Hey Mike, Ubuntu can do it all, but it may take some time to find the replacements.
Without getting into all the details....consider these options: 1) dual boot Windows and Ubuntu....this is how I started my Linux adventure 2) Try the live CD....can test things out without effecting your system 3) Virtualization.....using VirtualBox (now owned by Sun) for your Windows needs I made the switch over a year ago and can't say enough good things. There are issues as there are in Windows, but solving them is easier and the community is WAY more helpful. Office replacements (Open Office) and e-mail replacements (Thunderbird replaces Outlook Express and Evolution is a full-blown Outlook replacement) work very well. I've only seen one issue with an Open Office doc displaying oddly in MS Word, but tracking changes across Open Office and MS Word users has worked well. Ubuntu is also setup to behave like Windows in many ways....like all your usual shortcut keys work (CTRL+C for copy and so on). Anyways....there's some options...hope it works out for you Cheers - Bryan Stevenson B.Comm. VP & Director of E-Commerce Development Electric Edge Systems Group Inc. phone: 250.480.0642 fax: 250.480.1264 cell: 250.920.8830 e-mail: [email protected] web: www.electricedgesystems.com Notice: This message, including any attachments, is confidential and may contain information that is privileged or exempt from disclosure. It is intended only for the person to whom it is addressed unless expressly authorized otherwise by the sender. If you are not an authorized recipient, please notify the sender immediately and permanently destroy all copies of this message and attachments. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Want to reach the ColdFusion community with something they want? Let them know on the House of Fusion mailing lists Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-talk/message.cfm/messageid:323588 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-talk/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.4
