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Discussion in 'Windows Vista' started by Alias, Oct 15, 2009.

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    and you can download the new Ubuntu, Karmic Koala, Ubuntu 9.10 from
    and it's free and comes with access to thousands
    of free programs!

    What you can do with Ubuntu:

    Email
    Surf the web
    Burn CDs.
    Rip CDs.
    Listen to music.
    Watch vidoes/DVDs.
    Scan and print.
    Spreadsheets.
    Presentations
    Newsgroups.
    HTML editing.
    Games like Chess, Tetris, all kinds of solitaire, etc.
    Make videos.
    Download photos from a camera and organize them.
    Translations.
    Use a dictionary
    Learn how to touch type.
    Edit images.
    Send and receive a fax.
    Take screenshots.
    Create .PDF files.
    Create and use a data base.
    Instant messaging with over 10 different programs in one including
    Windows Live Messenger.
    IRC.
    Bluetooth.

    and much more!

    What you can't do with Ubuntu:

    Worry about:
    WPA and WGA raising their ugly heads,
    DRM,
    Viruses,
    Root kits,
    Spyware,
    and
    Malware.

    The reasons that Ubuntu is more secure than Windows are twofold:

    1. When *anything* in Ubuntu needs updating or patching, it all comes
    from the same source and a little orange star appears when any updates
    or patches are available. It's a known fact that anti virus apps and
    anti malware apps can only deal with nasties that are known, not the new
    ones. Hence, it is very important to be updated or patched and not just
    the operating system but everything that is installed on the computer.
    Windows has no central updating source and the user has to be checking
    constantly for updates to their programs or face the possibility of
    being compromised.

    2. In Ubuntu, when anything wants to install, you have to key in your
    password. With Windows, you have to click on "OK" or nothing at all as
    is evidenced by drive by malware. Unlike Windows, the Linux kernel is
    not intertwined with a browser like Windows is with Internet Explorer
    and the kernel is kept away and protected from the user account.

    Alias
     

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