Home Is Linux right for you? What is gOS? Installing Linux Installing Windows Linux for Windows users Software Resources My Adventure Any Linux Live CD for $1.25 If none mentioned PClinuxOS         will be shipped.     Operating systems - We have a choice? Most people that buy a PC with an operating system pre installed on it will power the computer up and happy enter the land of using. The OS does not really matter, as long as it works and has a variety of productivity and entertainment software. The big three; Linux, Windows and OS X all have these, ranging from games and Internet applications to office suites and graphic editors. For some, there is a little more to it, but the intent here is to put general usability in to perspective. What you use to make all the gadgets inside the box with the power switch work should only matter to you. When you buy a PC with an OS pre-installed, there is usually little reason to change it. Operating system as a service, the direction Microsoft it heading with it's OS may change this down the road however, so knowing choices exist is always a good thing. I am an OS enthusiast. I consider myself a novice however, as my skills are based on using and minor configuration. I can build a PC and install and configure just about any OS, set up a basic network and share files and printers, but I don't have the skill to write scripts or build my own Linux distribution, nor do I want said skills. I'm a fan of Windows XP. In my opinion, other than the stupid Activation and call-in reactivations after too many hardware upgrades, it's the best OS out there today. Quite a few people just jumped out of their skin reading that, but if you think about it - post SP2, XP is as stable an OS as you could ever ask for, it does everything I need it to do and it's user friendly without being uncontrollable. In thae last 6 years, I've never had a BSOD (Blue Screen of Death). I am also a Fan of Linux. My primary OS is PClinuxOS. In my experience, it is the best Linux distribution when it comes to ease of use and configuration. 95% of everything about PCLOS 2007 works without much user effort. The 5% I had trouble with can be attributed to ATI and Compiz-Fusion. Something that should in all fact be omitted as a problem due to the fact Compiz-Fusion is eye candy and still in Beta. I encourage you to take a look around the site. There are some OS install guides, a little info on gOS, my own adventure in to Linux and some very useful information on cross platform software that could aid you if you are planning on moving to a different operating system in the near future.     Built with KompoZer On PCLinuxOS HTML Counter