On 03/07/13 05:33, tbarbour2001 wrote:
>
> After more than 20 years of growing antipathy toward Microsoft, I am
> ready to bail!
>
> I have a Dell laptop with XP that's growing long in the tooth, which I
> have been relatively happy with for ten years or so, and a one-year
> old cheap desktop with Win 7, which I do not like, as MS had removed
> many of the useful features I liked in XP. They don't play well
> together on the same WiFi network.
>
> I've used Win 8, and I would not spend a dime to upgrade to it from
> anything!
>
> I see two choices: buy MacIntosh or convert both current machines to
> Linux.
>
> I do consider myself computer-literate, but I'm afraid I may be
> suffering from too much Microsoftening of the head.
>
> My Linux plan would be to first convert the desktop, but keep all my
> current work on the laptop, then when comfortable, put all mu current
> work on the desktop, and finally, convert the laptop.
>
> I'd appreciate any advice, especially from those who have made the
> conversion.
>
> Thanks to all,
>
> Tom Barbour
>
>
If your Hd is large enough - or you can install a larger HD - I'd
recommend dual-booting.
Microsoft does indeed have many faults but so too do the many Linux
distros.The relative faults of each depend on your hardware, the
applications you use, and your style of working.
I long ago realized that for myself dual-booting offered as far as
possible the best of both world.
unclerichaard
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