[TriLUG] Linux for the home user

[Tim Jowers]

Xandros sounds awesome Jason. You do know about User-Agent Switcher
plugin for Firefox? Makes it not possible to make a website only work
with IE as the User-Agent is the only identifying header sent in the
HTTP request.

Tim


On Fri, Jan 23, 2009 at 4:10 PM, Scott G. Hall <ScottGHall at bellsouth.net> wrote:
> You might want to look at Xandros.  They have gone to great pains to make
> Linux easy to use for the former MS-Windows user -- both from the look
> and feel of the desktop and "Launch" menu structure, to even the directory
> structure and command names (a bit more Microsofty and less UNIXity).
> Look at the paid-for commercial versions: Home Desktop Premium and Home
> Desktop Professional, since they include Microsoft and others proprietary
> software, drivers, codecs and libraries, but also include a license for
> a Xandros-specific version of CrossOver Office that allows you to run
> quite a list of MS-Windows software on Linux -- even more than regular
> CrossOver Office or Wine (on which it is based).  My wife's computer has
> Xandros on it and she feels quite comfortable, and runs TaxCut, Quicken,
> Quickbooks, and numerous other MS-Windows titles, plus Internet Explorer
> to her company website (that refuses to make it work for Firefox), along
> with various financial and bill-paying websites that won't work for
> Firefox.
>
> Xandros also comes with a very good users manual, good and responsive
> tech support, and built-in help for the newbie Linux user.
>
> Jason S. Evans wrote:
>> I find myself hesitant to bring [suggesting Linux] for the regular user
>> who just wants to surf, listen to music, and maybe run Quicken.
>>
>> Is there a distro or maybe a Ubuntu-derivative that is really good for
>> the newbie user?  What I'm thinking is a distro that has lots of
>> tutorials on how to use the software that won't take 8 hours of
>> one-on-one instruction to fall into.  Is there one like that, would you
>> suggest that someone try an Ubuntu live CD or some other live CD?  Just
>> trying to pick your collective noggins
>
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> Scott G. Hall
> Raleigh, NC, USA
> ScottGHall at BellSouth.Net
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