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Linux or Windows XP
Kinda depends on how technical you are and which applications you'll be using. At home I use both Ubuntu Linux and Windows XP. I use some applications that don't run under Windows and I use some applications that don't run under Linux.
If you need any Windows applications, then go with Windows XP. You can run some Windows applications in Linux, but it won't be as good as Windows proper.
Ubuntu is certainly easy to install and generally easy to use, but there are still times I need to drop to the command line to make an adjustment. If you aren't comfortable with that, then you'll probably want XP. It also generally plays well with Windows networks, though hooking up to remote printers can get more complicated. On the plus side, I find it has better performance and I don't have to worry about anti-virus software. I also like the UI better, but that's subjective.
Does anyone have an opinion on fancy bike computers? I'm thinking of getting my Dad one for his 60th birthday, and the Garmin Edge line looks right up his alley - lots of bells and whistles, GPS, etc.
Kinda depends on how technical you are
Not at all. In fact, I think I murdered a toaster in previous life, and its spirit gets even with me in this life, via computers.
Is anyone else Steve-stalking today? It'll be the new notebooks that have been leaked and (I'm guessing) more on Snow Leopard, but any other predictions?
There's a good chance I'll end up buying something today.
Not at all. In fact, I think I murdered a toaster in previous life, and its spirit gets even with me in this life, via computers
I'd recommend staying away from Linux then, it is more user friendly than ever, but not on the level of Windows and OSX yet.
Stevestalking: They've just spent a loooong time talking about (a) their education market share and (b) their case manufacturing process (the latter does sound incredibly cool, to be fair) -- this makes me think it'll be the new notebooks and no other big suprises. They're filling time.
Light weight and mega graphics improvements. Resolve. Crumbling.
Well fuck, if I'm reading it correctly they didn't announce a new 17" and they dropped the matte display. I really hope that's wrong.
