Giving Linux That 'XP' Factor
Pretty soon XP will be a vague memory to most users. Microsoft may have slipped up with Vista, but you're gonna get Windows 7 whether you like it or not. But don't worry, because it'll be faster and more secure! Just like XP was before it... and Windows Me before that! And 98 before that!
I have a solution for your XP woes. Unless you've been lobotomized, you might think you've guessed what it is: Linux. But you would be wrong. I don't generally recommend Linux. I recommend Ubuntu. You see, Ubuntu is a special version of Linux. Ubuntu is Linux for human beings. That's their tag line, in fact, and it needs some explanation.
Versions of Linux tend to fall into one of two categories. First there are the industrial tools, like SUSE and Red Hat. These are designed for corporate environments, and are designed to run big computers like servers. They tend to boot to a black screen and a flashing cursor, unless you configure them otherwise. They're superb for the tasks they're put to (acting as a node on the Internet, or serving files in an office), but they're not so good for you and me.
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