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Last Login: 10/08/2008 14:22:26
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Hi All,
Im a subscriber to Micromart Magazine and a reguler ghost reader of the forum and thought it was time I contributed 
I have decided to move my main OS from Windows XP Pro to Ubuntu.
I am very new to Linux and have only dabbled with it in the past on some Live CD's and some short lived
attempts at using Linux as a main OS in the past. I thought it was time to give it another go.
I have setup a blog : http://xp-2-linux.blogspot.com/
I set this up to share my experience with others and also as a kind of note pad for myself if I need to refer back to anything
in the future.
Primarily due to the coverage and help in Micromart I decided on Ubuntu and hope if I get stuck you can all help
Thanks
Austin
.::. Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600 2.4GHz 95W G0 Stepping .::. MSI P35 NEO2-FR Socket 775 Motherboard .::.
.::. Patriot 2GB PC2-6400 C4 Extreme Performance (2x1GB) .::. OCZ 600W StealthXStream PSU .::.
.::. 160gig SATA 8mb Maxtor HDD (master) & 80gig SATA 8mb Maxtor HDD (backup) .::.
.::. Samsung Syncmaster 2232BW 23" Monitor No1 .::. HP LP1965 19" Widescreen Monitor No2 .::.
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Pentium
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Welcome to the madhouse.
You will be given as much help as you require here. I have had so much assistance over the years from this friendly crowd, all of whom are willing to share information.
bigdaddy. Deputy leader of "The pedants' revolt". A founder member of "The GRUMPIES".
If you cannot laugh at yourself you may be missing the joke of the century.
The Janitor's mop.
XPSp2/Vista 64SP1/Ubuntu 8.10 64bit triple boot. Dave/MMF special, Asrock 775Dual-VSTA, Intel core duo E6600 S775 @stock, 2gig DDR2 Team Elite ram, 300 gig Maxtor SATA, Seagate 160 SATA,160 WD IDE, DVB-T media card, on board sound, Nvidia 8600 GTS. 19 inch AVidAV TFT. Ricoh DVD+RW, Pioneer DVD+/-RW,+ assorted other detritus.
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Pentium
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Hi Austin, welcome indeed.
You will find that it helps others to help you if you use your forum Control Panel to edit your posting Signature so that It displays a little summary of the rig/software that you are most likely to seek help on, allowing forum members to search out further detail. BigDaddy's signature is a far better example than mine, but you may choose to 'jazz it up a little' like other forum member's signatures and avatars.
Meanwhile file format conversion is one of the ills of modern information technology, but Linux software with Win32 counterparts may help, like OpenOffice, the GIMP and Thunderbird, but some Linux software is simply different or even better, with less overhead. I prefer Ubuntu 8.04.1's and LinuxMint5's Evince to Acrobat Reader for example, just double-click on a PDF to see it in action. So Have Fun ! 
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Still Learning @63 and Trying to Keep it Simple
........... Shared.Knowledge.Better.than.Lost.Or.Concealed Knowledge ....
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[B] rig..384M_XFX8800GS SATA-320+500GB G31MX-S2 2.9GHz E4600 2G
32-bit Mint4, Mint6rc1, WinXP & Vista Home Premium.
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Bruce R (03/08/2008)
..you may choose to 'jazz it up a little' like other forum member's signatures and avatars.
I don't condone that at all Bruce and it should be frowned upon.. ahem 
Welcome to the forum Austin. Don't be afraid to ask anything.
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Welcome to the forums!
As the others have said if you need any help just ask.
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Road Warrior: E6600 @ 2.76Ghz, Nvidia 8600GT, 2GB RAM, 250GB HDD and a 1680x1050 15.4" screen
Uni laptop: Atom @ 1.6Ghz, GMA 950, 512MB RAM, 8GB SSD all in a 8.9" package
Mythbox: E2140 @ ~2Ghz, Nvidia FX5200, 1GB RAM, 120GB HDD in a Asus Pundit case
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Pentium
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Welcome.
Intel e7200 @ 4.0GHz (4.32GHz SuperPi(e)) Lapped Asus P5E-VM (Vdroop pencil modded) 4Gb Patriot Pc6400 4-4-4-12 250Gb Samsung Spinpoint Sapphire ATI 3870/Akasa Vortexx Neo Enermax 600 Watt PSU Ubuntu/Win XP All in a Thermaltake Handbag... Or flying @ 4.21GHz in the Stacker. Try some MM Super Pi(e) here!
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Welcome.
Although I use (and support) Windows at work, alongside Linux and Mac, My home is a Linux zone only..4 PCs, wife's OpenSuse 10.2 (she won't let me upddate it), mine OpenSuse 11.0, HTPC Mythbuntu 8.04.1, and test rig, - a constantly changing mixture.
Good luck, and remember that Linux is not Windows.
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The sig between the asterisks is SO COOL that ONLY REALLY COOL people can even see it!
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Pentium
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Welcome to the Forums
Interesting that you opted for Evolution as your email application, I wonder what everyone else is using?
I'm using Mozilla Thunderbird at present, so there's one vote for that.
What are the rest of you using?
Mad Malc
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