Finally got rid of Windows once and for all...yep...after sticking to Windows as my OS for over 12years, its now my 'secondary' boot-up list...

I needed a change. Windows Vista seemed a good change from XP, but one glance at the min specs (2Ghz, 265MB Vid Mem, 1GB RAM....), and I knew that it would be a couple of years b4 I get that config on my table. I'd recently read that I could actually emulate OS X Tiger on the PC, so I had that in the back of my mind. But that would require too much work....and with exams coming up...hmm...not a good idea.

Linux was always on the cards...first have it a try in 1997, but never really stuck on with a distro because of some problem or the other. Only twice can I recall that I used a Linux Distro extensively.....first was Fedora Core2, for about 2months I guess, and then Ubuntu Breezy Badger for around 4 months. I was really impressed with Breezy, was almost flawless. But lack of wireless support, and no NTFS write support became a hindrance after a while. So I was forced to let go of that too.

The latest Ubuntu distro - Dapper Drake was released on the 1st of June, so I said, what the heck? I'll give it a try. Downloaded the ISO, and most impressive was that the Live CD and Install was combined into one! Well, to cut it short, everything works flawlessly. From network to wireless to NTFS write support....ooh yeah....and it seems to have sped up my comp too!! (Even if it didn't, I would like to believe that it did...)

So yeah...been using it, and loving it!!! Here are a few screenshots....