Comments on: Business smarts… no I mean it hurts! http://www.jtmitchum.com/blog/2005/10/07/business-smarts-no-i-mean-it-hurts/ Practicing mental indigestion daily Wed, 25 Nov 2009 14:56:39 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: JT http://www.jtmitchum.com/blog/2005/10/07/business-smarts-no-i-mean-it-hurts/comment-page-1/#comment-91 JT Tue, 01 Nov 2005 17:39:43 +0000 http://family.ncambium.com/jt/business-smarts-no-i-mean-it-hurts/#comment-91 I've tinkered with Ubuntu and I must agree. It's a wonderful starting OS for those who are a bit intimidated by the words "Command Line". Also, for a non-commital person who just wants to 'see' what Linux is, I'd also recommend the Knoppix CD. You boot your computer up with it and it loads an entire Linux OS with applications and all. Don't like it? Just reboot your computer without the CD and, Viola! It never wrote over anything over your hard drive and your last OS is completely intact. Perfect for those who are curious but afraid. I’ve tinkered with Ubuntu and I must agree. It’s a wonderful starting OS for those who are a bit intimidated by the words “Command Line”.

Also, for a non-commital person who just wants to ‘see’ what Linux is, I’d also recommend the Knoppix CD. You boot your computer up with it and it loads an entire Linux OS with applications and all. Don’t like it? Just reboot your computer without the CD and, Viola! It never wrote over anything over your hard drive and your last OS is completely intact.

Perfect for those who are curious but afraid.

]]> By: Jim http://www.jtmitchum.com/blog/2005/10/07/business-smarts-no-i-mean-it-hurts/comment-page-1/#comment-90 Jim Sat, 22 Oct 2005 00:09:29 +0000 http://family.ncambium.com/jt/business-smarts-no-i-mean-it-hurts/#comment-90 I saw a Redhat poster once it said: Because charging rediculously large amounts of money for software you could get for free anyway, worked so well for windows. Seriously. For beginners I suggest Unbuntu. No configuration necessary, autodownloads drivers, comes with open office. The transition between it and windows is smaller than the transition between windows and macosx. and unlike redhat, its free. I saw a Redhat poster once it said: Because charging rediculously large amounts of money for software you could get for free anyway, worked so well for windows.

Seriously.

For beginners I suggest Unbuntu. No configuration necessary, autodownloads drivers, comes with open office. The transition between it and windows is smaller than the transition between windows and macosx. and unlike redhat, its free.

]]> By: Adkenar http://www.jtmitchum.com/blog/2005/10/07/business-smarts-no-i-mean-it-hurts/comment-page-1/#comment-89 Adkenar Thu, 13 Oct 2005 20:26:50 +0000 http://family.ncambium.com/jt/business-smarts-no-i-mean-it-hurts/#comment-89 We have RedHat in one of the calculus labs at the University here. It was surprisingly easy--surprisingly like windows interface--once you got started. We have RedHat in one of the calculus labs at the University here. It was surprisingly easy–surprisingly like windows interface–once you got started.

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