Comments on: Ubuntu: Who Needs Vista? http://www.internetmarketingfool.com/2007/04/09/ubuntu-who-needs-vista/ Wed, 19 Nov 2008 03:59:06 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.3 By: aao http://www.internetmarketingfool.com/2007/04/09/ubuntu-who-needs-vista/#comment-26090 aao Wed, 09 Jul 2008 00:30:07 +0000 http://www.internetmarketingfool.com/2007/04/09/ubuntu-who-needs-vista/#comment-26090 what a load of .... May be for somebody who only uses MS Word the switch is easy. I just install Ubuntu and list of problems keeps increasing, last time I was forced to solve similar problems it was 1993 and Windows 3.1. First it did not recognize my SyncMster N 920 and my Matrox 550 video card - both pretty much main stream, not new hardware. As a result I am running 800x600 resolution which pretty much cuts off all the setup dialogs (great system that does not allow resizing of huge dialogs) . Samba configuration is another nightmare – no luck accessing my linux directory from my windows box – to be fair I found couple of advises on how to do that - something like “sudo go find some obscure file in /etc or /usr, add unreadable line to it and it will work if you do not forget chmod “ - it is so easy I want to cry. Then vpnc and kvpn - no luck making it work with super standard CISCO router. So now I scanning all WWW to find some advise on how to configure my system and guess what except for some useless tutorials no help whatsoever. There are great many discussion groups where people from what I can tell exchange http links to tutorial and “sudo ...” advices with each other. At least in terms of marketing Linux movement bypassed Microsoft long time ago - just look at this article. Yeah I wonder who needs windows.... what a load of …. May be for somebody who only uses MS Word the switch is easy. I just install Ubuntu and list of problems keeps increasing, last time I was forced to solve similar problems it was 1993 and Windows 3.1. First it did not recognize my SyncMster N 920 and my Matrox 550 video card - both pretty much main stream, not new hardware. As a result I am running 800×600 resolution which pretty much cuts off all the setup dialogs (great system that does not allow resizing of huge dialogs) . Samba configuration is another nightmare – no luck accessing my linux directory from my windows box – to be fair I found couple of advises on how to do that - something like “sudo go find some obscure file in /etc or /usr, add unreadable line to it and it will work if you do not forget chmod “ - it is so easy I want to cry. Then vpnc and kvpn - no luck making it work with super standard CISCO router. So now I scanning all WWW to find some advise on how to configure my system and guess what except for some useless tutorials no help whatsoever. There are great many discussion groups where people from what I can tell exchange http links to tutorial and “sudo …” advices with each other. At least in terms of marketing Linux movement bypassed Microsoft long time ago - just look at this article. Yeah I wonder who needs windows….

]]> By: Will http://www.internetmarketingfool.com/2007/04/09/ubuntu-who-needs-vista/#comment-25401 Will Mon, 07 Apr 2008 15:48:01 +0000 http://www.internetmarketingfool.com/2007/04/09/ubuntu-who-needs-vista/#comment-25401 Dan, I'm still in a similar position in that there are some Windows apps that I require access to. I'm sure I could do more to find ways to fulfill these requirements, but having the time to spend investigating isn't always easy to find. Dan,

I’m still in a similar position in that there are some Windows apps that I require access to. I’m sure I could do more to find ways to fulfill these requirements, but having the time to spend investigating isn’t always easy to find.

]]> By: Dan http://www.internetmarketingfool.com/2007/04/09/ubuntu-who-needs-vista/#comment-25262 Dan Thu, 27 Mar 2008 01:22:53 +0000 http://www.internetmarketingfool.com/2007/04/09/ubuntu-who-needs-vista/#comment-25262 I enjoy ubuntu although I still can't make a 100% switch since I have some business software that works only with windows. I have tried winehq but it's hard to get the .netframework and the software to work together. I also have a small gametap addiction. :) It does not work at all on the linux platform and that would be a plus. So for now I'll stick with xp and unbuntu on my harddrive and wait until new linux software comes out for the programs I need to use. BUT if I could make everything work in linux, it would be linux forever for me. I enjoy ubuntu although I still can’t make a 100% switch since I have some business software that works only with windows. I have tried winehq but it’s hard to get the .netframework and the software to work together.

I also have a small gametap addiction. :) It does not work at all on the linux platform and that would be a plus.

So for now I’ll stick with xp and unbuntu on my harddrive and wait until new linux software comes out for the programs I need to use.

BUT if I could make everything work in linux, it would be linux forever for me.

]]> By: Will http://www.internetmarketingfool.com/2007/04/09/ubuntu-who-needs-vista/#comment-24395 Will Tue, 05 Feb 2008 02:03:00 +0000 http://www.internetmarketingfool.com/2007/04/09/ubuntu-who-needs-vista/#comment-24395 Frank: I did have a go at installing Red Hat way, way back and gave up very early on. Compared to all of the other flavours of Linux I tried, Ubuntu was like a breath of fresh air! That said, I'm currently enjoying Xandros although I didn't have to install it as it came pre-installed on my Asus Eee PC ;) Frank: I did have a go at installing Red Hat way, way back and gave up very early on.

Compared to all of the other flavours of Linux I tried, Ubuntu was like a breath of fresh air!

