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PowerToThePeople

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50. Pure GNU/Linux here.

Sat Aug 3, 2013, 12:59 PM

Aug 2013

It does so much more for me than the "pay to use" OSes out there. The only limits placed on you are your ability and willingness to learn.

edit - BSD was prior to Linux and is it's own thing. I have never used it, so can not comment on it. But, many of the user level applications are shared, so probably not too different once it is up and running.

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You realize you made a bad decision when your OS passes Vista in use after two years [View all] DainBramaged Aug 2013 OP

even the new improved 8.1 still sucks, just not quite as bad as 8. hobbit709 Aug 2013 #1

New office is breathtakingly awful and requires an internet connection DainBramaged Aug 2013 #2

I've used WordPerfect since DOS. It and OpenOffice/LibreOffice do anything I want. hobbit709 Aug 2013 #4

My God! At last I found another WordPerfect user... TreasonousBastard Aug 2013 #14

I've used WordPerfect since Windows 3.1 csziggy Aug 2013 #33

I think you're the one who told me about... TreasonousBastard Aug 2013 #35

Probably - I've haqd great service from BuyCheapSoftware for a decade csziggy Aug 2013 #37

Aye, there's the rub-- I have no idea where the X5 disk went... TreasonousBastard Aug 2013 #38

That's always a nuisance! csziggy Aug 2013 #42

i just got a new windows 7 computer at work and i installed wpx5. ellenfl Aug 2013 #78

I really like the publish to PDF feature csziggy Aug 2013 #100

i upgraded to cs6 over a year ago (when i bought my most recent camera). ellenfl Aug 2013 #111

Well, if Adobe wants me to subscribe, I will stick with CS6 csziggy Aug 2013 #119

upgrading is only a couple hundred dollars. or should i say 'used to be'. ellenfl Aug 2013 #120

I've used it since 1983 SteveG Aug 2013 #87

The Windows version had a DOS mode csziggy Aug 2013 #99

Not in a corporate environment DainBramaged Aug 2013 #30

I've never had a problem with WP properly opening word docs. hobbit709 Aug 2013 #66

DITTO!!!!!! eom ellenfl Aug 2013 #112

i had one short-term job that used msword and hated it. except for that short time-out, ellenfl Aug 2013 #82

"requires an internet connection"? Trillo Aug 2013 #12

OpenOffice Aerows Aug 2013 #15

Yep AgingAmerican Aug 2013 #39

Put Office 2007 in my new laptop - works great. ConcernedCanuk Aug 2013 #34

LibreOffice is the answer NoOneMan Aug 2013 #63

Poor Linux burnodo Aug 2013 #3

Not quite ... FYI - "Chromebooks now the fastest-growing segment of PC market" ... RKP5637 Aug 2013 #6

I was just referring to the chart burnodo Aug 2013 #7

Oh! RKP5637 Aug 2013 #8

Yep, and MAC is built on it too AgingAmerican Aug 2013 #40

Just a clarification, Mac OSX is built on top of a BSD codebase... Humanist_Activist Aug 2013 #116

And OSX is a third kernel (or microkernel) PowerToThePeople Aug 2013 #117

Yes, Darwin, the low level system, is BSD derived, MacOS X is the proprietary GUI and software... Humanist_Activist Aug 2013 #118

NASA and most gov run linux or a unix variant ...and me and my wife. L0oniX Aug 2013 #47

Chromebooks are fine if all you want is primarily a web browser. hobbit709 Aug 2013 #10

Recently bought a Chromebook - won't work. ConcernedCanuk Aug 2013 #36

Couldn't Dump Vista Fast Enough... KharmaTrain Aug 2013 #5

The rule of thumb used to be Gman Aug 2013 #9

My government issue work computer runs Vista with absolutely no problems... TreasonousBastard Aug 2013 #18

Change Is Hard... KharmaTrain Aug 2013 #25

My wife has Vista on a Toshiba daleo Aug 2013 #123

Toshiba Was A Real Dud... KharmaTrain Aug 2013 #124

We added more memory, which helped a bit daleo Aug 2013 #128

ran vista business 32 bit on a couple of pc okieinpain Aug 2013 #122

I wonder how that graph would change if you took out all of the pirated copies of XP in China Silent3 Aug 2013 #11

If XP supported 64 bit, I'd still be on it. X_Digger Aug 2013 #13

A kindered spirit... krispos42 Aug 2013 #16

I've got one box still on XP, and it's.. umm.. 7 years old? X_Digger Aug 2013 #22

The original hard drive finally died last spring krispos42 Aug 2013 #65

I have Win 7 on the main box and laptop Warpy Aug 2013 #62

I do the same thing. Cosmetically, I'm still back in the 90s :) Silent3 Aug 2013 #17

Funnily enough.. X_Digger Aug 2013 #20

Sorry to disagree MicaelS Aug 2013 #19

I get enough lock-ups with win7 that I'm considering a rebuild. X_Digger Aug 2013 #21

Interesting. MicaelS Aug 2013 #23

Nope, desktop that's on 24x7x365. n/t X_Digger Aug 2013 #59

Windows XP x64 here...or did you mean something else ? steve2470 Aug 2013 #52

Never got my hands on one. X_Digger Aug 2013 #61

You have an impossible time finding drivers for it. joshcryer Aug 2013 #104

+1 ...oh yea ...I'm hating IE6 code too. Garbage! L0oniX Aug 2013 #48

The Internet Explorer 6 Countdown steve2470 Aug 2013 #54

Now if we only get rid of that AOL Netscape trash. n/t L0oniX Aug 2013 #56

I am 100% a nerd! Other nerds answer this..... Logical Aug 2013 #24

I still prefer XP's style of file management. Gidney N Cloyd Aug 2013 #27

I see your point..... Logical Aug 2013 #29

not liking the folder setup in 7 (yet). whatever happened to 'kiss'? eom ellenfl Aug 2013 #114

