alot more software that is compatible to KDE than gnome. Why cant you use linux? If you need a Dreamweaver type of proggie you can use nvu or eclipse Itunes is equivalent to amorak (sort of) but there are proggies closer to itunes out there on Linux There are several vpn clients out there as well. Anyways, I havent had a Windows Desktop running in over 2 years but I work mainly in a Unix type (Linux and Solrais) environments. In all honesty I dont miss it one bit. Thanks, Michael On Feb 12, 2006, at 5:33 PM, Zaphod Beeblebrox wrote: > My hard drive on the temporary replacement laptop that my company gave > me went south. So in order to still use it for something I downloaded > the Ubuntu Live CD. This thing is amazing. I booted it up and it > recognized every single piece of hardware, including the wireless card > and usb hard drive. > > I really wish that you could use linux as a real alternative. > Unfortunately, there seems to be so many non-linux programs out there. > DW, my VPN, video editing, iTunes, etc. don't seem to be supported. > > It really is refreshing though to be able to boot an entire operating > system off of a single CD and it just works! Oh, and I didn't have to > input any freakishly long serial number in order to use it :) > > > -- > "aeteti yeah, do you seeyea, ooohohohn neh I don wanta seh, yeh nah, I > don wanna seh", Pearl Jam, "Yellow Ledbetter" > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:5:196821 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:5 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.5 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