That said, I’m currently enjoying Xandros although I didn’t have to install it as it came pre-installed on my Asus Eee PC ;)

]]> By: Frank http://www.internetmarketingfool.com/2007/04/09/ubuntu-who-needs-vista/#comment-24319 Frank Fri, 01 Feb 2008 17:28:06 +0000 http://www.internetmarketingfool.com/2007/04/09/ubuntu-who-needs-vista/#comment-24319 I installed Fedora Core 8 along side windows and I am now regretting that decision. Many people recommended fedora and I simply could not get it to work. It disabled windows and on top of that I cannot could not get Fedora to run properly. Enter Ubuntu. I overwrote the previous fedora install and installed Ubuntu, it worked right off the bat. Unfortunately it seems fedora did a number to windows as I cannot get it to start normally. After I installed Ubuntu I can now at least start windows in safe mode. I am working on getting windows to start normally along side linux. I wish I had installed Ubuntu from the start, Would have avoided this problem. Ubuntu seems more beginner friendly than Fedora. I installed Fedora Core 8 along side windows and I am now regretting that decision. Many people recommended fedora and I simply could not get it to work. It disabled windows and on top of that I cannot could not get Fedora to run properly. Enter Ubuntu. I overwrote the previous fedora install and installed Ubuntu, it worked right off the bat. Unfortunately it seems fedora did a number to windows as I cannot get it to start normally. After I installed Ubuntu I can now at least start windows in safe mode. I am working on getting windows to start normally along side linux.

I wish I had installed Ubuntu from the start, Would have avoided this problem. Ubuntu seems more beginner friendly than Fedora.

]]> By: Ubuntu for the office: Who needs Vista? « LanVox Systems http://www.internetmarketingfool.com/2007/04/09/ubuntu-who-needs-vista/#comment-16609 Ubuntu for the office: Who needs Vista? « LanVox Systems Fri, 19 Oct 2007 08:29:28 +0000 http://www.internetmarketingfool.com/2007/04/09/ubuntu-who-needs-vista/#comment-16609 [...] out Ubuntu Linux. I do not have to detail all the pros and cons between them. You can visit this blog for more information or a comparative review by InformationWeek to the more technically inclined [...] [...] out Ubuntu Linux. I do not have to detail all the pros and cons between them. You can visit this blog for more information or a comparative review by InformationWeek to the more technically inclined [...]

]]> By: Ubuntu Almost Broke My Blog at Internet Marketing Fool http://www.internetmarketingfool.com/2007/04/09/ubuntu-who-needs-vista/#comment-7115 Ubuntu Almost Broke My Blog at Internet Marketing Fool Sun, 06 May 2007 23:08:55 +0000 http://www.internetmarketingfool.com/2007/04/09/ubuntu-who-needs-vista/#comment-7115 [...] the 9th April 2007, I wrote a piece about choosing Ubuntu over Microsoft Vista as a consumer operating system and it was referenced by a number of very popular Linux websites. [...] [...] the 9th April 2007, I wrote a piece about choosing Ubuntu over Microsoft Vista as a consumer operating system and it was referenced by a number of very popular Linux websites. [...]

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]]> By: Jodas http://www.internetmarketingfool.com/2007/04/09/ubuntu-who-needs-vista/#comment-6499 Jodas Wed, 18 Apr 2007 00:02:32 +0000 http://www.internetmarketingfool.com/2007/04/09/ubuntu-who-needs-vista/#comment-6499 I have used Linux for a while now and sometimes it is hard to understand. There are some tutorials out there that do not make alot of sense, but usually one of my online friends helps me out. So linux ranks higher in my honest opinion. No viruses or anything like that is the selling point for me. I would like to know how to get Beryl working though. I have a ATI Radeon 200M graphics card as well, but for some reason that cube thing does not work. Oh well, I have windows for one reason, 3DS Max. Other than that screw it. I have Edubuntu as well, which is good and I can unistall the games whenever I like. I cannot wait for Linux to get more driver support. I have Feist now, which is working good. I have used Linux for a while now and sometimes it is hard to understand. There are some tutorials out there that do not make alot of sense, but usually one of my online friends helps me out. So linux ranks higher in my honest opinion. No viruses or anything like that is the selling point for me. I would like to know how to get Beryl working though. I have a ATI Radeon 200M graphics card as well, but for some reason that cube thing does not work. Oh well, I have windows for one reason, 3DS Max. Other than that screw it. I have Edubuntu as well, which is good and I can unistall the games whenever I like. I cannot wait for Linux to get more driver support. I have Feist now, which is working good.

]]> By: FreeSoftNews » Blog Archive » Ubuntu Weekly News: Issue #36 http://www.internetmarketingfool.com/2007/04/09/ubuntu-who-needs-vista/#comment-6481 FreeSoftNews » Blog Archive » Ubuntu Weekly News: Issue #36 Mon, 16 Apr 2007 16:35:49 +0000 http://www.internetmarketingfool.com/2007/04/09/ubuntu-who-needs-vista/#comment-6481 [...] Will Lee, at Internet Marketing Fool, talks about trying out Ubuntu when realizing the cost of upgrading to Vista. He covers the ease of trying out a Live CD, installing and upgrading software, and hardware compatibility. Read more: http://www.internetmarketingfool.com/2007/04/09/ubuntu-who-needs-vista/ [...] [...] Will Lee, at Internet Marketing Fool, talks about trying out Ubuntu when realizing the cost of upgrading to Vista. He covers the ease of trying out a Live CD, installing and upgrading software, and hardware compatibility. Read more: http://www.internetmarketingfool.com/2007/04/09/ubuntu-who-needs-vista/ [...]

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