I liked XP Rosa Luxemburg Aug 2013 #26

Windows 8 is really good IMO. Have you used it? tridim Aug 2013 #84

First thing I do with Win 8 SteveG Aug 2013 #89

I see metro for two seconds at bootup and two seconds at shutdown. tridim Aug 2013 #90

it pretty much gives you the Win 7 interface from the git go. SteveG Aug 2013 #125

One of the many things I dislike about Windows is how they tie upgrading a browser to the OS justiceischeap Aug 2013 #28

NONE of General Motors online programming is certified for IE 9 or 10 use DainBramaged Aug 2013 #31

I guess I don't understand why MS can't develop a decent browser justiceischeap Aug 2013 #32

I think the stats are bogus PowerToThePeople Aug 2013 #41

I think John Boehner is bogus where did they get him again? DainBramaged Aug 2013 #44

who are you? PowerToThePeople Aug 2013 #46

"I have seen your name before here, always appears to me that many of your posts are attack/troll" DainBramaged Aug 2013 #68

PS Holy shit you didn't click the link below EVERY graph? DainBramaged Aug 2013 #69

I rest my case. PowerToThePeople Aug 2013 #70

Nether I nor the 'readers' give a shit. DainBramaged Aug 2013 #71

This message was self-deleted by its author PowerToThePeople Aug 2013 #72

Vista was never bad to me but then again I've always had plenty of RAM steve2470 Aug 2013 #43

Vistas biggest problem Egnever Aug 2013 #94

yes and I read also many of the 3rd party partners didn't have drivers ready in time nt steve2470 Aug 2013 #95

Yup that as well Egnever Aug 2013 #96

Come on... Apple's OS is not that bad. n/t 1awake Aug 2013 #45

With Ubuntu I am online in 1/3 the time it takes for Winsux to connect. L0oniX Aug 2013 #49

Pure GNU/Linux here. PowerToThePeople Aug 2013 #50

Too many are too lazy to learn ...and with Ubuntu there isn't much to learn. L0oniX Aug 2013 #53

Is there a good tutorial anywhere? reusrename Aug 2013 #73

There's tons of Ubuntu help, blogs and manual. Go with 12.04 LTS - Long Term Support. L0oniX Aug 2013 #76

I meant that I need help with Gimp. reusrename Aug 2013 #77

Yep ..Gimp is tough but has a lot of power but Adobe also has a steep learning curve. L0oniX Aug 2013 #80

lol... we will have to agree to disagree I'm afraid. 1awake Aug 2013 #57

What does that even mean? LOL. tridim Aug 2013 #85

It means that when winsux loads up the desktop you still have to wait for the network to connect. L0oniX Aug 2013 #103

My Windows 8 machine boots in 6 seconds and the network is available immediately. tridim Aug 2013 #108

When my old Vista OS crashed in March my computer dude installed Windows 7 Ulimate Zorra Aug 2013 #51

Windows 8 is much faster than Windows 7. Your computer guy lied to you. nt tridim Aug 2013 #110

I'm switching to Linux LittleBlue Aug 2013 #55

Try Ubuntu live DVD first. I suggest you install it on a second drive. n/t L0oniX Aug 2013 #58

Linux Mint is a great choice. Ubuntu underneath without their unity interface. bowens43 Aug 2013 #60

OpenSuse with Cinamon GUI NoOneMan Aug 2013 #64

And I like Kubuntu d_r Aug 2013 #102

What is the best option to dual boot? LittleBlue Aug 2013 #105

I think Ubuntu d_r Aug 2013 #107

I would do a search for "Linux Users Group" in your city PowerToThePeople Aug 2013 #113

I have the Mac OS. n-t Logical Aug 2013 #67

the real tragedy here is how small the Linux share is 0rganism Aug 2013 #74

With all the fixes and updates, Vista 32/64 works great. Rex Aug 2013 #75

I present to you... Lancero Aug 2013 #79

I LOVE IT I am so stealing this DainBramaged Aug 2013 #81

Windows 8 is the best OS microsoft has ever released. To each his/her own I guess. nt tridim Aug 2013 #86

Windows 8 is a bigger lemon than Vista ever was. liberal N proud Aug 2013 #83

Windows 8 is a great OS. Vista was not. tridim Aug 2013 #88

Agreed Egnever Aug 2013 #97

Not really... Lancero Aug 2013 #91

Actually... Egnever Aug 2013 #92

This message was self-deleted by its author Warren DeMontague Aug 2013 #106

It has only been out 8 months, what are you on about? Egnever Aug 2013 #93

with 8.1 you can boot right to desktop which eliminates a lot of complaints nt steve2470 Aug 2013 #98

I have actually grown fond of the start screen Egnever Aug 2013 #101

Gee, I wonder how it can do that on another machine. hobbit709 Aug 2013 #109

yup. eom ellenfl Aug 2013 #115

Because it is tied into a microsoft account. Egnever Aug 2013 #121

Just keep telling yourself that. hobbit709 Aug 2013 #126

LOL ok Egnever Aug 2013 #127

Android, Ubuntu, Chrome OS don't count? Initech Aug 2013 #129

My laptop with 8 is the most frustrating machine I've used in years. RedCappedBandit Aug 2013 #130