Alternate Systems

Someone tries to cut at you.....
They are willing to lose millions to do it.......
The attempt in obviously desperate....

http://www.ubuntu.com/

Ubuntu is most likely the best version of Linux to come out for business, second only to RedHat, which is quickly going the costly commercial route. It comes in Desktop and Server editions and comes with their promise. Which is both touching and very comforting for a business owner.

"The Ubuntu Promise

• Ubuntu will always be free of charge, including enterprise releases and security updates.
• Ubuntu comes with full commercial support from Canonical and hundreds of companies around the world.
• Ubuntu includes the very best translations and accessibility infrastructure that the free software community has to offer.
• Ubuntu CDs contain only free software applications; we encourage you to use free and open source software, improve it and pass it on."

It comes in many "Flavors" or custom versions.

http://www.xubuntu.org/ - This is for thin clients or older machines

http://www.kubuntu.org/ - Easily the most friendly version for those of you transitioning off of Windows

http://www.edubuntu.org/ - Perfect for kids, or schools.

All the versions come with a bevy of free software. So Give it a try!

This is a comprehensive suite of office software that can get you off of MS office, and will make you wonder how you ever made do without it! This is what I personally use! And now you can use it offline too! Give it a try! Its free.

I have been out and about, talking to the users, and it seems like so many people us Ms and Ms products because they didnt know they had a choice. So in the coming weeks I will be doing a series on weaning off of microsoft (Aka- the evil empire) products, everything from using better software on a windows machine to the full on transition to Linux or Mac.

I'm looking forward to it, and I hope you are too!!!!

Changes Meter is a program that helps you to monitor changes on a web site, similar to an RSS feed. I wasn't all that impressed myself, but a web master might find it to be a useful tool.

http://www.intuiware.com/Products/MacOSX/ChangesMeter/

Changes Meter is a program that helps you to monitor changes on a web site, similar to an RSS feed. I wasn't all that impressed myself, but a web master might find it to be a useful tool.

http://www.intuiware.com/Products/MacOSX/ChangesMeter/