As the regular readers of this blog might have noticed, I’m a free software type of person. On my own laptop I run Ubuntu Desktop 9.10 . I have a Server running Ubuntu Server 7.04 with a LAMP (Linux, Apache, MySQL, PHP) install and some other security software. I just love the way it works and the ease of configuration. The nice thing about Linux is, you get most applications for free and don’t need to purchase everything to try it. In most cases you just add the software, and if you like it, you use it, if you don’t, you remove it and try another.

This article is not aimed at the Linux user, but the Microsoft Windows user. The reason for this is, most Windows users get a certain basic package that will help them with lots of productivity issues they might have, but essentially Windows comes in a bare state. Most users will want to add some functionality to their Windows boxes and for this I feel there is loads of good, even great free software to use. I’ll give you some examples of web sites you can visit to help you find the software you might be looking for. I will also cover some of the software that I see my clients need from time to time to make their life just that little bit easier.
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Long time since I’ve writen a article on this blog, sorry for the long wait. I’ve been so busy with work that I haven’t had a lot of time for a new article.

Anyway let me start by telling you about the latest and greatest Ubuntu yet. Ubuntu 9.10 has some nice improvements which I think will convert some more people from other operating systems. Changes include faster startup times, cloud computing to name but a few features.
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I installed Ubuntu 8.04 on my laptop computer last week Friday. I had been running Win XP Pro SP2 and Ubuntu 7.04 in dual boot. The reason I had both Linux and Windows on this system is because I have clients that require online support via VNC (Virtual Network Connection). I thought I might as well start this new year with a new outlook on life and further improve my Linux skills, more to the point my Ubuntu skills. I thought the best way was to rid my laptop of Windows XP and run Ubuntu only. Don’t misunderstand me here, I do like Windows XP very much but, I feel it’s at that stage of it’s life where people need to start looking at alternative options.
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The license I’m talking about here is the license needed for some operating systems (OS) such as Windows XP, Windows Vista or a MAC OS.

If you have been working on one of these OS’s for a long time it will probably not make sense to you to move to another OS. Unless your willing to learn new things and have a basic understanding of what you’re doing on a computer.

I’d like to suggest that people only starting out with a computer and don’t have any working experience should give Linux a try (a fully installed and configured Linux computer off course). There’s lots of different distributions of this very popular Open Source OS. All you have to do is search for Linux Distro’s in Google, and find the one you like most.
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