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Sunday, January 11, 2009

How my computing needs affected switching to Linux

January 11, 2009

In response to my post about switching to Ubuntu Linux, Charles Arthur tweeted a question asking about my computing needs. It’s a good question, because – obviously – how you use your computer will often determine your platform of choice. My needs are pretty diverse, but largely I’m a media monkey. Text is the most [...]

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Switching

January 11, 2009

You might have gathered from some of my more recent posts that I've switched platform. My main machine is now a Dell laptop, running Ubuntu 8.10.I've been using Macs since 1986, and have owned one more or less continuously since 1989. Machines that have been through the mill of my day-to-day keyboard bashing include the [...]

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