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i want to be slim again
*BEST LINUX DISTRIBUTIONS FOR THE HOME USER*
For us folk who are NOT so PC literate. For us who have ONE (maybe two down the road if we're lucky) computer connected to the internet (broadband).
Small, fast, uncomplcated, easy to install... intuitive to use...
I'm getting tired of Windows with it's constantly being under attack by jerk off hackers etc... And trying to make heads or tales of all the security software is impossible. Plus my PC is old and can't handle all that extra cpu and memory usage
After the distributions you'll have to evaluate software.
That's what I want , a Linux I can learn to use and love.
I'm looking for ranking of of Linux distros vs. hardware, e.g., "If you have a 5 year old laptop with 256 MB, then you should try ____ or maybe _____ . If you have 512M and a 2 GHz desktop and want to run a Hauppauge video card, _____ is your best bet." I also think that there needs to be a TotallyDumbLinux that people who can't set their watch would have no trouble installing. Ubuntu is almost there! I could talk my dad through it, maybe my wife, but not hand them the CD and a couple pages of instructions and guarantee success. (Then again, Win7 would fail this too.)
There is a really user friendly installer for ubuntu that acctually allows you to install and uninstall it like you would a normal Windows Application.
"Wubi is an officially supported Ubuntu installer for Windows users that can bring you to the Linux world with a single click. Wubi allows you to install and uninstall Ubuntu as any other Windows application, in a simple and safe way. Are you curious about Linux and Ubuntu? Trying them out has never been easier!"
http://wubi-installer.org/
I am a hard core g33k and yet this is ussually the quickest way for me to help people who are curious about linux, get in the door.
Ciao..
I use "Free Windows upgrade! http://wubi-installer.org/" as a signature at the bottom of emails.
You can always try Portable Ubuntu. It has been upgraded from version UNO (which I wrote about) to Portable Ubuntu Remix version DOS which is based on CoLinux 0.74 and Ubuntu 9.04 (Jaunty Jackalope).
To answer my own question/request I found this website
Linux Distribution Chooser
http://www.zegeniestudios.net/ldc/index.php?firsttime=true
I took the test and it came up with:
1. OpenSuSE 100% http://www.opensuse.org/
2. Linux Mint 95% http://www.linuxmint.com/
3. Ubuntu 95% http://www.ubuntulinux.org/
4. Xandros 95% http://www.xandros.com/
5. Mandriva 95% http://www.mandrivalinux.org/
6. Kubuntu 90% http://www.kubuntu.org/
7. Fedora 90% http://fedora.redhat.com/
I always speak too soon when I post. Never fail.
Deemarie
Can the comment list be extended to 50 or so because sometimes, your question will be buried in a list of comments before they get answered. Also, replies to some comments will also be buried deep before people can read them.
Thanks in advance.
See here:
http://www.techsupportalert.com/freeware-forum
The forum is a great idea but the whole purpose of extending the comment list is to discuss problems easily within the article, unless the argument gets heated up a little, also you can post anything without the need to log in so it's pretty useful for quick posts and anyone can easily leave a comment without the need to log in or register (unless they want to).
P.S. - Are you trying to promote the new forum, because I've seen that post in several other articles too.
Of course we're promoting the new Forum.
We think it's a very effective resource that most will enjoy using.
An added bonus is that it's not subject to my obtrusive moderation.
Best free 2d CAD and 3d modeling/unfolding software section please.
Use Google SketchUp. it is amazing.
Monitor Calibration - gamma, rgb, etc
Good idea. I've created a stub and hopefully someone will volunteer to edit it.
http://www.techsupportalert.com/best-free-monitor-calibration-utility.htm
Gizmo
I would like to see more on the REXX interpreter and related applications that are constructed around it. I find it tremendously useful as a workstation and mainframe programming tool. There are a number of FREE interpreters for REXX including the OO version that IBM made available to SourceForge in the public domain. Also, I have not seen any references to the new Lotus Symphony Office application either. Just my 2 cents for new freeware additions on the site.
I think best free security software combination is a good topic. This can also include the security suite vs standalone freeware combinations.
Comparison can be based on performance and resource usage.
That gets my vote too.
Coming your way soon. - Gizmo
Best Free OCR? Maybe this whole category is out of date, but once upon it is useful.
What's OCR?
put a paper on a scanner via OCR computer recognizes the characters and you can simply copy them into say a word file, extremely helpful when you need to refer sth else from a printed document.
Optical charactor recognition. Lets you scan in a document and edit it in say, word or notepad.
Online dictionaries for english and foreign languages.
how about more coverage of linux software?
We plan to start Mac, Linux and Server software sections soon but need volunteers with expertise in these areas. If you would like to help then pls contact me using the site contact form (bottom left)
Gizmo
Hello
I wish that this site will include mobile phone applications section. This is really necessary given there is too much programs all around that are either malicious or fake. Previews and opinions exchange will be very useful to avoid this.
Looking for a free help and manual writing program.
Why don't you try Microsoft HTML work shop.
You mean Microsoft HTML help workshop don't you
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